The Kansas City Chiefs tight end set a franchise record last year, but his stat line suffered

Travis Kelce at the Amazon MGM Studios Upfront.Credit : Slaven Vlasic/Getty for Amazon

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Travis Kelce is looking lean ahead of the NFL season
The NFL star told reporters at the Amazon MGM Studios Upfront that he has lost 25 lbs. this offseason
Kelce, who has professed his love of sweets in the past, is on the cusp of what could be his final year in the league

Travis Kelce is looking trim!

The NFL star sported a streamlined physique in New York City while at the Amazon MGM Studios Upfront on Monday, May 12.

On the eve of his 13th season in the league, Kelce told reporters at the event that he has lost 25 lbs. in an offseason effort to get in better shape.

The Kansas City Chiefs star’s weight loss comes after an anti-climactic finish to the season in which the franchise came up just short of a third-straight title.

Kelce’s stats also suffered in 2024, where he had a career-low 823 yards and 97 receptions.

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Early in the season, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had an easy explanation.

Travis Kelce this week in New York City.Dia Dipasupil/Getty

“It’s crazy because the respect factor teams have for Travis is unreal, and it’s well-deserved,” Mahomes said at the time. “We’re calling a lot of plays for Travis and it’s like two or three [defenders] are going to him. That’s the great thing about him is he wants to make an impact on the game but he wants to win at the end of the day.”

Despite some on-the-field struggles, however, Kelce, 35, also managed to set a franchise record.

During the Christmas Day 2024 game, the star passed Chiefs legend Tony Gonzalez for all-time receiving touchdowns, when a fourth-quarter play and 12-yard grab earned him his 77th receiving TD.

Following the game, the tight end also showed his love for sweets, when he enjoyed a piece of red velvet cake in the post-game interview.

“Very red velvety,” Kelce said. “It’s very spot-on. It’s good. I’m gonna take this into the locker room and get some victory cake.”

During a March interview with Ben Stiller on his and brother Jason’s New Heights podcast, the trio discussed the actor-director’s 1995 movie Heavyweights, and Travis alluded to his past struggles.

“So seriously, you were dealing with weight issues?” Stiller asked the brothers, to which Jason, 37, replied of Travis, “He was chubby, I wouldn’t say he was fat.”

Travis then admitted what may have been behind his childhood weight gain. “I think I was dealing with my love for honey buns,” the NFL star laughed.