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Patrick Mahomes speaks out on Travis Kelce's future amid Chiefs' bold fan challenge

With retirement rumors swirling, the MVP QB makes it clear where he stands

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The Kansas City Chiefs are back at it this offseason, focused, fiery, and hungry after falling just short of a three-peat. Losing to the Eagles in last year's Super Bowl didn't just sting-it reignited a fire. Patrick Mahomes is locked in.Andy Reid is retooling. And Travis Kelce? That's where things get interesting.

Kelce's numbers dipped last season-823 yards, 3 TDs, the lowest in nearly a decade. At 35, some are wondering if his age is finally catching up with him. But the Chiefs aren't shying away from the topic-in fact, they just dropped it straight into the fans' hands.

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A recent Instagram post from the Chiefs' official showed Mahomes and Kelce walking together with a prompt: "15 and 87 will connect for ___ touchdowns this season."

Fans flooded the comments with predictions, and the most popular number? Thirteen. A subtle nod to Kelce's 13th season-and perhaps his last.

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At OTAs,Mahomes wasn't entertaining any doubts. "He doesn't seem like a guy ready to be done,"he told reporters. "He's talking about getting better, about working harder. He's in the building grinding like he's 25."

Kelce himself has remained both candid and coy. Back in March, he said on The Pivot Podcast, "I f-- love playing the game. I still feel like I can do it at a high level-maybe even higher than last year." And according to Daily Mail sources, he's approaching this year as if it could be his last. Not because he's done, but because he wants to go out on his own .

The Mahomes-Kelce connection has become one of the most dependable weapons in football. Third down? Red zone? Double coverage? Doesn't matter-if Kelce's on the field, Mahomes finds him.

So is this the final run for 15 and 87? No official word. No farewell tour. But one cryptic post, a flood of fan speculation, and a QB's full endorsement are enough to make this storyline one of the most watched in the 2025 NFL season.

The countdown begins in September.

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