KANSAS Metropolis Chiefs gamers have completely admitted to The U.S. Solar that they worry the glory years of the group are over with Travis Kelce’s retirement rumored and different group members on the lookout for a transfer.

The most important names the gamers worry shedding embrace the likes of Nick Bolton and Justin Reid, a number of the greatest tacklers within the league, and stalwart Mahomes protectors DJ Humphries and Trey Smith.

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Their teammates fear their exits might deliver the Chiefs’ dynasty crashing down after failing to grab a historic three-peat on Sunday night time.

Others worry that Chiefs administration may very well be trying to switch the likes of veteran tight finish Noah Grey and guard Joe Thuney, together with reliable linebacker Drue Tranquill, to drastically change up the squad.

Some gamers even went as far as to admit they worry the dynasty is not only on its manner out however already lifeless, with huge figures similar to Travis Kelce, at 35, merely unable to return to their peak type.

The Philadelphia Eagles crushed the Chiefs 40-22 in Tremendous Bowl LIX, a sport that may very well be the final of Kelce‘s profession.

“The loss has been a really, very large hit on our faces and humbled us up, as we didn’t anticipate to be crushed like that,” a participant on the Chiefs roster instructed The U.S. Solar.

“I imply, since I obtained right here, it’s the most important lack of my profession, and I felt that we obtained hit by a truck and by no means recovered.”

The participant admitted that many on the group are actually stuffed with doubt as to whether or not they can “bounce again from that” with some weighing up what the subsequent greatest transfer for his or her profession may very well be.

“Guys like Nick Bolton, Trey Smith are guys which are focused by different groups, they usually know they might make extra cash some place else. And we talked collectively about the potential for beginning a brand new problem too,” the participant confessed.

“There are additionally guys which are free brokers, like DJ Humphries, Justin Reid which are already eager about their subsequent step, and most definitely see themselves out of Kansas Metropolis and really feel just like the cycle is most definitely performed for the Chiefs.”

He added that working again Kareem Hunt, who has spent two totally different spells with the Chiefs since 2017, “is aware of that he’ll get more cash some place else and that he feels just like the Chiefs received’t plan to maintain him.”

Additional doubts come as gamers worry that, on high of these trying to bounce ship, the group administration could resolve to half methods with some names to unlock area to maneuver in new faces to the squad.

Veteran vast receiver Cooper Kupp has already revealed how the LA Rams are aggressively trying to commerce him in 2025 as they give the impression of being to dump him onto one other group instantly.

Whereas the Denver Broncos emerged as the favourite to grab up the 2021 Triple-Crown winner, a transfer to the Chiefs is just not utterly off the desk.

Nevertheless it’s a switch these at the moment on the Chiefs roster worry might imply they bid farewell to faces who introduced them to the final three Tremendous Bowls in a row.

“There may be additionally the truth that we’re all virtually positive that the group will push for a commerce of one other huge participant, similar to Cooper Kupp, that everyone knows that’s the group’s want to add to the roster,” a kind of gamers mentioned.

“Many guys know that they might be traded. Guys like Joe Thuney, Drue Tranquill, and Noah Grey know and are aware that they may very well be traded to make room for extra cap area or to have Kupp coming.

“The environment is kind of bizarre, as this loss makes most of us rethink many issues, and a number of us additionally assume that some pillars like Travis Kelce can’t return to their greatest stage and that the dynasty is over.

“There may be a number of query marks over our heads, and the subsequent few months are gonna be very fascinating.”

One other participant instructed The U.S. Solar that the group at the moment feels at a “crossroads.”

Though he does not personally plan on resigning from Kansas Metropolis simply but, it is left all gamers conscious that modifications have to return to get well.

“Many modifications will occur for the board to maintain the window nonetheless open to probably win extra Tremendous Bowls,” he mentioned.

“However many people doubt in regards to the future of the group, and there are tons of questions raised and guys that need to be out and begin one other problem as they don’t consider we’ll bounce again from that heavy loss that occurred Sunday.

“I’m ending my contract, and I do know that I’ll give precedence to be looking for different choices, and I don’t see myself staying right here anymore as I believe the dynasty is over.

“I need one thing else, and I do know that I must put myself first and get the very best deal attainable, as I don’t know the way lengthy a profession might final.

“I need more cash, and I do know that the Chiefs can’t give me that and that they’re concentrating on many guys, together with Cooper Kupp, and they should make strikes and never prolong guys for his or her actual values as a way to maintain some room, some cap area to signal contemporary blood and attempt to be aggressive once more.

“I believe that it’s the top of the Chiefs as we all know them and that it’ll take many main strikes to attempt to be aggressive once more and attain different Tremendous Bowls,” he continued.

“We’ve got been speaking about that since Sunday with a lot of different teammates, guys which are free brokers or have few years left of their contract, and the sensation is identical: many modifications will occur, and a few guys wouldn’t thoughts being traded and begin a brand new chapter some place else.”