Travis Kelce “was fired up” to keep playing after the season ended and the Kansas City Chiefs are expecting the star tight end to return for another year. “How we left it at the end of the season is that he was fired up,

Speaking at the NFL combine, Veach said that he got the impression that Kelce was “fired up” about playing next season. He added that the team hasn’t placed a deadline on Kelce for his decision — regardless of the cap implications with his contract.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Kansas City Chiefs are hopeful that tight end Travis Kelce will return for another season. General Manager Brett Veach said Tuesday at the NFL combine that he does not expect Kelce, 35, to retire on the heels of the team’s Super Bowl defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles.