Eagles' Kelce: 'Hard to imagine' playing without Peters

Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce doesn't enjoy the possibility of losing offensive tackle Jason Peters this season after almost a decade as teammates.

"It is hard to imagine potentially playing without Jason Peters, the personality and the guy that he's been to this organization, but at some point, it's going to be the end for all of us," Kelce said Thursday, according to NJ.com's Mike Kaye.

"I don't know what’s going to happen. Again, I'd love to play with the guy again, but obviously this is in the hands of the people who are making important decisions and cap decisions and all these decisions that are way over my head."

Peters, who joined the Eagles in 2009, has yet to ink a deal since free agency began earlier in March. Philadelphia announced it would let the 38-year-old hit the open market this offseason, but both parties were going to "remain in communication."

Kelce, 32, was drafted by the Eagles in 2011. The three-time Pro Bowler has started 126 games with Philadelphia and was a key contributor in his team's Super Bowl run three seasons ago.

Though Peters didn't appear in that Super Bowl due to a knee injury, he was the Eagles' Week 1 starter earlier in the campaign. The nine-time Pro Bowler started 140 regular-season games in Philly throughout his career.

If Peters doesn't re-sign, 2019 first-rounder Andre Dillard is expected to step up at left tackle.

"Andre is a guy who I think has incredible physical abilities," Kelce said. "He's very quick-twitched, he can move his feet really well, he's athletic, he's smart, he's got a lot of the things that are hard to get if you don’t have them. If there was one weakness in his game last year, it was power ... Now, he gets a whole offseason to improve on that."