Travis Kelce Wants to Be Sports Commentator After NFL: ‘I Want to Be the Talking Head That Calls the Games’

Travis Kelce has an idea of ​​what he wants to do after retiring from the NFL.

The Kansas City Chiefs player, 34, revealed during his latest episode New heights podcast with brother Jason Kelce that he intended to become an NFL broadcaster after his time with the team.

“I want to broadcast when I’m done playing,” he said.

When his brother asked him what he specifically “wanted to do” in broadcasting, Travis explained that he wanted to continue to be in the middle of football games, calling the plays.

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“I want to be right here and tell them about the game, the old coach, ladies and gentlemen,” Travis said while keeping a sporty tone in his voice as Jason, 36, laughed.

“I want to do it,” he continued. “I want to be the talking head and call the games.”

The debate began after Jason said he would consider buying a minority stake in his former team, the Philadelphia Eagles, following recent news that the team’s owner, Jeffrey Lurie, was exploring a sale, according to CBS.

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“Grass, should we try to buy some of that?” Jason asked. However, his brother noted that it was difficult to do, citing Tom Brady’s difficulty in buying a minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders due to meddling with his “TV business.”

“I’ll get out of my TV deal right now if you tell me I can own the Philadelphia Eagles,” Jason said, adding, “[Getting] be the owner? It’s like another level.”

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Travis said he would “rather try” and become a “minority owner of the Chiefs.” However, both brothers noted that they probably couldn’t afford it anyway.

The Chiefs tight end has already dipped his toes into the world of broadcasting and entertainment as he is set to host a new Amazon Prime show Are you smarter than a celebrity?to star in an upcoming Ryan Murphy film Grotesqueness and even hosted Saturday night live on NBC last year.

Following his SNL Travis, meanwhile, told PEOPLE that he’s “definitely interested” in pursuing more acting and exploring Hollywood ventures after football.

“It was an experience like nothing else I’ve ever been through,” he said. “I just can’t thank them enough for giving me that opportunity, because I didn’t know I was going to enjoy scripted comedy, or that whole world of entertainment as much as I did until I was on set and going through a week of prep and stuff like that.”

Despite all this entertainment work, Travis assured fans that he is still focused on football. “I’m motivated to come back and win another Super Bowl,” he said Extra. “It will always be my number one job until I retire.”

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