Travis Kelce Rocks Neutral Look as He Arrives at Arrowhead Stadium for First Chiefs Game of 2024 Season

Mar. 15, 2025

Travis Kelce.Photo:David Eulitt/Getty

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Travis Kelcehas officially arrived for the first Chiefs game of the new NFL season.Kelce, 34, looked cool and confident in a white and brown jacket and matching pants as he walked through the tunnel at Arrowhead Stadium for Kansas City’s matchup against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday, Sept. 5.Fans were also rewarded shortly after with a sighting of Kelce’s superstar girlfriendTaylor Swiftasshe made her way into the stadiumto support her boyfriend.Swift, 34, attended 13 Chiefs games last season, concluding withtheir Super Bowl winin Las Vegas.The Chiefs fell to all three of their opponents in the team’s preseason games, but the back-to-back Super Bowl champs are feeling confident going into the new season, where they’ll have the chance to make history as the first NFL team to win three championships in a row.Travis Kelce during warmups ahead of the Chiefs' season-opener against the Baltimore Ravens.Kevin Sabitus/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Kelcerecently spoke aboutwhat the “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” he and quarterbackPatrick Mahomeshave with the Chiefs this season means to him during a Sept. 3 appearance on theRich Eisen Show.“I’m just having so much fun, you know, just so appreciative and so fortunate that I’ve been able to come into year 12 and still have this energy and this love and the ability to go out there and get to work,” Kelce told Eisen.Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) during training camp on August 2, 2024.Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via GettyWhen he was asked if winning a ring with the Chiefs in February had him considering retirement, Kelce said, “It didn’t cross my mind one bit.““I think the excitement of the challenge of this year, being able to maybe do it a third time in a row, I think that alone was all I needed,” he said. “That was an instant thought, so there was really not a chance in hell that I wasn’t coming back this year.“TheGrotesquerieactor said he recalls something former NFL star Julian Edelman told him when it comes to hanging up his cleats.“He was mentioning, you know, he had to hang it up when he couldn’t go out there and practice, he couldn’t get out there and work on his craft to feel like he’s accountable for the guys next to him, and that’s when he kind of started questioning it,” Kelce said of the former New England Patriot.The Chiefs and Ravens kick off at 8:40 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Travis Kelcehas officially arrived for the first Chiefs game of the new NFL season.

Kelce, 34, looked cool and confident in a white and brown jacket and matching pants as he walked through the tunnel at Arrowhead Stadium for Kansas City’s matchup against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday, Sept. 5.

Fans were also rewarded shortly after with a sighting of Kelce’s superstar girlfriendTaylor Swiftasshe made her way into the stadiumto support her boyfriend.

Swift, 34, attended 13 Chiefs games last season, concluding withtheir Super Bowl winin Las Vegas.

The Chiefs fell to all three of their opponents in the team’s preseason games, but the back-to-back Super Bowl champs are feeling confident going into the new season, where they’ll have the chance to make history as the first NFL team to win three championships in a row.

Travis Kelce during warmups ahead of the Chiefs' season-opener against the Baltimore Ravens.Kevin Sabitus/Getty

Kevin Sabitus/Getty

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Kelcerecently spoke aboutwhat the “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” he and quarterbackPatrick Mahomeshave with the Chiefs this season means to him during a Sept. 3 appearance on theRich Eisen Show.

“I’m just having so much fun, you know, just so appreciative and so fortunate that I’ve been able to come into year 12 and still have this energy and this love and the ability to go out there and get to work,” Kelce told Eisen.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) during training camp on August 2, 2024.Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty

Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty

When he was asked if winning a ring with the Chiefs in February had him considering retirement, Kelce said, “It didn’t cross my mind one bit.”

“I think the excitement of the challenge of this year, being able to maybe do it a third time in a row, I think that alone was all I needed,” he said. “That was an instant thought, so there was really not a chance in hell that I wasn’t coming back this year.”

TheGrotesquerieactor said he recalls something former NFL star Julian Edelman told him when it comes to hanging up his cleats.

“He was mentioning, you know, he had to hang it up when he couldn’t go out there and practice, he couldn’t get out there and work on his craft to feel like he’s accountable for the guys next to him, and that’s when he kind of started questioning it,” Kelce said of the former New England Patriot.

The Chiefs and Ravens kick off at 8:40 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

source: people.com