5 reasons the Chiefs will regress in 2020

At some point, regression and/or injury for tight end Travis Kelce is inevitable

Since injury ended his rookie campaign in the 2013 preseason, tight end Travis Kelce has been a staple of the Chiefs offense and a model of consistency.

Not only as the future Hall of Fame tight end played in 95 of 96 games since, he also been consistently dependable as a pass-catcher. Kelce is the first tight end to ever go for 1,000 receiving yards in four consecutive seasons.

However, the team has consistently failed to invest significantly in the TE2 position, and at some point, that will come back to haunt them. This offseason, the Chiefs added veteran Ricky Seals-Jones as the new No. 2 at the position.

Kelce is about to turn 31 years old. The number of players at a position as hard on the body as tight end who continue to be effective long after six high-volume seasons is very low. Kelce already had 715 targets in his career. There are only five players in league history with more than 1,000 targets at the tight end position.

If Kelce’s body begins to respond to the severe physicality of the position, and he regresses or worse misses time, as a result, the entire Kansas City offense will suffer.