Travis Kelce Makes Admission About Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl

The 10-time Pro Bowl selection spoke about the need to be a better leader for Kansas City's younger players heading into 2025. He focused on the Super Bowl loss as a prime example.

"Last year, I think I failed," Kelce told reporters at Chiefs minicamp. "Especially in that last game in being a leader and being the one that can step up and make plays.”

When asked a follow-up question, Kelce discussed his failures in keen detail.

"I didn’t make the plays I thought I should have made," said Kelce. "I didn’t get open in certain situations. Blocking the right guys. Having my attention to detail. Motivating my guys to get the energy and the focus and the confidence that we needed during that game. In that area, I just felt like I failed my guys.”

In the 2024 regular season, the Chiefs' 15 wins helped to overshadow the worst season for Kelce since his rookie year in terms of receiving yards (823), yards per catch (8.5) and touchdowns (3).

Entering his 13th NFL season, Kelce is motivated to make up for his perceived failures, but he will only measure improvement by one metric.

"I’m only interested in Super Bowl rings," Kelce said. "The 15 wins and everything is something special that I let everybody else be happy with. Last year wasn’t a success for me, and I’m motivated to make sure we get that other ring this year."