Travis Kelce says he will play Chiefs’ final three games despite elimination

The Chiefs’ prima choky extremity said helium plans to play successful each of the team’s last 3 games — Sunday against the Tennessee Titans, Christmas Day against the Denver Broncos, and the play finale against the Las Vegas Raiders — a agelong that could besides people the extremity of his 13-year career.

“It’s conscionable integrity, man,” Kelce said aft Friday’s practice. “I signed up to beryllium a Chief, and I emotion doing what I do.” He added: “I’m going to marque definite these guys cognize I’m retired determination giving them everything I got.”

Three games left, status determination inactive ahead

A period ago, Kelce said helium plans to determine whether to discontinue oregon instrumentality to the Chiefs by aboriginal March, earlier escaped bureau begins. He is successful the last twelvemonth of his declaration and has talked astir however hard it was for his brother, erstwhile Eagles halfway Jason Kelce, to measurement distant aft the 2023 season.

Asked whether past week’s nonaccomplishment to the Los Angeles Chargers mightiness person been his last crippled alongside backmost Patrick Mahomes, Kelce paused and summed up the thought successful 4 words: “Oh man, that’s crazy.”

For now, helium says the absorption stays wrong the building. “I deliberation I’d alternatively conscionable support the absorption connected this team, close now,” Kelce said. “It’s a unsocial clip successful my life. I’ve got 3 games left. Unfortunately, I’ve got 3 games near and I cognize erstwhile the play ends.”

Mahomes’ wounded adds value to the finish

Mahomes suffered a season-ending torn ACL successful his near genu precocious successful the Chargers loss. The Chiefs said helium underwent palmy country the adjacent time to repair his ACL and a torn LCL, performed by Dr. Dan Cooper, the Cowboys’ caput squad physician. Mahomes began rehab Tuesday, and Kelce said they person stayed successful touch.

“‘That’s my brother. I cognize everything he’s going through,” Kelce said. “It sucks, man, but that’s the world of it.” He said the squad inactive owes thing to its fans: “Chiefs kingdom deserves america to spell retired determination and play our hearts retired for them.”

Kelce leads the Chiefs successful targets, catches, yards, touchdowns and receiving archetypal downs. Coach Andy Reid said, “I thought he’s had a heck of a year,” adding that Kelce’s offseason enactment showed up successful his play.

Kelce needs 203 receiving yards implicit the last 3 games to go the oldest choky extremity successful NFL past to scope 1,000 yards successful a season. He says it lone matters if it comes the close way. “If it comes with winning 3 games for the guys I spell to enactment with, man, past yeah, without a doubt,” helium said. “You could rotation the balls retired successful a Walmart parking lot, man. Sign maine up, baby. [If] I get a accidental to play successful the NFL, I’m going to bash it.”