Former New York Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum has shared his opinion that the Kansas City Chiefs should now move on from Travis Kelce. He believes it’s time for the team to welcome young and explosive talent into the tight end roles. He argued that a player’s evaluation must be based on what they can offer in the future, not solely on what they have accomplished in the past. Assessing Kelce’s 2025 performance, Tannenbaum suggested that the NFL star is past his prime and that the Chiefs should make the right decision by letting him go.
Mike Tannenbaum talks about Travis Kelce
Current ESPN analyst and former NY Jets general manager Tannenbaum recently revealed why he believes the Chiefs should let Kelce go and welcome new talent. He said, “I would move on from Travis Kelce. Let me tell you why. When you’re in the front office, you have to project what a player is going to do, not what they’ve done.”
While he acknowledged Travis Kelce’s NFL achievements, he believes his 2025 performance was not up to par and that he’s past his prime. He elaborated, “Travis Kelce is a first-ballot Hall of Famer, but when you watch him and make an honest and sober evaluation of his 2025 performance, clearly his best days are behind him. If I was Kansas City, I would make the right, albeit difficult, decision to move on from Travis Kelce.” He also shared that the team should let in “younger and more explosive” talent.
It is to be noted that Kelce has yet to decide on his playing career, which he may announce in early March. “I want to give the Chiefs a good opportunity, whether I come back or not—or whether they want me back or not. I’d like to make that decision before they’ve got to get draft picks and free agency opens to fill the roster appropriately,” he earlier told the reporters (via ESPN).
