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Travis Kelce's mom, Donna, has issued a warning to the rest of the NFL after revealing that her son has 'slimmed down' ahead of his 13th season in the league.
Kelce is gearing up for another year with Kansas City after missing out on Super Bowl glory in February before enjoying the off-season with girlfriend Taylor Swift.
While some - namely, Dave Portnoy - believe that Kelce's focus has been away from football in recent months, the Chiefs star's mother has said otherwise.
In an interview with People, Donna Kelce said: 'This is going to be, I think, a different year for him. He really hunkered down and did a lot of training in the off-season.
'He's faster now than he's been in the last four years. He's really slimmed down a little bit and it just makes it easier than carrying all that load, like running and stuff like that'.
While Kelce has typically taken himself to train in Los Angeles during the off-season, this year, he returned to South Florida to work alongside speed-and-agility coach Tony Villani in Fort Lauderdale.
Travis Kelce's mom, Donna, issued a warning to the rest of the NFL ahead of the new season
Donna warned that Kelce has 'slimmed down' ahead of his 13th season in the league
She continued: 'I know that he wants to get back to the Super Bowl desperately. So does everybody else on the Chiefs.
'I know that's what they're thinking mentally, and I'm hoping that it works out for them. I know that there's not any shortage of motivation and talent to get them there. So I'm hoping that that's what's going to be the end result.
'This is his 13th year. I can't believe it. I so enjoy watching the boys. It's crazy,'
Despite Donna's claims, there are some who believe that Kelce has spent his off-season focusing on media duties and promoting his podcast.
Earlier this week, Kelce and Swift sent fans into meltdown after confirming that the popstar would feature on her boyfriend's podcast; 'New Heights'.
The following day, GQ shared an exclusive interview that they had done with Kelce, along with a photoshoot of the Chiefs star to go with it.
Barstool boss Dave Portnoy was one of the notable names who took to X to suggest that Kelce's off-field duties could be bad for the Chiefs this year.
He wrote: 'All joking aside this media blitz from Travis Kelce confirms the Chiefs are cooked.
Donna has often been spotted at Chiefs games alongside Kelce's girlfriend Taylor Swift
The Chiefs star also recently opened up on on the impact of the split between his parents
'As Marvin Hagar once said 'It's tough to get out of bed to do roadwork at 5am when you're sleeping in silk pajamas'.
'Chiefs had a cute run but laughable to compare them to Patriots Mega Dynasty'.
Meanwhile, in that same GQ interview, Kelce opened up for the first time on the impact of the split between his parents, Donna and Ed.
The NFL star's parents broke up when Travis and his older brother Jason were at college in Cincinnati and they have openly admitted staying together longer than they wanted in order to be the best parents possible.
In the interview, Kelce recalls sensing his parents had drifted before what he thinks was their 20th wedding anniversary.
'I don't want to get this wrong, it had to be around 20 (20th wedding anniversary),' Kelce said, explaining that his parents' anniversary date had been marked down on a calendar in the Kelce family kitchen.
'I remember seeing it and I was like, 'Oh, it's their anniversary. I wonder what they're going to do.' And it was kind of just another day almost. Another day of knocking out things for the kids.
'I'm sure my father probably did something, he's always been very good at making sure we celebrate our mother when it's Mother's Day and all that. He still to this day will text, like, 'Hey, it's your mom's birthday coming up. Don't forget about it'. But I never saw the romance of it all.'
