We’re only a couple of days away from the Kansas City Chiefs hosting yet another AFC Championship game. The Chiefs have made the conference title game in each of the past six seasons (excluding this one), hosting five of those and coming out victorious in four. On Sunday, they will host the Buffalo Bills as they continue their quest for an unprecedented three-peat.
They wouldn’t be here without their main core of players, mainly Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Chris Jones. Those three veterans have been there every step of the way as the Chiefs have become a historic powerhouse. While Mahomes and Jones don’t seem to have slowed at all heading into 2025, Kelce is the one who has started to show some age. Has it affected him, though?
Travis Kelce laughs off haters who think he’s “washed”
A reporter asked Kelce if he feels anything when he hears outside voices saying he’s “washed” or “slower than he used to be“. He doesn’t pay it any attention.
No. I laugh at it. It’s just fun, man. As long as I’m going out there and we’re winning, baby, that’s all that matters.
Kelce might not be as dynamic as before, but there have been no haters who can say much as of late given how well Kelce has played. In his final regular season game on Christmas Day, Kelce put up 84 yards and a touchdown on eight receptions. He then put up 117 yards and a score on seven catches against the Houston Texans.
The tackle breaking ability and speed is almost all gone, but it doesn’t matter for a crafty and smart player like Kelce. He can still get open at will, can block as well as any tight end out there, and is a threat in the red zone.