At this point, in terms of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce popping the question to Taylor Swift, it’s not a matter of “if” but “when.”
Many thought that Travis, 35, was going to propose after Taylor, 35, flew all the way from Japan to watch him and the Chiefs win Super Bowl LVIII in 2024. Didn’t happen. After the Chiefs came up short the following year and were denied the three-peat, Kelce still could have walked away with a “ring” and a huge W. No go.
Kelce and Swift have been dating for two years now, and while reports say that an engagement is coming, there hasn’t been any clear indication of when…until now.
Taylor Swift proposal timeline for Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce possibly revealed
A proposal is coming, but after the 2025 NFL season.
Kelce is “likely going to pop the question, but it is going to be when he isn’t playing anymore,” a source told the Daily Mail. The source also dashed any hopes for a midsummer proposal, telling the Daily Mail that Kelce wants to propose when he’s “not getting ready for a big NFL season.”
So, the bad news is that, according to this insider, Kelce isn’t going to propose until he’s done with football. The possible good news is that it might be coming sooner than fans think.
Kelce is gearing up for his thirteenth year in the NFL (and we all know Taylor’s favorite number is 13).
If that coincidence wasn’t enough to justify him hanging up his helmet at the end of the season, the likelihood of him playing beyond 2026 is slimming.
Kelce turns 36 in October, and while Tom Brady played well into his 40s, normal NFL players usually wash out in their mid-30s. Kelce has defied the odds so far, but time is the one opponent that’s always undefeated.
So, that leaves a question: when is Kelce done? It might be after this season.
Ahead of the 2024 season, Travis signed a two-year, $34.5 million extension with the Chiefs. He’ll enter the 2026 offseason as an unrestricted free agent. While there is always a chance he signs another one or two-year deal with the Chiefs or with another team, you have to think that there are bigger and better things waiting for him off the field.
Kelce has a successful podcast with his brother, the now-retired Jason Kelce. Additionally, Travis has already branched out into non-sports endeavors, such as acting in Grotesque and the upcoming "Happy Gilmore 2".
"I love football," Kelce told reporters in June, per CBS Sports. "I don't think I really thought about it that much. My friends and family and the team and the guys and women in this building, I love coming into work every single day."
The Chiefs’ loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIV left a bad taste in his mouth, and he didn’t want his career to end like that.
"I really didn't feel like it was my last game. Just felt like I've got a lot more to prove," he said. "It wasn't a very tough [decision] for me. I know I'm getting older, but at the same time, I still feel like I got a lot that I can prove in this league. It really wasn't that hard of a decision for me."
“I still felt like I had that fire in my chest to be able to keep coming in and building and be better and chase another Super Bowl,” he concluded.
So, Taylor may not get a ring until next year. At least she’ll enjoy this season of football. Now that she no longer has to worry about ‘The Eras Tour,’ she’s reportedly “genuinely excited” to have an open schedule and show up to as many of Travis’s games as possible.