Travis Kelces friend convinced of Chiefs stars next move as retirement decision looms

It’s not the word of Jason Kelce or Taylor Swift, but someone close to Travis Kelce has a feeling about the tight end’s future.Retirement rumors have swirled around Kelce after the Chiefs season ended, marking his 13th NFL campaign.Fellow podcaster and former NFL linebacker Will Compton weighed in on what he believes the Chiefs star will opt to do in 2026 for one simple reason.“I bet Travis Kelce runs it back with the Chiefs for one more year,” Compton wrote on X on Friday.

“Everything waiting for him will still be there.He isn’t ending his career 6-11, 3rd in the division, the laughing stock of the NFL, & seeing the dynasty he helped build continue to burn.

He can’t go out like that.”Compton, who had Kelce as a guest on his show “Bussin’ With The Boys” with Taylor Lewan in July 2025, asked the three-time Super Bowl champ about his future in the league.“I’m focused on this one,” Kelce said then.“I don’t know what next year is going to feel like.

I don’t know what I’m going to feel like in March or April next year when I make that decision.”For the 2025 season, it was clear Kelce didn’t want to end on the sour note that was losing handily to the Eagles in the Super Bowl, 40-22, at the start of that year.He made it known in February that he was running it back another year.But this past season didn’t turn out any better.The Chiefs went on to have a tough 6-11 season and missed the playoffs for the first time in 11 years.

On a personal note, Kelce logged 76 catches for 851 yards and five touchdowns.Since then, Kelce hasn’t said publicly what his future holds.Compton believes 2026 will bring a similar decision from the 11-time Pro Bowler, despite his growing career in media and podcasting with Jason for their shared show “New Heights.” Kelce is also set to get married to Swift this summer....