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.

"We're never going to make excuses, but he was battling through a pretty big illness there.''- Chiefs GM Brett Veach on Travis Kelce in the Super Bowl.