According to The Athletic, the Chiefs have set March 14 as the date Kelce will inform them of his decision. That is a few days after the start of the new league year (March 12), and CBS Sports writes that the Chiefs might have set the March 14 deadline due to whether or not to pay Kelce his $11.5 roster bonus for 2025.

Fresh off an ugly Super Bowl LIX defeat, Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce is openly weighing retirement, revealing on his "New Heights" podcast this week that he's undecided on his NFL future following 12 seasons.

The Kansas City Chiefs have given Travis Kelce a strict deadline for when he must inform them of his intentions amid the potential of him retiring from American football. Last weekend, the Chiefs took on the Philadelphia Eagles at the Caesars Superdrome in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX.