Travis Kelce Says He's 'Having Fun' with His Facial Hair and Is Like a 'Different Character with the 'Stache'

Mar. 15, 2025

Travis Kelce.Photo:David Eulitt/Getty, Perry Knotts/Getty

David Eulitt/Getty, Perry Knotts/Getty

Travis Kelceis sharing the inspiration behind his’stache.

During Wednesday, Aug. 28’s season 3 premiere episode of theNew Heights with Jason and Travis Kelcepodcast, Travis, 34, spoke about thereturn of his facial hairto gear up for the 2024-2025 NFL season.

“I grew out the hair, though. I switched it up … I don’t [have] the buzz cut,” Travis added of previously sporting a shorter ‘do.

Travis Kelce during the Kansas City Chiefs game against the Chicago Bears in August 2024.William Purnell/Icon Sportswire via Getty

William Purnell/Icon Sportswire via Getty

“I’m not a Super Trooper, I’m more … kind of like a different character with the ‘stache,” he went on, appearing to reference the facial hair on display in the 2001 movieSuper Troopers.

Travis continued, “But, yeah, just having some fun with it. And while I’m at training camp, I really don’t care how I look. I just want to be there and try and make it the most enjoyable experience ever.”

The football star pointed out he’d “officially spent an entire year” of his life at the Chiefs’ St. Joseph training camp practice at Missouri Western State University as he enters his 12th season with the team in 2024.

“12 years of sitting in the same dorm room over there at Missouri Western State University,” Travis commented. “I feel like I kind of go to jail every time I do this, but it’s like a sanctuary at this point for me.”

Travis Kelce and Andy Reid.Tammy Ljungblad/The Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty

Tammy Ljungblad/The Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty

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“I get to work on my craft and not think about anything else that’s going on. And, like, I can really, like, tune-up, you know, my athletic abilities, man,” he continued, adding: “I’ve learned to love it out there. I really have. So I say this, and it doesn’t sound appealing, but I really do love it out there.”

The Chiefs have played three preseason games, andthe regular seasonbegins on Sept. 5 when the team plays the Baltimore Ravens.

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The team captioned two photos and a video showing Travis thanking fans for coming out to cheer them on, “KILLA STACHE IS BACK 👨🏻”

The NFL star, who has rocked a variety of facial hair looks through the years, previously joked on an episode of hisNew Heightspodcast that the mustache is specifically for when he doesn’t “have any paid appearances, or I’m not subject to doing anything where I have to team up with a company and look presentable.”

source: people.com