Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was ill during Super Bowl 59, according to team general manager Brett Veach.

Travis Kelce was never a factor in the Kansas City Chiefs' 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX earlier this month. The future Hall of Fame tight end didn't have a catch in the first half before finishing with just four receptions for 39 yards and no touchdowns.

Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs fell short of becoming the 2025 Super Bowl champions against the Philadelphia Eagles. Now, it’s been revealed that Travis was battling an “illness” while playing on the field.

Travis Kelce has opened up about how his girlfriend Taylor Swift supported him following the Kansas City Chiefs' 2025 Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on the Feb. 26 episode of his and brother Jason Kelce’s 'New Heights' podcast.

Losing isn't a feeling that Travis Kelce has known all too well over the last few years. But after the Kansas City Chiefs' tough loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, Kelce is coping with the defeat through a familiar voice.

Kansas City general manager Brett Veach was asked during an interview with NFL Network at the scouting combine about which version of Kelce the Chiefs could expect if he returns next year, and the executive revealed the 35-year-old tight end was not feeling himself in the lead-up to the big game.

In the days before Super Bowl LIX, the Chiefs didn’t have an extensive injury report, but punter Matt Araiza was dealing with an illness. Turns out tight end Travis Kelce also was under the weather at some point before the game at the Superdome in New Orleans, although the team had never disclosed that.

The star Chiefs tight end — probably the biggest Swiftie of all — revealed on Wednesday’s “New Heights” podcast that listening to his girlfriend Taylor Swift’s music helped him cope with Kansas City’s lopsided loss to the Eagles in Super Bowl 2025 earlier this month.

On the latest episode of their New Heights podcast posted Wednesday (Feb. 26), the tight end and his older brother, retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, opened up about the music they listen to when they each feel “depressed.” “The only way you can find yourself in the light is to find yourself in the dark first,” Travis said.