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New York Post
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Travis Kelce opens up on next steps — and when he will make 2026 plans
Travis Kelce has delved into his mindset for the upcoming season — and when he might make a decision about 2026. Many people believed that Kelce, 35, might retire after the Chiefs' Super Bowl loss to the Eagles, but he announced at the end of February in a text to Pat McAfee that he would 'for sure' be playing in 2025. With many questions about what Kelce's future might look like beyond this season, he answered some on the 'Bussin' With the Boys' podcast on Monday. 3 Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce Getty Images When asked about plans post-2025, Kelce made sure to reiterate that his focus is still just on this season. 'I know that I got one on the contract, and a hell of a f–king team. We got a lot of f–king talent, and I'm pumped for it.' Kelce said. The Chiefs come into this season after falling short of a third straight Super Bowl win, and the team will be in for a challenge in what's shaping up to be a loaded AFC. Kelce also revealed that his decision to retire — or not — will not be announced immediately at the end of the 2025 season. He reached the Pro Bowl for the 10th time this past season, though he recorded 823 receiving yards, the lowest full-season total of his career. 3 Kelce talking on the 'Bussin with the Boys' podcast. Bussin With the Boys/Youtube 'I don't know what I'm gonna feel like in March and April next year when I make that decision, or I try and figure out what's next for me,' Kelce said. As for his high-profile relationship with Taylor Swift, Kelce shot down any notion that the two look to 'seek attention.' 3 Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes during team practice in June. AP 'We're having fun with it,' Kelce said. 'It gets thrown out there, like we're trying to seek attention every now and then. We're just enjoying life and having fun going to hockey games, kind of introducing her to some more of the sports world.' Kelce will start his 13th season in Brazil when the Chiefs take on the Chargers on Sept. 5.
San Francisco Chronicle
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
49ers' George Kittle says he wants to join WWE after NFL career ends
San Francisco 49ers star George Kittle has no immediate plans to retire from football, but he already has a post-NFL goal in mind: stepping into the world of professional wrestling. Appearing on the 'Bussin' With the Boys' podcast this week, the 31-year-old All-Pro made it clear that he will keep playing as long as the game remains enjoyable. 'Literally until I don't have fun anymore,' Kittle said Tuesday, June 24. 'Or if (my wife) Claire looks at me and goes, 'You kinda look like s— out there, you should retire.' I'll be like, 'All right.'' Kittle, who appeared at the BottleRock Napa Valley festival with teammate Kyle Juszczyk last month, is entering his ninth NFL season and remains one of the most productive tight ends in the league. In 2024, he led all players at his position with a 14.2-yard average per reception and topped 1,000 receiving yards for the fourth time in his career. He is under contract with the Niners through the 2029 season, thanks to a four-year, $76.4 million extension signed last year. But while his NFL career shows no signs of slowing down, Kittle has been vocal about his interest in joining WWE after retirement. A lifelong fan of pro wrestling, Kittle has already made several guest appearances at WWE events, including a cameo at WrestleMania 39 where he assisted Pat McAfee in a match against The Miz. 'I would love to do WWE,' Kittle said on the podcast. 'I think there's definitely opportunity within that world, and I would love nothing more than to be a part of it.' Still, Kittle emphasized he would approach the transition seriously. 'My only question mark with that is I so much love being a fan of WWE,' he said. 'I would only do WWE if I bought a ring and practiced my ass off for a long time so I wouldn't look like an idiot out there. I've been in a WWE ring like three times.' He added, 'I don't know what I'm doing out there. I have an understanding of how it works, but I haven't moonsaulted off the top rope at WrestleMania like Pat McAfee did.'
Chicago Tribune
21-06-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
How Illinois coach Bret Bielema responded to an SEC quarterback's shots at the Big Ten
College football has seen sweeping changes the last few years. One of them, Illinois coach Bret Bielema believes, is an end to the notion of the Southeastern Conference's supremacy. Appearing at Wrigley Field on Tuesday for Illini Night, Bielema responded to shots that Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia took at the Big Ten on a podcast earlier that day. Pavia, who transferred from New Mexico State last year and led the Commodores to their first winning season in 11 years and an upset of Alabama, joined former NFL players Will Compton and Taylor Lewan on their 'Bussin' With the Boys' podcast. Most of the conversation was about Pavia's journey, but he took a jab at the Big Ten, including specific schools, when asked about potential transfers this offseason. 'You want to play with the best, you don't want to play in the Big Ten,' Pavia told Big Ten alumni Compton (Nebraska) and Lewan (Michigan). 'You ignore those calls. You've got to think about this too: The SEC is like nothing (else). The Big Ten, you have Ohio State, Oregon, Michigan, Penn State. The SEC, you've got all dogs. 'You only have four (tough) games a year (in the Big Ten). In the SEC, it's week after week you're getting beat on. You ain't getting beat on by the Purdues or Nebraskas.' Vanderbilt last faced a Big Ten program in 2019 — losing 42-24 to Purdue. Bielema caught wind of Pavia's comments and defended his conference. 'I understand what he's saying — he's regurgitating what's being said to him,' Bielema said. 'I think any given Saturday, anybody can beat anybody.' Bielema, who has coached in both conferences at Wisconsin, Arkansas and Illinois, pointed out that the SEC has no returning quarterbacks who led their team to 10-plus wins last season, while two of the Big Ten's five 10-plus-win teams return their starter: Penn State with Drew Allar and the Illini with Luke Altmyer. Big Ten teams went 6-4 last season against SEC teams, including a 5-1 mark in the postseason that included Illinois' Citrus Bowl victory over South Carolina. The Big Ten also boasts the last two national champions (Ohio State and Michigan) after SEC teams won 13 of the previous 17 national titles. 'The last three years, the evolution of college football with the portal and NIL has created a leveled playing field never seen before,' Bielema said. 'A lot of people want to live in the past and try to stay by the rules of the past, (but) I don't see any part of (that in) our future.' Bielema also noted that SEC coaches have pushed back against adding a ninth conference game as well as the idea of an annual 'challenge series' of games versus Big Ten teams. 'We voted unanimously as Big Ten coaches to stay at nine (conference games) and maybe have an SEC challenge,' Bielema said. 'I was told that (the SEC) voted unanimously to stay at eight and not play the Big Ten.' While the two conferences might not see eye to eye on who's No. 1, there's no denying the SEC and Big Ten view themselves as the best two conferences. In recent College Football Playoff discussions, they initially proposed that each get four automatic qualifiers for a 16-team playoff beginning in 2026, with two each for the ACC and Big 12, one for the highest-ranked champion from other conferences and three at-large berths. After pushback from the ACC and Big 12 — who proposed five automatic bids for conference champs plus 11 at-large spots — the CFP reportedly will 'start over' in format talks with a Dec. 1 deadline to solidify the 2026 playoff structure. 'These two leagues can beat anybody on any given Saturday,' Bielema said, 'and that's the part I'd like to see. I'd like it to be the best 16 teams. I don't think we can do a 16-team playoff if (the SEC is) not at nine (conference) games. Until you get to nine for everybody, I don't think it can work.' The 2025 season features a Week 1 game between Texas and host Ohio State. The rematch of a CFP semifinal, which the Buckeyes won 28-14 in the Cotton Bowl, is sure to refuel the conference supremacy debate.
