Kelce, whose contract expired at the end of last season, would need to agree to a new deal to return to the Chiefs. And the team now knows exactly how much money it can spend moving forward, should Kelce come back.
That’s one factor in why we soon should know Kelce’s plans.
The other is the start of NFL free agency.
NFL teams will begin negotiating with pending free agents on March 9 at 11 a.m. On March 11 at 3 p.m., teams can begin signing free agents. The Chiefs undoubtedly would like to know Kelce’s plans before the free agency mania begins.
Another sign: The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport talked about Kelce and the Chiefs, and it again sounds like a decision is nigh.
“Only going to play for the Kansas City Chiefs, but they want to make sure when there is a decision, he is a thousand percent all in,” Rapoport said from the Combine. “This week we should have some answers from Kansas City. What we know is they for sure, for sure want him back, especially considering how he played last year.”