While Travis Kelce is thinking about retirement after the humiliation of the Sunday Super Bowl, an embarrassing moment of realization was starting to go out for some fans of Kansas City Chiefs. Could they be better without him?
Kelce, 35, will be one of the best extremes tight to play the game, whenever he decides to call him one day. And after having spent his entire career in Kansas City, his place is already cemented as a big one of all time in the mind of Chiefom.
But as the reality bites after the defeat of 40-22 against the Eagles of Philadelphia in New Orleans, the fans of the chefs began to wonder how they can recharge and go better next season. And this is where some unwanted spotlights fall on Kelce, due to the salary on which he is.
Kelce has a salary boost of $ 19.8 million, according to Spotrac, but if Kelce retires or was cut by the chiefs, they would save 17 million dollars that they could redistribute to their reconstruction. And whether Kelce stays or not, they must rebuild – 18 of his teammates are now entering the free agency.
Kelce also owes a bonus of $ 11.5 million on March 14 and the Chiefs, at present, should have less than $ 16 million in wage space for 2025. This class 22nd in the NFL. Somewhere, something should give.
If Kelce decides that the annihilation of the Super Bowl is not the way he wants to bring down the curtain, perhaps the franchise will ask him to renegotiate his agreement and spread his payment. This could give chefs a precious workplace to recruit better players.
The future of the NFL of Travis Kelce is subject to intense speculation after the loss of the Super Bowl Sunday
The star of the chiefs occupies nearly $ 20 million in the ceiling space if he continues to play on
Kelce does not play for money. He has already said that the ultimate reward for him comes victories, not money. He is well placed to bring a lot of dollars out of the field, thanks to his profile of his relationship with Taylor Swift. In addition to the incursions in the world of theater last year, Kelce has entered into an agreement of $ 100 million for his new Podcast Heights with the older brother Jason.
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Some fans of chiefs criticized the hatred that directs Kelce after such a bad game of a loyal player. But through a series of responses to fans, the Hive chiefs said: “Do not hate the guy at all. I never said that I hope he will retire.
“I just say that his cap is a lot. If he decided to leave, we would not be left in a terrible situation. It doesn’t hate Kelce.
“Yeah, a restructuring would be good. At least, the drop in the ceiling has reached a few million. Could even extend it and spread it.
Kelce spoke briefly to the media after Sunday’s defeat, but reduced questions before he was questioned about his future in the match.
“Hats off in Eagles, they arrived after us, the three phases,” he said. “We did not play so badly all year round.
His teammate, the quarter-Arrière Patrick Mahomes, said that he would give Kelce the space to make a decision at his own pace.
Kelce looks devastated by the way the Super Bowl took place on Sunday for his team in New Orleans
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“I’m going to let Travis make this decision by himself, guy,” said Mahomes. “He gave this team so much to the NFL and was such a joy, not only for me to work, but for people to look.
“He knows he still has a lot of football in him. You can see it. He always makes games in the biggest moments.
“But it is if he wants to put this version because it is a version to go out and play 20 games, anyway, and to go to the Super Bowl. He was enough to be a guy with a gold jacket and a temple of the renown of the first ballot.
“I know he always has love for the game, and he will spend a little time with his family and will make this decision by himself.”
If he decides to continue to play, MAHOMES insisted that the chiefs would be delighted to find him.
“He knows he will come back here with welcome arms. We love this guy not only for the football player, but for the person he is every day.
But it is up to the organization to ensure that the figures add up. And for Brett Veach, the director general of chiefs, it may not be such a simple decision.
Kelce was electrifying last season in a year that ended with the Super Bowl Glory in Las Vegas, beating the 49ers of San Francisco in the mistress game.
That season, he had only 16 meters from his eighth consecutive campaign of 1,000 yards – despite the lack of first and last match of the regular season. In playoffs, he added 32 catches for 355 yards and four affected.
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This time, it was another story.
He succeeded in four captures for only 39 yards in the Super Bowl and in the regular season, his 823 reception yards and three Touchés were both busy careers.
When Kelce signed a new two -year contract last April, Veach said: “ From time to time, you have one of those guys who are aberrant and Travis is certainly one of these players.
“The chances that someone played so far in the 1930s is very low, but it happens, and it happens with just unicorns in the profession. Travis is one of them and we will certainly celebrate that with him and I hope that we can overcome this thing even longer.
“I have not seen any signs of slowdown and everyone notices the kind of after-season he had, and he just found this additional equipment and these special players, these special players are always able to find this Additional equipment. If someone could do it, Travis can.
The chiefs, and Kelce himself, must now decide if these words still sound.
