On Monday, the NFL announced Kelce's replacement: Miami Dolphins tight end Jonnu Smith. "Miami Dolphins tight end Jonnu Smith has been named to the AFC roster for the 2025 Pro Bowl Games, the NFL announced Monday," the Miami Dolphins press release read.

Teammates choose the captains, and the Chiefs announced that quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce, defensive lineman Chris Jones, linebacker Nick Bolton, kicker Harrison Butker and long snapper James Winchester will be captains for the playoffs.

It's why the past 11 NFL MVP winners have been quarterbacks. However, every signal-caller -- even MVP winners -- need help from others to lift the Vince Lombardi Trophy as Super Bowl champions at the end of the season.

Kansas City Chiefs fans are all saying the same thing as the team released a picture from its postseason formal photoshoot introducing the captains for the NFL playoffs.

According to Billboard, the football players came on to the stage at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., when Morgan Wallen was performing during his tour.

After averaging 56 receiving yards per game, Travis Kelce had 117 in Saturday's divisional ... Defensive tackle Chris Jones has been with the Chiefs for all of the 20 touchdown passes from Mahomes ...

And of course, it involved Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. The Chiefs quarterback managed to get a throw off while falling to the ground, and it floated perfectly into the hands of Kelce in the end zone.

Kansas City will play its seventh AFC Championship game with Kelce leading the team.. We're only a couple of days away from the Kansas City Chiefs hosting yet another AFC Championship game. The Chiefs have made the conference title game in each of the past six seasons (excluding this one),

2. Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and Chris Jones This three-man core just won't let the Chiefs lose when stakes are the highest. Mahomes remains a magician, and Kelce keeps pulling a more youthful version of himself out of his helmet. Jones keeps on ...

Ever since Taylor Swift started dating Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in 2023, she’s been a fixture at his football games. “Football is awesome, it turns out,” Swift told TIME in a 2023 profile.

The Chiefs won their way into the Super Bowl for a third straight year. As a result, NFL fans are going to see some familiar faces in Super Bowl 59.