The Kansas City Chiefs have been soaring to "New Heights" for nearly a decade. In 2025, they are sinking to new lows.
After seven straight AFC championship game appearances and three Super Bowl victories, the Chiefs were eliminated from playoff contention in Week 15. While that was bound to happen at some point, their loss to the Los Angeles Chargers will linger a bit longer as Patrick Mahomes suffered a torn ACL in the process – an injury that could keep him out into the 2026 season.
It has been a tough year for everyone involved in the Chiefs' operation, but Travis Kelce can be seen as a headliner. While he didn't directly address his long-term future with the Chiefs or in the NFL, he touched on a number of topics on the latest episode of "New Heights," which released on Dec. 17:
"When you need them the most, things weren't falling for us," Kelce said about the team being eliminated. "Gotta go back to the drawing board. We got three games left. The integrity of who you are as a professional, as a player, you gotta love this (expletive). Chiefs Kingdom, we're gonna give you everything we've got. There's no question about that."
The tight end's 13th season has been far from lucky. He will now miss the playoffs for just the second time in his career.
