Travis Kelce was sick going into the 2025 Super Bowl. The 35-year-old Kansas City Chiefs tight end was battling illness ahead of the big NFL game earlier this month. Keep reading to find out more… “He was battling with [a] pretty big illness there before the Super Bowl,” the Kansas City Chiefs GM Brett Veach confirmed on the NFL “Insiders” podcast.
He said that the illness was not an “excuse” for the team’s 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, however. “With the way the Eagles played, it wouldn’t have made a difference,” he noted.
He also weighed in on retirement speculation: “I think that Travis is excited to come back. He makes us better when he’s in the locker room and on the field.
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