{"id":25241,"date":"2025-02-11T08:30:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T08:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25241"},"modified":"2025-02-11T08:30:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T08:30:50","slug":"chiefs-pending-free-agent-lb-nick-bolton-strongly-hints-at-his-future-in-kansas-city-after-super-bowl-lix-loss-to-eagles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25241","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs&#8217; pending free agent LB Nick Bolton strongly hints at his future in Kansas City after Super Bowl LIX loss to Eagles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEyNzQxOTg0Nzg2MzI3MTY4\/usatsi_25379353.jpg\" alt=\"Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton (32) takes the field before Super Bowl LIX against the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the loss to the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles\u00a0in Super Bowl LIX, the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0will immediately shift to offseason mode.<\/p>\n<p>They don&#8217;t have any time to spare,\u00a0given the number of key free agent decisions\u00a0ahead and the NFL&#8217;s legal negotiating window, which begins exactly one month from Monday, Feb. 10. Some of the Chiefs&#8217; top pending free agents, including starting MLB Nick Bolton, are already starting to think about their future with the team.<\/p>\n<p>Bolton spoke with media members immediately following the loss and was asked about his free agency decision. His preference? He seems to still love Kansas City, Missouri, after becoming a man over a seven-year span from Mizzou to 1 Arrowhead Drive.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m going to take this one, take the 24 or 48 hours, whatever, to reflect on how the year went, talk to my agent,&#8221; Bolton said. &#8220;But I&#8217;ve been here (in Missouri) for seven years it feels like home. Welcomed me with open arms as a little 18-year-old with short hair, no facial hair. 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