Good news, Kansas City Chiefs haters: You'll have future Hall of Famer and Taylor Swift breakup song subject Travis Kelce to kick around for at least a little bit longer.
In an appearance at the Chiefs' minicamp on Tuesday, the 34-year-old Kelce -- now the highest-paid tight end in the NFL -- told reporters that he plans to keep playing "until the wheels fall off."
“Hopefully, that doesn’t happen anytime soon," he said. "But I can definitely understand that it's [closer] towards the end of the road than it is the beginning of it, and I just gotta make sure I'm set up for after football, as well.
"Wear and tear me, baby. I'm ready for it, man."
With the three-time Super Bowl champion approaching 35 and now becoming a major cultural figure off the field thanks to his relationship with the most famous musician in the world at present, there had been whispers about how long Swift's other half would keep taking to the gridiron every given Sunday.
While his production slowed during the regular season in 2023, he still managed 93 receptions for 984 yards. Perhaps most importantly, the Chiefs' workhorse turned it on in the postseason, taking in 32 receptions for 355 yards and three touchdowns in four games.
Kelce's best performance arguably came in the AFC championship game, where he led all receivers with 116 yards on 11 catches and a touchdown as Kansas City beat the favored Baltimore Ravens 17-10.
He also was the top receiver in Super Bowl LVIII, where the Chiefs again beat a favored team -- this time the San Francisco 49ers \-- 25-22, with Kelce racking up 93 yards on nine receptions.
However, he has had a busy off-season, arguably having replaced Patrick Mahomes as the Chiefs' most famous player. And, although he didn't get half of America, including Chelsea Handler, to go on social media rampages because he espoused traditional biblical values as Kansas City kicker Harrison Butker did, he did go viral for slamming a brewski when he received his degree from the University of Cincinnati:
