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Eagles legend Jason Kelce has make a decision about his future and can announce it this afternoon.
Kelce, 36, will maintain a press convention on the Eagles’ NovaCare Complicated at 1 p.m. on Monday to deal with his future. The press convention can be stay on NBC Sports activities Philadelphia.
After every of the final a number of seasons, the Eagles’ longtime heart has contemplated retirement. This may very well be the time he truly walks away from the NFL. Studies surfaced simply after the Eagles’ season ended within the playoffs that Kelce deliberate to retire however there has not but been an official announcement.
Regardless that Kelce turned 36 through the 2023 season, he nonetheless performed at a particularly excessive degree and was named an All-Professional and a Professional Bowler. If he’s not nonetheless the very best heart within the NFL, he’s darn shut.
In his 13-year NFL profession, Kelce has been a first-team All-Professional six instances and a Professional Bowler seven instances. He has been named to the All-Professional crew or the Professional Bowl in every of his final eight seasons.
He has had a Corridor-of-Fame profession.
If Kelce has determined to retire, the Eagles may need drafted his substitute within the second spherical final yr with Cam Jurgens out of Nebraska. The Eagles chosen Jurgens with the 51st decide in 2022. Jurgens performed minimally in his rookie season however was the Eagles’ beginning proper guard in 2023. Kelce truly helped scout Jurgens and was on-board with the decide. He appeared to get pleasure from getting the prospect to assist discover his eventual substitute.
The Eagles will return their beginning left facet of the offensive line in Jordan Mailata and Landon Dickerson, whereas proper sort out Lane Johnson can be again in 2024 as effectively. There’s an opportunity 2023 third-round decide Tyler Steen may very well be the beginning proper guard if Jurgens slides over to heart.
But when Kelce does retire on Monday, the Eagles can have a couple of months to determine all that out. At present can simply be an opportunity for a metropolis to thank a legend.
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