Travis Kelce's future hangs in balance as NFL free agency kicks off

The hourglass has been flipped, and the NFL satellite awaits to spot what Travis Kelce volition determine erstwhile it comes to his playing future.

Kelce entered the 2025 play with 1 twelvemonth remaining connected his declaration with the Kansas City Chiefs. He signed a two-year hold with the squad earlier the commencement of the 2024 play successful what immoderate thought could beryllium the last 2 years of his legendary career.

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Kansas City Chiefs choky extremity Travis Kelce (87) against the Arizona Cardinals during a preseason NFL crippled astatine State Farm Stadium connected Aug. 9, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

NFL teams and players tin hold to deals opening connected Monday astatine noon ET portion contracts cannot beryllium officially signed connected Wednesday. Reports emerged Sunday connected what the prima choky extremity could bash arsenic the icy, acold wintertime begins to thaw retired and the offseason truly heats up.

Kelce is expected to instrumentality for his 14th NFL play successful which helium volition crook 37 successful the mediate of, The Athletic reported. However, determination is reportedly nary warrant helium returns to the Chiefs and his reps are expected to speech to aggregate teams earlier making a decision.

The caller study emerged weeks aft The Associated Press reported that Kelce volition lone play for the Chiefs – if helium plays astatine all.

Kansas City Chiefs choky extremity Travis Kelce (87) celebrates aft a drawback and tally against the Chicago Bears during the archetypal fractional of the crippled astatine GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium connected Aug. 22, 2025. (Denny Medley/Imagn Images)

"I deliberation we’ve benignant of taken a antithetic attack with Travis successful the consciousness that we’ve prepared for either scenario," Chiefs wide manager Brett Veach told reporters during the NFL Scouting Combine. "Coach (Andy Reid) had mentioned connected Friday (that) he’s had large dialog with Travis. On our end, myself, (assistant wide manager) Chris Shea and Travis’ crew, we’ve had immoderate bully dialog there.

"I’m definite we’re going to spot him present conscionable similar we volition each the different players’ agents and we’ll proceed that dialogue. Travis is the best, he’s an icon and hopefully helium comes backmost and we’ll conscionable fto that process play out."

Kelce is simply a three-time Super Bowl champion, 11-time Pro Bowler and four-time All-Pro. His numbers were conscionable a smidge amended than 2024.

He had 76 catches for 851 yards and 5 touchdowns arsenic the Chiefs finished an uncharacteristic 6-11.

"It’s not your emblematic — hey, 27-year-old archetypal clip successful escaped agency," Veach added. "Travis has done everything, he’s accomplished everything — he’s astir to get married, he’s got a batch going on. So, I don’t deliberation there’s an constituent of america not trying to — you request immoderate benignant of deadline (or) timeline but astatine the aforesaid time, it’s Travis Kelce truthful we’re conscionable going to proceed to person affirmative dialog and spot wherever this happening ends. I deliberation we’re trying to presumption ourselves that either way, we person a program moving forward."

Kansas City Chiefs choky extremity Travis Kelce (right) autographs a publication for Edenne Flinn (left) aft being deed by Kelce’s play shot connected the 18th spread during the 2nd circular of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am play tourney astatine Pebble Beach Golf Links connected Feb. 13, 2026.  (Kyle Terada/Imagn Images)

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Kelce’s determination volition nonstop shockwaves done the NFL either way.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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