Before Travis Kelce officially returns for his 14th season with the Kansas City Chiefs later this year, the superstar tight end has another milestone on his calendar: getting hitched.
Kelce, 36, and his fiancée, Taylor Swift, plan to get married “before training camp,” ESPN’s Chiefs insider Nate Taylor reported on Tuesday, March 10.
The Chiefs have not announced dates for their 2026 training camp, but last year’s camp started on July 22.
Kelce and Swift, also 36, got engaged in August 2025 after two years of dating.
The wedding tease comes on the heels of Kelce announcing his intention to return to the Chiefs next season. In doing so, he explained how Swift was a big part of the decision.
“We share the same love for what we do,” Kelce said on ESPN’s The Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday. “Fortunately, we’ve had this desire since we were kids in our selective professions. It’s amazing to see her keep going to the table, keep finding new things to write about, keep finding new melodies and things like that. On top of that, still seeing her have that love and joy in what she does.”
He continued, “Of course that’s motivating. That’s motivating for anybody, let alone my fiancée. I’m going through something trying to figure out what exactly the future holds for me. Something like that definitely motivates me to say, ‘You know what, I’m not done either. I’ve still got some ideas in the back of my mind. I’ve still got some juice left to play this game.’”
Kelce revealed he knew he was coming back to the Chiefs “about midway through the season,” on the Wednesday, March 11, episode of his “New Heights” podcast.
“I think I was taking Jason Kelce’s advice,” Travis said about why it took so long for him to make the announcement. “I was taking the advice to take a step back, because you gotta let the emotions clear and you gotta have a clear head. I’ve made decisions based on emotions and they haven’t always played out the right way. So I think taking a step back, letting the emotions settle down, the frustrations from the season — of course I want to come back. Of course I don’t want to end my career not making the playoffs, not having one of the best years.”
The Chiefs missed the playoffs last season for the first time since 2014, Travis’ first full season in the league.
“Obviously there’s still a little bit of that grit and that emotion, you know, I f***ing hated the way that s*** ended last year,” he added. “I want to make it right. And I want to get a chance at another f***ing Super Bowl.”
