Overview
- Kelly announced his retirement Friday in a post on X, concluding a decade-long NFL career.
- The four-time Pro Bowl center spent nine seasons with the Colts and started 129 career games, earning second-team All-Pro honors in 2020.
- In 2025 with Minnesota, he sustained three concussions, went on injured reserve after Weeks 2 and 4, returned in Week 12 with a new helmet and a Guardian Cap, then suffered another concussion in Week 16.
- His retirement opens about $8.4 million in 2026 salary-cap space for the Vikings, who entered the offseason roughly $43 million over the cap, according to ESPN.
- Minnesota now must find a new starting center, with Michael Jurgens and Blake Brandel in-house candidates while external options in free agency or the draft are also possible.