Headlines from Tuesday urged that the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs “count on” that star tight finish Travis Kelce will return for no less than another season after Kelce hinted earlier this month that he may retire.
Nevertheless, Chiefs common supervisor Brett Veach supplied no assure about Kelce’s standing for 2025 whereas talking with reporters on the NFL mix on Tuesday.
“I am unsure how [head coach Andy Reid] answered that,” Veach mentioned about Kelce’s future, as shared by Brigid Kennedy of Sports activities Illustrated. “How we left it on the finish of the season is that [Kelce] was fired up. He has another yr below contract. Nonetheless assume he has that fireplace and want to play, and so far as I am involved, there is no such thing as a deadline. I believe we left it as he’d be again and we’re excited to get him again and get him going.”
The remark about a deadline was presumably associated to a report that mentioned the Chiefs needed to know “round March 14” whether or not Kelce will retire due to when he’s due an $11.5M roster bonus.
Shortly after the Chiefs suffered a brutal 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Tremendous Bowl LIX, Kelce mentioned he was “kicking each can I can down the highway” relating to a choice about returning for one more season. On Tuesday, Reid revealed throughout an interview with NFL Media’s Judy Battista (h/t Bobby Kownack) that he did not know for positive if the 35-year-old may have second thoughts about taking part in on the ultimate yr of his present contract.
“I believe it’s going to all work out,” Reid defined. “However I am massive on that. I am massive on stepping away. I imply, Trav is optimistic. There is no unfavourable to it. However step again and get your self away from it. … You simply assume clearer. We clearly hope he is coming again. He is been optimistic in that course. We’ll cross all that right here subsequent week or so.”
Briefly, there stay extra questions than solutions because it pertains to Kelce’s future with March 14 approaching. For what it is price, the Chiefs and Kelce reportedly could delay the due date for the bonus if he needs/wants extra time earlier than he confirms his plans for 2025.
