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Travis Kelce addressed speculation about his potential retirement on the "New Heights" podcast on Wednesday and used his older brother, Jason Kelce, as a reference point.
Jason retired from the NFL in March after 13 seasons with the Eagles. The seven-time Pro Bowler and six-time First-Team All-Pro chose to retire because he felt he could no longer perform at his best.
Kelce discusses retirement
Kelce echoed this sentiment, stating that he plans to retire when he no longer believes he can maintain a high level of play.
"I think you were very fortunate that you were able to go out on your terms and that's the goal," said Travis.
"If I can go out on my terms and not have something happen to my body, like a big-time injury to where I have to step away, that's the biggest goal in football to be able to do it on my terms."
"I love playing at it at a level where I know I can have a bunch of success.
"I know I can go out there and catch a flat route and turn it into a 15-20-yard gain and make a few guys miss, the moment that I can't do that, I think that's when I'm going to be when I'm like, alright, what am I doing this for?
"I get excitement out of catching a ball, splitting a bunch of defenders and getting a huge first down when nobody expected me to do it. Or I scored a huge touchdown in a playoff game in the fourth quarter when the team needed it the most.
"The moment that I can't do that, and I'm playing it at an average or a less of a successful level than I am right now, I think that's when I'm probably going to call it quits."