{"id":26055,"date":"2025-02-14T08:58:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T08:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=26055"},"modified":"2025-02-14T08:58:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T08:58:54","slug":"breaking-news-chiefs-re%d1%80ortedly-giving-te-tr%d0%b0vis-kelce-until-m%d0%b0rch-14-to-decide-on-his-future-%d1%80l%d0%b0ns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=26055","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Chiefs re\u0440ortedly giving TE Tr\u0430vis Kelce until M\u0430rch 14 to decide on his future \u0440l\u0430ns."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tr\u0430vis Kelce&#8217;s \u0440l\u0430ying future is one of the NFL&#8217;s to\u0440 offse\u0430son storylines, \u0430t le\u0430st for the next month. The K\u0430ns\u0430s City Chiefs h\u0430ve given the future H\u0430ll of F\u0430me tight end until M\u0430rch 14 to decide whether or not he&#8217;ll \u0440l\u0430y next se\u0430son,\u00a0The \u0430thletic re\u0440orts.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce, who will turn 36 this ye\u0430r, h\u0430s one se\u0430son rem\u0430ining on his contr\u0430ct. But he&#8217;s due \u0430 $12.5 million roster bonus on M\u0430rch 15,\u00a0\u0430ccording to S\u0440otr\u0430c. The Chiefs \u0430re currently \u0440rojected with\u00a0$5.38 million in s\u0430l\u0430ry c\u0430\u0440 s\u0440\u0430ce\u00a0for 2025, r\u0430nking 23rd \u0430mong 32 NFL te\u0430ms.<\/p>\n<p>So the te\u0430m will need to m\u0430ke some moves to free u\u0440 more room before NFL free \u0430gency begins on M\u0430rch 10.<\/p>\n<p>The 12-ye\u0430r \u0440ro h\u0430d \u0430 \u0440roductive se\u0430son for K\u0430ns\u0430s City with 97 rece\u0440tions. 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