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‘The Athletic’ reported Thursday, Feb. 13, that Kelce will have to make a decision by March 14 about whether or not he will retire from the NFL<\/p>\n

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Travis Kelce\u00a0is still deciding whether he will return to the NFL for another season following the Chiefs’\u00a0defeat at the Super Bowl\u00a0\u2014 and the Kansas City team has reportedly given him a deadline to make up his mind.<\/p>\n

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Following its\u00a0loss to the Philadelphia Eagles at this year’s Super Bowl LIX,\u00a0The Athletic<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>reported on Thursday, Feb. 13, that the Chiefs want to know if Kelce, 35, will be retiring.<\/p>\n

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The tight end has by March 14 \u2014 or a month to decide — whether or not he’ll continue his career in the NFL.<\/p>\n

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Rumors of Kelce’s potential retirement sparked soon after last Sunday’s game ended with the Chief’s tough 40-22 loss to the Eagles. The Chiefs had entered the game as the 4-time and reigning Super Bowl champions.<\/p>\n

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Kelce during Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers.<\/span>Ryan Kang\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kelce’s contract with the Chiefs runs through the 2025 season and includes an $11.5 million roster bonus that is due March 15, the outlet reported. The NFL’s free agency period begins March 10.<\/p>\n

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Chiefs quarterback\u00a0Patrick Mahomes, 29,\u00a0was asked<\/a>\u00a0during a post-Super Bowl press conference\u00a0if he has spoken to Kelce about whether he will retire from football or return to play another season in the NFL.<\/p>\n

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Speaking to reporters after the loss, Mahomes said he’s going to “let Travis make that decision on his own” after he deserves some well-deserved rest following a long season.<\/p>\n

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“He’s given so much to this team and to the NFL,” the quarterback added of Kelce. “And he’s been such a joy, not only for me to work with, but for people to watch.”<\/p>\n

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Kelce previously opened up about whether or not he\u2019ll return to the NFL next season on the latest episode of\u00a0New Heights<\/em>, the podcast he presents alongside his brother, Eagles alum\u00a0Jason Kelce, which dropped on Wednesday, Feb. 12 \u2014 just three days after the team’s devastating loss.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI know everybody wants to know\u00a0whether or not I’m playing next year, and right now, I’m just kicking everything down the road. I’m not making any crazy decisions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Kelce attends the NFL honors in 2018.<\/span>Jeff Kravitz\/FilmMagic<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He also noted that the \u201cbiggest thing\u201d for him and his teammates right now is \u201cbeing there\u201d for each other and \u201cunderstanding.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI’m gonna take some time to figure it out. And, I think I owe it to my teammates that if I do come back, it’s a wholehearted decision. I’m not half-assing it, and I’m fully here for them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Elsewhere during the episode, Kelce reflected on how he, Mahomes and the rest of the Chiefs made some “mistakes” on the field that led to their loss.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt wasn’t the play calls, it was a cumulative effort of everybody just not finding a way to get it done, man,\u201d Kelce said of the game.<\/p>\n

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“And to happen on the biggest stage sucks, but to have it happen for the second time in my career on the biggest stage, man, it’s a tough pill to swallow. It’s a hard reality, man,” he went on, getting visibly choked up. The Chiefs lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020’s Super Bowl LV.<\/p>\n

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Despite his difficulties during the Super Bowl, Kelce has had a historic run in the NFL thus far, becoming the third all-time tight end in career receptions with 1,004, as well as third in receiving yards with 12,151,\u00a0The<\/em>\u00a0Athletic\u00a0<\/em>reported. He also comes in fifth for all-time career receiving touchdowns with 77.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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