Jets coach Aaron Glenn acknowledged that the decision to part ways with the future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers this offseason "upset" some players.
"Still think he has that fire and desire to play and, as far as I’m concerned there is no deadline I think we left as he’d be back, and we’re excited to get him back and get him going."
Reid said he spoke to Kelce during the team's exit meetings and gave the tight end some advice.
"At this point, get out of town and relax. That's my motto for these guys. They played a lot of games for a consistent amount of seasons here," Reid said, via The Kansas City Star.
"You get to the end, and you've exhausted yourself mentally and physically... step back and take care of that, then we'll talk."
"But for right now, I think that's what he's doing."
Kelce said he was "kicking every can I can down the road" regarding his decision to retire during his last episode of "New Heights."
Kelce was still productive this season, but his yards (823) and touchdowns (3) in the regular season this year were the lowest he has had in a full season.
The star tight end did say that if he was going to come back, he would not be taking any half-measures.
"I think I owe it to my teammates that if I do come back, it’s going to be something that – it’s a wholehearted decision," Kelce said.
"I’m not half-a--ing it. I’m fully here for them and I think I can play. It’s just whether or not I’m motivated or if it’s the best decision for me as a man, as a human, as a person to take on all that responsibility."
Buffalo Sabres broadcaster Rob Ray had an understandable hot mic moment during Saturday’s game against the New York Rangers after he took a puck to the face between the benches.
The unfortunate incident caught the Sabres' legend by surprise late in the opening period.
Ray was struck right above the eye by a deflected puck, prompting the former longtime NHL enforcer to drop some colorful language during the broadcast.
Players and a team doctor quickly went over to check on Ray, who had a visible gash above his left eye and on the bridge of his nose.
Later in the broadcast, Ray said he received a "couple of little stitches" in the eyebrow area, but he ultimately avoided any major injuries to his eye.
"That’s not normal," he joked about the "golf ball" sized lump on his face.
Ray is no stranger to injury — neither between the benches nor on the ice.
He accumulated 3,207 penalty minutes in his 14 seasons with the Sabres organization, setting a franchise record. His time spent in the box also ranks sixth on the NHL career list.
Ray’s fight style even led the league to introduce a new rule in which players who fought without their jerseys got game misconducts. The former NHL veteran would wear tear-away jerseys, giving him an advantage by essentially freeing his arms during brawls.
As for his time in the broadcast booth, Saturday was not the first time Ray fell victim to a rouge puck.
In a December 2023 game, Ray was again struck — almost identically — with a puck right between the eyes.
In both instances, he returned to action right away. Ray was inducted into the Sabres Hall of Fame last month.
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