Travis Kelce will bring a huge payment day if he decides to return a different season.
The tight end of the Chiefs, 35, was without obligation to play in the game after the loss of super bowl of his team to the Eagles and said on his subsequent new Heights -Podcast that he would take some time to find it out . ''
But if he is still the schedule of Kansas City on 15 March, he will receive a $ 12.5 million schedule bonus according to Spotrac.
That figure would come in addition to the $ 4.5 million to basic salary that he will receive in 2025.
If Kelce retired – or was cut by the team – it would save the Chiefs $ 17 million in cap -space.
And if Kelce chooses to hang his shoe plates, he is expected to inform the leaders about that decision before the bonus starts.
Travis Kelce takes a huge bonus home if he decides to play for the chiefs for another year
Kelce was relatively quiet in Super Bowl Lix, because he caught four passes for just 39 meters
The athletics reported earlier that the Chiefs want to know if Kelce will play around March 14 or will retire – the day before the sum would be granted to the player.
That date is also about five weeks before the NFL design – where the chiefs could look to replace Kelce if he decides that he has finished playing.
In 2024, Kelce finished fifth in the tight ends with 823 receiving yards, although that was totally lowest since his second season in 2014.
The tight end this season also only moved in three touchdowns and was quiet in Super Bowl Lix, and caught four passes for 39 yards in the 40-22 loss of his team.
The latest indications, however, are that he will continue to play, as revealed by Dianna Russini of the Athletic earlier this week.
Speaking about the rich demands -show, Russini said that, from conversations she has had, there is 'absolutely a feeling' that Kelce will continue to play.
Russini added that the feeling of the leaders feels pretty good that Travis has conveyed a little more into him. '
Prior to the Super Bowl, Kelce said that he still hoped to play in three years, but hit a different tone when he spoke at new heights after the loss of 40-22 of the Chiefs.
“I'm going to take the time to find out,” said Kelce. And I think I owe it to my teammates that if I come back that it will be a sincere decision and I will not be half ** and I am completely here for them.
“I think I can play, it's just like I'm motivated or it's the best decision for me as a man, as a person, as a person to take on all that responsibility.”
