Travis Kelce is coming back for the 2025 season – and Erin Andrews is excited.
The NFL analyst, 46, shared her joyful reaction to the news that the Kansas City Chiefs tight end was staying on for his 13th NFL season.
The athlete, 35, who is currently dating Taylor Swift, had been rumored to be considering retiring at the end of his 12th NFL season, but made the decision to stay on.
Andrews responded to an Instagram post shared by the New Heights podcast announcing that Kelce would be returning.
The post was captioned, ‘From the desk of @tkelce: ITS TIME FOR YEAR 13. Full breakdown on next week’s episode!!!’
The podcast inserted the iconic scene from the movie The Wolf of Wall Street with Kelce taking the place of Leonardo DiCaprio in front of his co-workers.
Also spotted in the spoof are Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes, Jason Kelce, Brett Veach, and Clark Hunt before, during and after the most iconic line from the 2013 Hollywood blockbuster.
‘I’m not f***in’ leavin’!!! The show goes on,’ DiCaprio, with a Travis Kelce face, declares.
The NFL analyst, 46, shared her joyful reaction to the news that the Kansas City Chiefs tight end was staying on for his 13th NFL season
Andrews responded to an Instagram post shared by the New Heights podcast
Andrews was quick to respond to the announcement, writing: ‘Heeeelllllllz ya @killatrav.’
Kelce previously spoke about whether or not he will return for another season on New Heights, the podcast he hosts with his brother, Jason Kelce.
‘I’m gonna take some time to figure it out, and I think I owe it to my teammates that if I do come back, that it’s gonna be something that it’s a wholehearted decision,’ the 35-year-old said, just says after the Super Bowl, which saw the Chiefs defeated by the Philadelphia Eagles.
‘I’m not half-a**ing it… I think I could play. It’s just whether or not I’m motivated or it’s the best decision for me as a man, as a human, as a person, to take on all that responsibility,’ he shared.
The 35-year-old was noncommittal about his playing future after the loss, saying on his subsequent New Heights podcast he would ‘take some time to figure it out.’
‘The fact that we keep going to these AFC Championships and Super Bowls means I’m playing an extra three games more than everybody else in the entire league,’ Kelce said.
‘That’s a lot of wear and tear on your body. It’s a lot of time spent in the building, focusing on your craft, focusing on the task at hand, every challenge that you set for yourself. That process can be grueling.
‘It can weigh on you. It can make you better and it can drive you crazy at the same time… it was kind of driving me crazy this year.’
Travis Kelce will return to the NFL for his 13th season in the fall, he announced on Thursday
His podcast’s social media teased a tell-all episode on how he made that important choice
Initial reports claimed Kelce had until March 14 to decide whether he would come back for another year, or call it quits.
Last week, however, his brother Jason suggested that, ‘in his heart,’ Travis has already made his choice.
Some have speculated due to his romance with Swift, Kelce wanted to go out after his 13th NFL season, which his girlfriend considers her lucky number.
Kelce was fifth among tight ends in 2024 with 823 receiving yards, but that total was his lowest since his sophomore season in 2014.
The tight end also hauled in just three touchdowns this season and was quiet in Super Bowl LIX, when the Chiefs suffered a 40-22 loss.