Jason Kelce and Fletcher Cox Makes Final Retirement Decision

INDIANAPOLIS — Free agency is around the corner. Then the draft. OTAs will be here before you know it. The NFL offseason is moving quickly.

And even though the Eagles still don’t know what the future holds for two all-time greats, they’re willing to be patient as Jason Kelce and Fletcher Cox contemplate their football futures.

“Obviously, those guys are unbelievable players, unbelievable people, and they deserve the right to decide what’s best for them,” Eagles general manager Howie Roseman said on Tuesday from the NFL Combine. “We’ll wait and give them whatever time and space they need to make the right decisions.

“I think the important thing from our perspective is you never want to see them wearing different colors. I think for us, no matter when that is, if they want the opportunity to come back, we’d want to have the opportunity to bring them back.”

The longest-tenured Eagles player is Brandon Graham, who has already publicly said he wants to return for a 15th and final season. That will require a new contract but it’s likely to get done.

As for the second- and third-longest tenured players in the organization? It seems like both are flirting with the thought of retirement.

Kelce, 36, has been contemplating his football future after each of the last few seasons. He got drafted in the sixth round back 2011 and has now played 13 seasons in the NFL. He elected to return in 2023 after the Eagles came close to winning Super Bowl LVII.