The Kansas City Chiefs are in the offseason, and even though they didn’t make it to the postseason during the 2025-26 run, they still had good games, and players such as Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes broke records. For Kelce, he wrapped up the 2025 NFL season with 76 receptions, 851 receiving yards and five touchdowns in 17 games, according to NFL research, solid numbers, especially for a tight end of his age of 36.
So, even without a trip to the big game, the Kansas City Chiefs have plenty to be proud of as the offseason gets underway. The team is looking to the future, and they officially named Eric Bieniemy as their offensive coordinator for the 2026-27 season on Friday, January 23.
The move marks Bieniemy’s second stint as Kansas City Chiefs’ offensive leader after being there for five seasons from 2018 through 2022, where the Chiefs led the NFL in average points-per-game at 30.1, total touchdowns at 296 and total yards-per-game at 406.2, according to Chiefs research.
So, the future is bright, but it would be nice for the Chiefs to be recognized for what went right during the 2025-26 season. Now, Kelce, Mahomes and the rest of the team is getting a bit disrespected and snubbed in the NFL.
Kansas City Chiefs Disrespected in NFL Honor
On Thursday, January 22, the NFL and Associated Press announced the finalists for their annual honors for the 2025 NFL season. They’ll announce the final winners at NFL Honors on Thursday, Feb. 5 at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.
Now, the Kansas City Chiefs had a rough year, but it was unexpected to not see any Chiefs on the tally at all. They were totally snubbed for the awards this season.
Those up for the biggest award, MVP, include Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills, Trevor Lawrence of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Drake Maye of the New England Patriots , Christian McCaffrey of the San Francisco 49ers and Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams.
A New Project for Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs and Brother Jason
But, life isn’t just about football, and on the Wednesday, January 14, episode of the “New Heights” podcast, Travis and his brother Jason announced that they’re releasing their first book together , called “No Dumb Questions: And All of Our Dumbest Answers.” The book is inspired by their popular podcast and its segment called “No Dumb Questions,” where the two respond to fan submissions.
“When we started the ‘No Dumb Questions’ segment on New Heights, never in our wildest dreams did we think it would become a book sitting on your coffee table,” the brothers said about the project via People. “But we’ve had a blast with it, and we’re stoked the 92%ers can take home a little piece of the podcast, including some that were too ridiculous to make it on the show.”
Kelce and his brother also said they’re “still trying to wrap their heads around being able to call ourselves published authors.”
So, Kelce can now add “author” to the tally of things that he’s accomplished in 36 years. Now, as his retirement decision looms, he has one more project on his plate.
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