Overview
- Kelce said he will play out the schedule and keep retirement discussions internal, reiterating he will decide before early March to align with free agency.
- Patrick Mahomes underwent successful ACL and LCL surgery performed by Dr. Dan Cooper and has begun rehabilitation, leaving Gardner Minshew to start down the stretch.
- Framing his stance as “integrity,” Kelce pledged to give teammates and fans “everything I got” despite Kansas City being eliminated from playoff contention.
- Kelce avoided postgame media after the Week 15 loss, prompting criticism from Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, and later addressed the game on his New Heights podcast.
- Andy Reid praised Kelce’s season as he leads the team in receptions, yards and touchdowns; he is three yards from 800 for a 12th straight year and 203 from a 1,000-yard milestone that would set an age record for tight ends.