Travis Kelce is set to begin his 13th season with the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday, but speculation arises about whether it might be his final year in the NFL.
The pro-athlete, 35, who announced his engagement to Taylor Swift, 35, on Tuesday, is reportedly exploring a TV career.
An insider informed Page Six that the Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity host is in discussions with Curb Your Enthusiasm executive producer Jeff Shaffer about potentially leading his own series.
Daily Mail has reached to Kelce’s representatives for confirmation.
‘I know that Travis has been exploring a number of things,’ an industry insider told the outlet.
‘He is talking to Jeff about a show similar to ‘Curb’ that would follow him around. He would be playing himself … he wants to act.’
Travis Kelce, 35, prepares to launch his 13th season with the Kansas City Chiefs. Is it his final one?; Pictured in Kansas City, MO on August 22
Kelce had a small part in Happy Gilmore 2, which debuted on Netflix July 25.
‘Man this life is crazy!! Still so surreal I got this opportunity,’ Kelce shared on social media alongside a snapshot with star Adam Sandler.
‘SANDMAN!! Thank you brotha, for the opportunity and for giving us all Happy Gilmore 2! Everybody go check it out right now!’
He’s also appeared in a number of commercials for Lowe’s, Pepsi, Subway and General Mills cereals.
He has also appeared in spots for his own company, Garage Beer, as well as Bud Light and State Farm.
Kelce’s personal style was incorporated into his True Colors collaboration with American Eagle, which was announced on Wednesday.
The New Heights podcast, co-hosted by the tight end and his brother Jason, 37, inked a $100 million deal with Amazon’s Wondery in August 2024.
Kelce has moved many of his off-season operations to Los Angeles to work on his second act.
He appeared in five episodes of the FX show Grotesquerie, a series featuring a detective and a nun investigating heinous crimes, starring Niecy Nash and Micaela Diamond.
Kelce is reportedly in talks for his own TV series. ‘Travis has been exploring a number of things,’ an industry insider told Page Six; Pictured in Phoenix on August 9
The source said the proposed show would be similar to Curb Your Enthusiasm and ‘would follow him around. He would be playing himself … he wants to act.’; Pictured in Kansas City, MO on August 24
The tight end had a small role in Happy Gilmore 2, which debuted on Netflix July 25
He has also hosted the game show Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity
Kelce and Taylor Swift announced their engagement on Tuesday, delighting fans with the long hoped for news. In an interview with GQ, the athlete said they considered themselves each others biggest fans
‘I get to be the plus one,’ he said. ‘I get to go and be that fan….And it’s so cool that I get to experience her being that plus one for me on the football field’; Pictured in New York City in September 2024
In August 2024 the budding star was attached to star in the action-comedy Loose Cannons, according to Deadline.
IMDB reported the plot focuses on ‘Two unhinged police officers forced to partner up after their precincts merge, and they take on cases no one else can handle.’ Production on the Lionsgate project has yet to begin on the project.
Regarding his relationship with his superstar bride-to-be, Kelce seemed to see them as equally yoked. ‘I get to be the plus one,’ he told GQ. ‘I get to go and be that fan. Because I am a fan. I’m a fan of music. I’m a fan of art.’
Continuing he said, ‘And it’s so cool that I get to experience her being that plus one for me on the football field…. I feel that same enjoyment every time she comes to my shows.’
