His comment on retiring means zilch to me.How much longer does Tyreek play? Didn't he say he was going to finish out his contract and that was it?
His base comp in 2026 jumps up to about $45M. I think his contract was designed to either exit out from him after 2025 or extend him and get the 2026 cap hit of over $56m down.
There is a chance if for whatever reason after 2024 they decided to move on they could do it and it would not be overly painful but that would likely only be the case if he had a sharp decline or more likely off the field issues got heavy.
So my best guess is Waddle/Tyreek are paired together for the next two seasons. ETA-assuming Waddle is tagged or extended.