Peyton Manning advised Travis Kelce not to precipitate his retirement decision after the devastating loss of the Super Bowl of the Chiefs against the Eagles.
Kelce, 35, said before the match he hoped to play in three years, but an Ian Rapoport report from NFL Network on the eve of the game said that the tight end was “ undecided ” on his return For the 2025 season.
Since the defeat of February 9 against Philly, Kelce has not yet made a publicly decision, and Manning hopes that the star of the chiefs “takes a little time” to decide.
“So the last thing you want to do is say” ok, I’m going to make a decision now, “he told E! Nouvelles at SNL 50th Anniversary Special.
“Take time. Take a full month. Let certain things digest and calm down. He can then make a better decision.
Speaking on the episode last week of his new podcast Heights, Kelce said he was doing just that when he remembers returning or not for a 13th season.
Travis Kelce would weigh back or not for a 13th season in the NFL
And the old quarter-back star Peyton Manning advised the tight end to take his time
“I will take the time to understand it,” said Kelce. And I think I owe my teammates that if I come back that it will be a decision without reservation and I am not half it, and I am entirely there for them.
“I think I can play, it’s just if I am motivated or not or not it is the best decision for me as a man, as a human, as a person to assume all this responsibility.”
In the regular season, Kelce finished with her lowest total in reception yards (823) and the affected (three) since his second season in 2014.
He also had a relatively quiet super bowl because he caught four balls for 39 yards in the defeat of his team.
The entrepreneur also accumulated a ton of additional mileage on his body in playoffs – with his 25 appearances in career playoffs equivalent to approximately an additional season and half a game.
Nevertheless, Manning would love to see Kelce continue in the NFL.
“I hope he will come back and play,” he said. “He’s fun to watch, but he has to do what’s best for him.”
Kelce still has a lot of time to make his decision, because the chiefs gave him a deadline of March 14 to make his decision, according to The Athletic.
Kelce is expected to receive a list of $ 11.5 million on March 15 if he continues to play.
