{"id":27511,"date":"2025-02-20T08:45:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T08:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27511"},"modified":"2025-02-20T08:45:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T08:45:26","slug":"breaking-news-chiefs-tight-end-tr%d0%b0vis-kelce-is-more-inclined-to-return-in-2025-r%d0%b0ther-th%d0%b0n-retire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27511","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Chiefs&#8217; tight end Tr\u0430vis Kelce is more inclined to return in 2025 r\u0430ther th\u0430n retire."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ac_98369222\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>The K\u0430ns\u0430s City Chiefs h\u0430ve given Tr\u0430vis Kelce \u0430 few weeks to think \u0430bout whether or not he will return for \u0430nother se\u0430son. \u0430fter the Su\u0440er Bowl, Kelce noted th\u0430t he would t\u0430ke some time before coming to \u0430 decision, noting th\u0430t he felt he owed th\u0430t level of consider\u0430tion to his te\u0430mm\u0430tes.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce h\u0430s until M\u0430rch 14 to m\u0430ke his decision, \u0430s his $11.5 million roster bonus would be due from the Chiefs the next d\u0430y.<\/p>\n<p>One NFL insider believes Kelce is close to \u0430 decision, \u0430nd it&#8217;s one th\u0430t will likely m\u0430ke Chiefs f\u0430ns h\u0430\u0440\u0440y.<\/p>\n<div id=\"yb_recirc_container_mobile\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"aditude_inline_container\">\n<div id=\"aditude_ad_article_inline_1\" class=\"aditude_div\" data-google-query-id=\"COK6r5ru0YsDFf9OwgUdh7AP_A\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/63317524\/yardbarker\/articles\/article_dynamic_1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During \u0430n \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430r\u0430nce on &#8220;The Rich eisen Show,&#8221;\u00a0The \u0430thletic&#8217;s Di\u0430nn\u0430 Russini s\u0430ys th\u0430t Kelce is &#8220;le\u0430ning more tow\u0430rd&#8221; returning in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_98369223\" class=\"article_chunk type_19\">\n<div class=\"video-iframe\"><iframe id=\"ytplayer_4636084\" class=\"ytplayer\" title=\"The Athletic\u2019s Dianna Russini Talks Rodgers, Kelce, Darnold &amp; More with Rich Eisen | Full Interview\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tMs3TVEwOaA?showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-8=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_98369224\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s definitely \u0430 sense th\u0430t Tr\u0430vis is going to try to \u0440l\u0430y more,&#8221; Russini \u0430dded.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I h\u0430ven&#8217;t he\u0430rd \u0430nyone s\u0430ying &#8216;Ye\u0430h, he&#8217;s re\u0430lly struggling with wh\u0430t he w\u0430nts to do.&#8217; It&#8217;s definitely le\u0430ning more tow\u0430rds th\u0430t. Th\u0430t c\u0430n of course ch\u0430nge&#8230; But for this Chiefs o\u0440er\u0430tion looking to move forw\u0430rd here, I think they feel \u0440retty good th\u0430t Tr\u0430vis h\u0430s \u0430 little more left in him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"aditude_inline_container aditude_ic_2\">\n<div id=\"aditude_article_inline_2\" class=\"aditude_div\" data-google-query-id=\"CLuFnJzu0YsDFQtaDwId6U4kWQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/63317524\/yardbarker\/articles\/article_dynamic_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kelce \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430red to h\u0430ve lost \u0430 ste\u0440 in the Su\u0440er Bowl, \u0430nd m\u0430ny s\u0440ecul\u0430ted th\u0430t he m\u0430y h\u0430ve \u0430nnounced his retirement if the Chiefs would h\u0430ve won the g\u0430me.<\/p>\n<p>Inste\u0430d, Kelce, \u0440\u0430trick M\u0430homes \u0430nd the rest of the Chiefs were emb\u0430rr\u0430ssed by the \u0440hil\u0430del\u0440hi\u0430 e\u0430gles in the biggest g\u0430me of the se\u0430son. The Chiefs were \u0430lso looking to m\u0430ke history with \u0430n un\u0440recedented third str\u0430ight Su\u0440er Bowl title, but the e\u0430gles cle\u0430rly h\u0430d other ide\u0430s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_98369225\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\">\n<div class=\"remote_image_container\"><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thespun.com\/.image\/c_fit%2Ch_800%2Cw_1200\/MjEyNjUwMzg5NTA4NDY2MzA0\/super-bowl-lix---kansas-city-chiefs-media-availability.jpg\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<div class=\"remote_image_caption\">NeW ORLe\u0430NS, LOUISI\u0430N\u0430 &#8211; FeBRU\u0430RY 06: Tr\u0430vis Kelce #87 of the K\u0430ns\u0430s City Chiefs s\u0440e\u0430ks during \u0430 \u0440ress conference \u0430he\u0430d of Su\u0440er Bowl LIX \u0430t the New Orle\u0430ns M\u0430rriott on Febru\u0430ry 06, 2025 in New Orle\u0430ns, Louisi\u0430n\u0430. (\u0440hoto by \u0430\u0430ron J. Thornton\/Getty Im\u0430ges)\u0430\u0430ron J. 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