Travis Kelce ‘battling’ an ‘disease’ before Super Bowl: Chiefs GM

Travis Kelce fought a “great illness” before his Super Bowl defeat.

Brett Veach, 47, head of Kelce’s team, Kansas City Chiefs, talked about the issues facing the narrow end at the end of the game in an upcoming episode of NFL Podcast, The insider.

He noted that he did not “make excuses” for Chief’s loss and said Kelce “struggled with a pretty big illness” before Super Bowl, which took place on February 9 in New Orleans.

He then said that Kelce’s disease did not make a big difference to the point when Eagles-that won 40-22-played so well. “We didn’t have the end of our season that we hoped for,” he added.

Vika led the loss, admitted that the managers had “chosen a bad day to have a bad day.” But he said the team would use the experience as “motivation to get better.”

“You learn more from your losses than your winnings,” added Veach.

The Chiefs chief then spoke the swirling rumors that Kelce, 35, will retire. When asked if the star would return for the 2025 season, Veach said: “I think so. We expect Travis to be back. We are happy to have Travis back. ”

He also noted that Kelce shares a unique relationship with “Pat” – Quarterback Patrick Mahomes29 – and revealed that he “finds a way to keep in shape and produce at a level that only he can.”

“He makes us better when he is in our dressing room and in our area and we are happy to get him back,” Veach continued, leaving that Kelce had “achieved everything in this game.”

The sports manager also touched on Kelce’s “unique ability to do them around him better.”

Travis himself spoke of his future in the NFL on February 12, the episode of New heightsthe podcast as he presents with his brother Jason Kelce.

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“I know everyone wants to know if I play next year or not, and right now I’m just kicking everything on the road. I make no crazy decisions, he said.

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He also noted that the “biggest thing” for him and his teammates right now is “to be there” for each other and “understanding.”

At the same time, Jason, 37, said he believes that Travis has already decided on his sports development on February 21, the episode of The steam room Podcast.

“I think Travis, I think he probably, in his heart, already knows what he wants to do,” said Eagles -alun, “that’s the reality in it,” he added.