TRAVIS Kelce is coming again for yet another NFL season, and his teammate is taking credit score for it.

Rashee Rice is claiming that he satisfied Travis Kelce to return to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs for his thirteenth season.

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Kelce debated retiring following the Chiefs’ brutal Tremendous Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

The legendary tight finish had a quiet evening in that sport, catching simply 4 passes for 39 yards,

Nonetheless, he ultimately determined to place that efficiency behind him and return for the final yr on his contract with the Chiefs.

Rice spoke out about Kelce’s return, taking credit score for swaying him again to soccer.

“I ain’t gonna deceive y’all, I am 95 % of the rationale he ain’t retiring,” he informed REVOLT Sports activities.

“Instructed him he cannot exit like that. I am gonna ensure we get that subsequent yr.

“He was finna dangle it up. I am fairly certain he was gonna dangle it up. And I am like, ‘Bro, we will not exit like that.'”

Rice is barely 24 years previous and heading into his third NFL season, so he has a protracted profession forward of him after the Tremendous Bowl loss.

Nonetheless, the Tremendous Bowl might have been the final sport of Kelce’s profession.

“I texted him. He principally was like, ‘bro, I actually admire that,'” Rice stated.

“He is like, ‘you actually received me occupied with it. I actually admire you reaching out to me.’

“After which I seen it pop up on the media. I stated, ‘all proper now.'”

Kelce himself has admitted that his efficiency within the Tremendous Bowl was beneath his requirements.

“I really feel like I owe the fellows that I come into that constructing with an entire lot extra effort and focus,” he stated on the New Heights podcast.

“I simply do not know what it was throughout that sport man, I wasn’t at my greatest.

“The extra that I see clips or watch the movie and put myself again into these moments, man, I am identical to ‘what the f***.'”

That poor efficiency might have helped persuade him to return and show he can do higher.

Will probably be attention-grabbing to see how Kelce performs in his thirteenth season within the NFL this yr.

In 2024 he posted the worst marks of his profession, going for 823 yards with three touchdowns.

He nonetheless made the Professional Bowl, however Kelce actually confirmed indicators of decline over the season.