As Travis Kelce's NFL future hangs in the balance, Chiefs fans debate if it is time for him to retire As Travis Kelce ponders retirement after Sunday's Super Bowl humiliation, an awkward moment of realization was starting to dawn for some Kansas City Chiefs fans.
Kelce has a $19.8million salary-cap hit, according to Spotrac, but if Kelce retires or was cut by the Chiefs, they would save $17m that they could redistribute towards their rebuild.
Lexi Osborne, of the Chiefs podcast Kingdom Queens, said she had a 'hard disagree' over Kelce taking a pay cut given the service he has given the team over his career.
Some Chiefs fans were critical of the hate heading Kelce's way after such a bad game from a loyal player.
Another Chiefs fan wrote: 'Travis Kelce is arguably the best TE to play the position, and his dominance has been instrumental in our success.