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Eagles great Jason Kelce has come to a decision about his future and will announce it this afternoon.
The 36-year-old Kelce will hold a press conference at the Eagles’ NovaCare Complex on Monday at 1 p.m. to address his future. The press conference will be live on NBC Sports Philadelphia.
After the last several seasons, the Eagles’ longtime center has contemplated retirement. This may be the time when he truly walks away from the NFL. Reports surfaced right after the Eagles’ season ended in the playoffs that Kelce planned to retire but there has been no official announcement yet.
Even though Kelce turned 36 during the 2023 season, he still played at an extremely high level and was named an All-Pro and Pro Bowler. If he’s still not the best center in the NFL, he’s very close to it.
In his 13-year NFL career, Kelce has been a first-team All-Pro six times and a Pro Bowler seven times. He has been named to the All-Pro team or Pro Bowl in each of his last eight seasons.
He has had a Hall-of-Fame career.
If Kelce decided to retire, the Eagles would have drafted his replacement with Nebraska’s Cam Jurgens in the second round last year. The Eagles selected Jurgens with the 51st pick in 2022. Jurgens played little in his rookie season, but was the Eagles’ starting right guard in 2023. Kelce actually helped scout Jurgens and was on board with the pick. He seemed to enjoy having the chance to help find his eventual replacement.
The Eagles will return their starting left sides of the offensive line in Jordan Mailata and Landon Dickerson, while right tackle Lane Johnson will also return in 2024. Tyler Steen, a 2023 third-round pick, could be the starting right guard if Jurgens moves to center.
But if Kelce retires on Monday, the Eagles will have a few months to figure it all out. Today could be an opportunity for a city to thank a legend.
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