Chiefs' Travis Kelce says fiancée Taylor Swift influenced return - ESPN

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A day after he agreed to return to the Kansas City Chiefs for his 14th season, tight end Travis Kelce shared that one of the biggest influences in continuing his NFL career was not a member of the organization. Instead, it was pop music star Taylor Swift, his fiancée he plans to marry before training camp.

In a short appearance Tuesday on «The Pat McAfee Show,» Kelce shared that Swift's support was a factor that inspired him to return to the Chiefs.

«We share the same love for what we do, and fortunately we've had this desire since we were kids in our selective professions,» Kelce said of Swift. «It's amazing to see her keep going to the table, keep finding new things to write about, keep finding new melodies and, on top of that, still seeing her have that love and joy in what she does.

»Of course that's motivating. That's motivating for anybody to see, let alone my fiancée, knowing that I'm going through something where I'm trying to figure out exactly what the future holds for me. Something like that definitely motivates me to say, 'You know what, I'm not done, either.' I've still got some ideas in the back of my mind and still got some juice left to play this game."

On Monday afternoon, when the NFL's free agency period began, Kelce and the Chiefs agreed to a one-year contract worth $12 million with a maximum value of $15 million, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Last season, Kelce, at age 36, led the Chiefs in targets (108), receptions (76), yards (851), touchdowns (five) and receiving first downs (45). Although Kelce was an unrestricted free agent, several teams were interested in signing him, likely doing so for a deal that could've made him the league's highest-paid tight end. But Kelce