Travis Kelce has but to make a agency declaration about his taking part in future. Because the Chiefs await word on that front, they anticipate having him within the fold subsequent yr.
Unsurprisingly, head coach Andy Reid and general manager Brett Veach were asked on Tuesday about Kelce’s status. Neither confirmed the future Hall of Famer will play in 2025, but that is the team’s expectation. While Kansas City was recently connected to setting a deadline for a decision (March 14, early within the begin of the brand new league yr), Veach’s feedback level to Kelce having on a regular basis wanted to commit in some way after latest conversations with the staff.
“He has yet another yr underneath contract and nonetheless assume he has that fireplace and need to play,” Veach mentioned of the 35-year-old (via Myles Simmons of Pro Football Talk). “So far as I’m involved, there isn’t any deadline. I believe we left it at he’d be again and we’re excited to get him again and get him going.”
Kelce’s 823 yards in 2024 marked his lowest complete since his rookie yr, and his yards-per-reception common (8.5) continued his notable decline in effectivity. Nonetheless, the four-time All-Professional has confirmed to be a dependable goal all through the Chiefs’ run of success, and he can be counted on to stay atop the depth chart if he had been to go well with up for a thirteenth marketing campaign. Kelce is due $17.25M in 2025 with a scheduled cap hit of $19.8M.
Kansas Metropolis might decrease the latter determine with a restructure, including additional void years to the 10-time Professional Bowler’s pact. A name on that entrance will, in fact, not be wanted till a last resolution is made on Kelce’s half. There is no such thing as a timeline for a 2025 dedication to be introduced, however how Kelce decides to proceed will likely be vital because the Chiefs purpose to make one other Tremendous Bowl run. Optimism is excessive within the group, and he’ll stay accessible for at the least yet another marketing campaign.
