It was time for a change for Travis Kelce.
The four-time First-Team All-Pro tight end has returned to his buzzcut look after donning what he called “luscious locks.” The Chiefs captured the change in a photo shared from their training camp on Sunday.
Now gearing up for his 13th NFL season, Kelce aims to rebound from a couple of lackluster years. The buzzcut is reminiscent of his style during the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory in 2024, suggesting he might be aiming to recreate past successes.
At age 35, Kelce has also gained extra attention recently, partly due to his high-profile relationship with Taylor Swift. This has led to numerous “Swifties” expressing their dismay on Instagram about his bold new haircut, which he unveiled at the Kansas City training camp session on Sunday.
“Oh no I loved 90’s boy band Travis,” one user wrote, while another said, “[Rest in peace] the luscious locks.”
The Chiefs-first, Swift-second fans seem to be excited at the prospect of Kelce getting back to his roots.
“That haircut last season was the one to blame,” a comment read. “We got the dog back.”
Kelce is coming off perhaps his worst season of his career aside from his rookie campaign when he appeared in just one game.
He posted just 823 receiving yards and three touchdowns, both career-lows outside of his inaugural season in the league.
Kelce still racked up 97 receptions, but he averaged just 8.5 yards per catch — two yards lower than his next lowest season which came in the year prior and was also lower than any of his other seasons.
Before the past two seasons, Kelce was on an incredible run in which he made an All Pro team in seven straight seasons.
While he’s slowed down, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid likes what he sees ahead of 2025-26.
“He’s svelte right now. He looks like he’s 20,” Reid said on Thursday. “He’s doing a good job, he’s in great shape … You can see he’s been working out … He’s worked hard to get to this spot here.”
While he spent a lot of time this offseason with his superstar-musician girlfriend, Kelce has clearly been putting in some work, too.
