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Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro Jason Kelce picked an interesting place to mull his possible retirement from the NFL: a Buffalo Bills tailgate.
While in town to support brother and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, he decided to take a detour through the snow-filled parking lot at Highmark Stadium to party with Bills Mafia.
Kelce didn’t crash through any flaming tables, but he did take a shot out of a bowling ball.
The season is over for the Eagles after an embarrassing wild-card loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, so Kelce is free to let loose. This may become the new norm for the future Hall of Famer, though, as retirement could be on the horizon.
Amid rumors that this could be his final year, Kelce was emotional following the Eagles playoff loss. While he hasn’t confirmed anything yet, he stated recently that his silence on the matter was by design. “I didn’t announce what I was doing on purpose, despite I guess, what’s been leaked to the media,” he said on the Kelce brothers podcast “New Heights.” “I just don’t think you’re in a position after a game like that to really make that decision. There’s too much emotion in the moment.”
While the elder Kelce’s future seems decided, his younger brother might join him in retirement sooner than many thought. According to a report that emerged on Sunday, the Chiefs’ stud tight end might follow his brother into the sunset at the end of the year.
We’re on to the 2024 NFL Draft. Well, at least with this article. The Buffalo Bills have entered their offseason program, which includes a very healthy dose of preparation for April’s draft.
The man who lives to mock others, Mel Kiper Jr., released his first 2024 NFL Mock Draft this past week. In it, he made a pick for One Bills Drive that should delight plenty of Bills Mafia — those desperately hoping for more offensive production.
Kiper informs that he “made a late change with this pick after (he) watched Josh Allen average 4.8 yards per attempt in the home loss to the Chiefs.”
So what can we learn about Mitchell at this stage? He’s a talented wide receiver who’s known to have fantastic hands. Were he to be drafted by One Bills Drive, he’d join Justin Shorter to form a pair of the tallest players in the wide receiver room. But size isn’t the only noteworthy aspect to Mitchell’s game.“Mitchell broke out after transferring from Georgia, catching 55 passes for 845 yards and 11 scores for the Longhorns in 2023. He thrived on crossing routes, using his size and quickness to get separation from defenders.”
Mitchell sounds like just the sort of receiver Buffalo could use — considering their lack of size at the position this past season. Too often, the Bills’ wide receivers seemed to lack the ability to separate in traffic, which meant far too many contested balls were falling incomplete or worse.
With the likelihood that wide receiver Gabe Davis is headed for a windfall in free agency, the Bills have an urgent need at wide receiver. That may also be true even if Davis returns to Orchard Park, NY. Down the stretch of the 2023 NFL season Stefon Diggs failed to separate himself on the field and from the pack, either taken out of games by teams’ cornerbacks or simply unable to hang on to the football. It was a down season, the kind which Bills Mafia hopes is just a blip on Diggs’ illustrious resume. While he put up great numbers, they paled in comparison to recent seasons, and he’s not getting any younger.
