Travis Kelce, who will turn 36 during the 2025 regular season, has always been vocal about his physical and mental well-being. “Last year was pretty taxing on my body. I’ve had more snaps than a lot of guys, if not everybody in the NFL, over the past five, six years,” he stated after winning the Super Bowl in the 2023 season. And the last season wasn’t any exception for the Chiefs‘ tight end as well.
After admitting that he wasn’t as focused as he should have been during Super Bowl LIX, Kelce took a step back to reassess. And get this, the guy joined a couple of high school players for an intense training session in Georgia. And now? Well, Kelce was recently in Florida. And if you’re thinking that the guy’s on a vacation in Florida, think again.
In fact, the 35-year-old tight end recently rented a $20 million Florida waterfront home ahead of the 2025 season. Now, let’s face it—Kelce renting a home might sound odd, given that he and his girlfriend, Taylor Swift, have a plethora of properties between them. But the TE has rented the $20M home in Boca Raton, Fla., to get in shape for the 2025 season.
Yeah, you read that right. As per the Daily Mail, Kelce has shifted to his new rented home to reclaim the Super Bowl glory in the coming season after a terrible loss to the Eagles earlier this year. “Travis is keeping the noise out and putting in the work. If this is his final year in the NFL, he’s determined to go out on a high,” a source claimed.
Kelce arrived at the facility last month with one of his close friends, Ross Travis, and his private chef, Kumar Ferguson. If the reports are accurate, Kelce will now focus on an intense workout session along with a strict diet plan, managed by Ferguson. Travis will be spending most of his offseason in the facility, built back in 2020, which now could be worth between $18 million and $20 million today.
The mansion spanning over 8,000 square feet includes six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, and one half-bathroom. And as per the Daily Mail, Kelce, along with his pals, will hit the nearby Johnny O’s Gym, where he’s expected to train with strength and training coach Andrew Spruill. Considering the 2025 season could be his last, Travis Kelce is preparing to enter the gridiron with a bang.
When Patrick Mahomes announced Travis Kelce’s last ride
After the Super Bowl loss against the Eagles earlier this year, many speculated that Travis Kelce might hang up his cleats. But Kelce cleared the air on his retirement rumors, stating that he’s taking time to decide his future in the NFL. “I think I’m going to take some time to figure it out… I think I owe it to my teammates that if I do come back that it’s gonna be a wholehearted decision and I’m not half-assing it, and I’m fully here for them.”
Fast forward to now, and Kelce is all set to return for his 13th season with the Chiefs. And let’s be real—the Chiefs are probably not worrying about whether it would be his last season or not. In fact, the tight end is back with the team, and that’s the most important thing for them to consider. Plain and simple. And get this, the way Travis is preparing, Patrick Mahomes just praised his tight end, addressing his last ride in the NFL. “If it’s the last ride, you would never know,” Mahomes said.
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes on TE Travis Kelce: “If it’s the last ride, you’d never know. . . the way he’s working. . . it doesn’t seem like a guy who is tired of the job.”
— Charles Goldman (@goldmctNFL) May 29, 2025
“The way he’s talking about football, the way he’s talking about working and trying to be even better this year than he was last year, he doesn’t seem like a guy like it’s his last ride, like he’s tired of the job. He’s in here, he’s working. I know his body feels good, I think he feels better than last year before going into last season. I think he’s motivated to go out there and have an even better year than he had this last.”
Travie Kelce will turn 36 in October this year, and given that he’s been candid about the work pressure in the past five-six years, one might assume that he could call it a career after one last ride in 2025. But the way things have started to shape up and the way his QB is confident about his performance, we never know what the tight end is planning. The Chiefs’ Kingdom would like to have him for a couple more years. But we’ll see how his season turns out.
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