Raiders DC: If Travis Kelce's last game 'I hope it's a terrible game'

With the Chiefs out of the playoff race for the first time in over a decade, and Travis Kelce now 36 years of age, there has been a lot of talk about this potentially being his last season. Which means this Sunday in Las Vegas could be the last time the 11-time Pro Bowler steps on a football field.

If that's the case, the Raiders defensive coordinator wishes him the worst. At least in terms of what he does on the field this Sunday.

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"If this is his last game, I hope it's a terrible game (laughs)," said Patrick Graham. "And he wouldn't expect anything else from us I think. But it's been a privilege to go against him. It's been a heated rivalry here with the Raiders in the past going against him. Nothing but respect his production, his leadership, his consistency. That's what people got to understand is the consistency of it. You could have one year, two years, but when you're talking about somebody that's going to have a gold jacket. It's the consistency and how he brought his team along and how he had to teach guys how to win. It's impressive. It's an honor to be able to go against him and play against him."

Kelce is a first ballot Hall of Famer. There's zero doubt about that. Few tight ends have been as consistently elite in th history of the NFL. And the Raiders have had a front row seat for it for the past 13 years. Stopping him always seems to be the one thing they try to do, but never can.

If this is his last game in the NFL, you can bet he will be looking to go out with a bang. Not that he has anything to prove that he didn't prove long ago as a third of the common denominators in the Chiefs' three Super Bowl wins.

This article originally appeared on Raiders Wire: Raiders DC: If Travis Kelce's last game 'I hope it's a terrible game'