By OLIVER SALT, US ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Published: 12:50 EDT, 10 March 2026 | Updated: 12:50 EDT, 10 March 2026
Travis Kelce admits watching fiancée Taylor Swift 'still have that love and joy in what she does' motivated him to return to the Kansas City Chiefs next season.
After opting to steer clear of retirement for another year, Kelce appeared on Tuesday's edition of The Pat McAfee Show to explain his decision.
When McAfee asked if Swift's continued success in the music industry inspired him to keep playing, the Chiefs legend said: 'Without a doubt. We share the same love for what we do and fortunately we've had this desire since we were kids in our selective professions.
'It's amazing to see her keep going to the table, keep finding new things to write about, keep finding new melodies and things like that. And on top of that, still seeing her have that love and joy in what she does - yeah of course that's motivating. That's motivating for anybody to see, let alone [when it's] my fiancee.
'Knowing that I'm going through something where I'm trying to figure out what the future holds for me, something like that definitely motivates me to say, "You know what? I'm not done either! I've still got some ideas in the back of my mind and still got some juice left to play this game."'
More to follow.
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