Report: Chiefs set deadline for Travis Kelce’s return decision

Travis Kelce remains undecided about his playing future, and the Kansas City Chiefs will give him a month to make up his mind.The team is asking the star tight end to state his position by March 14, The Athletic reported on Thursday.There is a significance to the date choice: Kelce would be due an $11.5 million roster bonus on March 15 if he were to play on the final year of his contract in 2025.Kelce, 35, is weighing his future in the wake of the Chiefs’ 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in Super Bowl LIX.Kelce wound up with four catches for 39 yards in New Orleans on Sunday.”I know everybody wants to know whether I’m playing next year and right now, I’m just kicking everything down the road. I’m kicking every can I can down the road. I’m not making any crazy decisions,” Kelce said on his “New Heights” podcast released Wednesday.A four-time first-team All-Pro and 10-time Pro Bowl choice through 12 NFL seasons, Kelce would carry a $19.8 million cap hit in 2025.

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