The Kansas City Chiefs are just 24 hours away from hosting the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship Game.
Three hours earlier and roughly 1,125 miles away, the Philadelphia Eagles are hosting the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship Game, which creates a bit of a conundrum for former Eagles All-Pro center and current ESPN analyst Jason Kelce.
Kelce is seemingly torn about whether he should stay in Philly and support his former Eagles teammates as they try to make it to their second Super Bowl in three years or if he should fly to Kansas City to support his brother Travis Kelce as the Chiefs attempt to become the first team to three-peat as Super Bowl champions.
And after what Kelce said during the latest episode of “They Call It Late Night With Jason Kelce” about Travis’ future, few would blame him if he chose to take in the Chiefs-Bills game instead of Eagles-Commanders.
“I’m working ESPN — I’ll be at the tailgate for the [Eagles] game, which I’m excited about,” Kelce said. “Initially they were going to make me go up to Bristol and then they said, ‘Hey, do you want to just stay down there and be a reporter on the scene?’
“So, I’m really fired up to be there for that, but also I’m kind of torn. I want to be there for the Eagles but I also want to be there for my brother. I don’t know how many more he has, so we’re kind of flying by the seat of our pants.”
Speculation about Travis possibly retiring after the season to settle down and start a family with girlfriend Taylor Swift has reached a fever pitch in the last few weeks.
Travis himself has made some ominous comments about his NFL future, though he did recently state during an appearance on “The Stephen A. Smith Show” that Swift doesn’t want him to retire just yet.
Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce celebrates a touchdown against the Houston Texans during the AFC divisional round.
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“She’s fully encouraging me to enjoy playing this game,” Travis said. "She loves coming to Arrowhead and coming to the games and cheering me on, so I got all the support in the world to keep chasing these dreams.”
Travis also added that he likely won’t make a decision on his possible retirement until after the season once he’s had time to reflect on this year.
“It changes every single day,” Travis continued. “I love everything that I’m doing in this building, but at the end of the day, I’m not having that extreme success as I have individually, man. I’m excited for these next couple games, to play up at Arrowhead, finish the season off and I’ll reevaluate it like I always do and I’ll probably tell myself how much I love this thing and I’ll come back next year.”
