With the 2024 NFL season formally over, a serious determination looms for Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce.
As the long run Corridor of Famer mulls retirement, one other NFL nice weighed in with some recommendation for the three-time Tremendous Bowl champion.
“I hope he takes a while and he doesn’t make a rushed determination,” legendary quarterback Peyton Manning advised E! Information on the Saturday Evening Stay fiftieth Anniversary Particular on Sunday, February 16.
“So, the very last thing you need to do is say, ‘OK, I’m going to decide now,’” he continued. “Take a while. Take a full month. Let some issues digest and relax. He could make a greater determination then.”
Kelce, 35, has admitted he’s unsure if he’s going to play once more subsequent yr. He has one yr remaining on his contract with the Chiefs, who misplaced to the Philadelphia Eagles in Tremendous Bowl LIX earlier this month. Regardless of his workforce reaching the Tremendous Bowl, it was arguably the worst statistical season of Kelce’s profession, and as he will get older, it’s honest for him to contemplate hanging it up.
The tight finish just lately indicated on his “New Heights” podcast that he plans to do precisely what Manning, 48, advised and take his time together with his determination.
“I do know everyone desires to know whether or not or not I’m taking part in subsequent yr and proper now I’m simply kicking the whole lot down the highway,” he mentioned on the Wednesday, February 12, episode. “I’m not making any loopy choices however proper now the largest factor is simply being there for my teammates and being there for my coaches, understanding that so much that goes into this factor.”
Travis Kelce has performed all 174 of his profession common season video games with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, however his time at Arrowhead Stadium might be coming to an finish. The tight finish has overtly mentioned retirement on his “New Heights” podcast with brother Jason Kelce, and even when he does play subsequent yr, there’s no […]
“I’m gonna take a while to determine it out,” he added. “I believe I owe it to my teammates that if I do come again, that it’s gonna be one thing that it’s a wholehearted determination … It’s simply whether or not or not I’m motivated or it’s one of the best determination for me as a person, as a human, as an individual, to tackle all that duty.”
However whereas Kelce contemplates his future, it seems he has a deadline. The Athletic reported on Friday, February 14, that the Chiefs have given him one month to tell them of his determination.
For now, it seems Kelce has loads of folks rooting for his return, together with girlfriend Taylor Swift.
“She’s totally encouraging me to take pleasure in taking part in this sport,” Kelce advised ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith in January. “She loves coming to Arrowhead [Stadium] and coming to the video games and cheering for me, so I obtained all of the assist on this planet to maintain chasing these goals.”
Manning can be rooting for another yr from Kelce.
“I hope he comes again and performs,” he advised E! on Sunday. “He’s enjoyable to observe, however he’s obtained to do what’s finest for him.”
