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Adam Teicher
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs got their rings for profitable the 2024 AFC championship on Wednesday, however Travis Kelce sounded as if he wasn’t taken with receiving his.
“I am solely taken with Tremendous Bowl rings,” Kelce stated after the Chiefs concluded their second minicamp apply. “I do know what the AFC championship means to this group and the [Hunt] household and the 15 wins and all the things is one thing particular that I will let everyone else be pleased with.
“Final 12 months wasn’t a hit for me and I am motivated to guarantee that we get that different ring this 12 months.”
To that finish, Kelce, 35, stated his offseason exercises this 12 months have been totally different from his regular ones. He began earlier, shortly after the Tremendous Bowl LIX loss to the Philadelphia Eagles and put extra time into them.
He shed a few of his 260 kilos, although he indicated that stories he dropped 25 kilos had been false.
“Do not consider all you learn on the web [but] I am down some weight, yeah, from the tip of the season final 12 months,” Kelce stated. “Annually’s totally different. You have to rebuild it. This 12 months I acquired a while to essentially concentrate on some kind working and a few issues early on within the offseason that I simply did not have time for final 12 months. I am actually feeling good and I believe it should repay.”
Kelce led the Chiefs with 97 catches final season, although his totals for yardage (823) and touchdowns (three) had been the bottom of his 11 NFL seasons. He stated he would not decide his 2025 season on private statistics however merely on whether or not the Chiefs win the Tremendous Bowl or not.
“It is simply type of how I am wired now,” Kelce stated. “Earlier on in my profession, I’d set these targets for myself, [but now it’s] simply go on the market and attempt to make each play for my crew.
“Be one of the best teammate, be one of the best chief I may be. Final 12 months, I believe I failed, particularly in that final sport, and being a pacesetter and being the one that might step up and make performs. So I am simply setting the bar even increased for myself this 12 months than I’ve prior to now.”
Kelce is getting into the ultimate season of his contract with the Chiefs. He stated he did not know whether or not the 2025 season could be his final however advised if he did play in 2026, it could solely be for the Chiefs.
“We’ll attempt to determine one thing for subsequent 12 months,” Kelce stated. “The Chiefs group is aware of how a lot I really like them. I can not see myself ever enjoying anyplace else, so we’ll take care of that down the highway when the time is correct. However proper now, I am targeted on profitable the championship this 12 months.”
