How Travis Kelce's retirement decision impacts Chiefs' plan for two 1st-round picks
This could matter a great deal.
How Travis Kelce's retirement decision impacts Chiefs' plan for two 1st-round picks originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . There was a point in time this offseason when the Kansas City Chiefs didn't yet know what Travis Kelce was going to do.
Would the legendary tight end finally retire? Or did he have another year in him after marrying Taylor Swift over the summer? Turns out, Kelce is back.
He chose to keep playing and not end things on a nightmare 2025 Chiefs season. And that's a huge deal. It impacts this week's NFL Draft in a major way.
MORE: Shedeur Sanders sets the bar for NFL Draft craziness How Travis Kelce impacts Chiefs' draft plans If Kelce had retired, the calls would've been loud for Kansas City to target a TE in the early stages. There's one clear cut No. 1 tight end in this class: Kenyon Sadiq out of Oregon.