Analyst predicts Chiefs&#39; Travis Kelce will pull a Rob Gronkowski this offseason

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The future of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is about as clear as muddy water right now.

With the future Hall of Famer taking his time to decide on his future, we have heard several little indicators of his thought, with Kelce citing he's excited to work with Eric Bieniemy again.

In truth, we don't really know what Travis will do, and there's a fair chance, at least right now, he doesn't either.

But for CBS Sports' Jordan Dajani, in a crazy prediction, he sees Kelce retiring from the NFL...then unretiring and coming back.

"The 2025 season did not end the way Travis Kelce or the Kansas City Chiefs wanted, but Kelce's contract is finished, and he will decide to hang up the cleats at 36-years-old,” Dajani writes. “Kelce is often compared to Rob Gronkowski when pundits debate the best tight ends of the modern era.

"He will have another thing in common with Gronk, as Kelce ends up coming out of retirement in August after a visit to the team facility during training camp.”

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Kelce owes nothing to NFL

Putting it simply, Kelce has done everything he possibly can in the NFL, and no one would begrudge him for walking off into the sunset with Taylor Swift to enjoy the rest of his life.

Granted, the 2025 season didn't end the way he had hoped, even though he still led the Chiefs in major offensive categories.

It is better for players to retire when they are still productive, instead of Kelce going around in Year 14 and posting just 200 yards or even worse, getting injured.

So, there is a lot to think about for No. 87 over the coming weeks as free agency comes into view.

But could Kelce retire and then unretire? We've seen it happen before.

Kelce owes nothing to NFL

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