Travis Kelce has revealed his plans to venture into broadcasting when his NFL career eventually comes to an end.
Kelce, who won three Super Bowl rings in his legendary 11-year stint with the Kansas City Chiefs, recently cooled any talk of retirement despite approaching his 35th birthday, admitting he can provide ‘no timetable’ about when the day will come. .
While he’s not ready to hang up his football boots just yet, it appears the Chiefs tight end has already mapped out his post-football plan.
About the latest episode of him and his brother Jason New Heights podcast Travis revealed that he wants to follow in the footsteps of both his older sibling and Tom Brady by becoming a TV analyst.
The Kelce brothers were discussing the idea of purchasing a share of an NFL team when Travis mentioned his desire to go into broadcasting.
Travis Kelce wants to follow Tom Brady into NFL broadcasts when he eventually retires
The Kansas City Chiefs star told reporters this week that he has no plans to retire anytime soon
Amid the news that his beloved Philadelphia Eagles could be up for sale, Jason asked his brother, “Trav, should we try to buy some?”
“I would rather try to buy the Chiefs or have a minority stake in the Chiefs,” Travis replied.
“I don’t know if it matters how much is a minority stake, I don’t think we can afford it!” Jason laughed.
The Kansas City star then added, “And you can’t call the game or do anything like that either because of the whole Tom Brady thing. He wanted to have a minority stake in the US [Las Vegas] Raiders and it ruined his TV deal.”
Brady is still in talks to buy a minority stake in the Raiders despite putting pen to paper on a 10-year, $375 million broadcast deal with Fox Sports that will see the iconic quarterback broadcast NFL games starting next season the network will exclaim.
Jason, meanwhile, will join ESPN’s Monday Night Football lineup after celebrating his 13-year career in Philadelphia. However, he insists he would break his multi-year deal to become the Eagles’ owner in no time.
When his younger brother emphasized that he would never buy a share in a team, he explained why. “Because I want to broadcast when I’m done playing,” Travis revealed before adding, “I want to be the talking head that calls the games.”
But when the day comes, Kelce has revealed he wants to become a TV analyst after football
Brady recently put pen to paper on a 10-year, $375 million broadcast deal with Fox Sports
Travis brother Jason will also join ESPN’s Monday Night Football lineup after calling time on his 13-year career in Philadelphia
Kelce built a legacy during his time with the Chiefs as arguably the greatest tight end in football history and continues to play an integral role on the team.
Last season he helped Kansas City to its second straight Super Bowl, meaning they have a chance to achieve an unprecedented three-peat next season.
And as history beckons, Travis is willing to keep playing football “until the wheels fall off.”
“Hopefully that doesn’t happen anytime soon,” he said Tuesday. ‘I really can’t put a time frame on (retirement). I enjoy coming to work every day.
“Obviously I know there are opportunities for me outside of football. You gotta keep in mind that I’m still a little kid when I walk into this building, man.
‘I know I’m 34 years old, but I love doing this here, in the middle of the June heat. I enjoy coming to work every day.’
Jason started the latest episode of New Heights by telling Travis that he was told to talk about “maybe trying to buy the Eagles,” amid reports claiming owner Jeff Lurie is considering selling a minority stake.
Jason and Travis discussed the prospect of purchasing the Philadelphia Eagles this week
“It’s a high price, I don’t even know… it’s just in the list [for the episode]Jason said to Travis.
The former Philadelphia star then revealed that an interim staffer on the show desperately wanted them to express interest in buying the team, only to rule out any possibility of that happening.
“Interim Brandon wants us to say we’re going to buy the Eagles, but we can’t afford the Eagles,” he admitted.
Travis then added, “I don’t think they would sell the team to either of us either. Why would they sell the team? [to us]?’
Lurie bought the Eagles 30 years ago in a deal worth $185 million, with the team now valued at a staggering $7.5 billion, according to Bloomberg.