Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is still mulling over his career options as the Pro Bowl pass-catcher decides between retiring or playing a 14th season.
Kelce has clearly lost a step on the field, but he’s still a solid option for the Chiefs in the passing game. The 36-year-old led the team with 76 catches, 851 yards, and five touchdowns, but he’s not the 1,000-yard threat he used to be.
If Kelce does return, he’ll be making significantly less than $17.125 million salary he had last season. Spotrac projects Kelce’s market value around $10.8 million per year.
While Kelce’s decision likely won’t come down to money, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand recently reported he could make significantly more money in his post-football career as an NFL analyst, if he chooses.
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“Travis Kelce appears as if he will try to play another season before potentially trying broadcasting, where he would like to call games, but probably could pick up at least $15 million per year as a studio presence,” Marchand wrote.
Marchand also mentioned former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit as other options who could compete with Kelce for top analyst roles.
There are two premier jobs that are coming open or about to come open — one at CBS on “NFL Today” (the network will be replacing Matt Ryan, who accepted the president of football position with the Atlanta Falcons), and one at NBC on “Football Night in America” (Tony Dungy was let go after 17 years).
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