The Kansas City Chiefs expect to see tight end Travis Kelce back on the field next season, general manager Brett Veach said on Tuesday, after the 10-time Pro Bowler raised the possibility of retirement following a brutal Super Bowl defeat.
NFL Scouting Combine kicks off the full evaluation process of the next class of rookies preparing to enter the league. The Kansas City Chiefs, due to their late postseason runs, enter another NFL draft with late-round picks.
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Kansas City Chiefs GM Brett Veach sure seems to think that Travis Kelce will be suiting up for the 2025 season.
Following a disastrous offensive line performance in a Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles two weeks ago, how will the team look to fill its vacancy at left tackle? “That is tricky,” Veach said during an interview with a handful of local reporters at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis.
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As far as I’m concerned, there is no deadline,” Brett Veach said. “I think we left it as he’d be back. We’re excited to get him back and get him going.”
The Kansas City Chiefs won’t be able to retain every player that was on their Super Bowl LIX roster when free agency starts next month. General manager Brett Veach will need to make some difficult decisions to field another ultra-competitive squad next year,
Kansas City's GM Brett Veach at the combine displayed optimism about getting a contract done with guard Trey Smith, which has to be the last thing the Bears would want to hear.
With Kelce already 35 years old and showing an on-field decline, he faced plenty of questions about his playing future. And immediately after the game, Kelce said he was going to take some time to consider retirement or returning for another year.
If the Chiefs take a big free-agent swing, Brett Veach indicated before the Super Bowl, it would be a player that checks this box.