“Patrick Mahomes Responds to Travis Kelce’s Return with an Iconic, Legendary Reference”
Travis Kelce will officially be returning for one last go-around with Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in 2025.
Chiefs general manager Brian Veach confirmed at the NFL scouting combine earlier this week that Kelce informed him he would be back, per ESPN’s Adam Teicher..
Pat McAfee then announced Kelce’s text message to a “source(s)” on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show,” stating that he was “fired up” to make another run with Kansas City.
McAfee also revealed that the Chiefs’ 40-22 loss in Super Bowl LIX left a “bad taste in [Kelce’s] mouth.”

Now that Kelce is in the Chiefs’ 2025 fold, the team can begin adding pieces around Mahomes that will fill evident needs in the roster. With that said, Kelce had his least productive NFL season in 2024, but still led the Chiefs in reception yards with 823.
Mahomes and Kelce have linked up for 17 playoff touchdowns, the most ever by a quarterback-receiver duo.