It was time for a change for Travis Kelce.
The four-time First-Group All-Professional tight finish is again to a buzzcut after sporting some “luscious locks,” because the Chiefs confirmed in a photograph posted from coaching camp on Sunday.
Kelce is getting into his thirteenth season within the NFL and is coming off a pair of substandard seasons, however a buzzcut was his type when the Chiefs received the Tremendous Bowl in 2024, so maybe he’s bought issues all thought via.
The 35-year-old has, in fact, been an much more main identify in any headline over the previous two years together with his relationship with Taylor Swift — which introduced a wealth of “Swifties” commenting their devastation on Instagram surrounding his dramatic haircut that he debuted at Kansas Metropolis’s coaching camp session on Sunday.
“Oh no I loved 90’s boy band Travis,” one consumer wrote, whereas one other stated, “[Rest in peace] the luscious locks.”
The Chiefs-first, Swift-second followers appear to be excited on the prospect of Kelce getting again to his roots.
“That haircut last season was the one to blame,” a remark learn. “We got the dog back.”
Kelce is coming off maybe his worst season of his profession apart from his rookie marketing campaign when he appeared in only one sport.
He posted simply 823 receiving yards and three touchdowns, each career-lows outdoors of his inaugural season within the league.
Kelce nonetheless racked up 97 receptions, however he averaged simply 8.5 yards per catch — two yards decrease than his subsequent lowest season which got here within the yr prior and was additionally decrease than any of his different seasons.
Earlier than the previous two seasons, Kelce was on an unimaginable run during which he made an All Professional group in seven straight seasons.
Whereas he’s slowed down, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid likes what he sees forward of 2025-26.
“He’s svelte right now. He looks like he’s 20,” Reid stated on Thursday. “He’s doing a good job, he’s in great shape … You can see he’s been working out … He’s worked hard to get to this spot here.”
Whereas he spent lots of time this offseason together with his superstar-musician girlfriend, Kelce has clearly been placing in some work, too.
