Travis Kelce made NFL's highest-paid tight end with 2-year Chiefs extension: report

Any rumors astir Travis Kelce retiring came to a adjacent connected Monday, arsenic nan Kansas City Chiefs reportedly gave him a two-year statement hold to make him nan highest-paid tight extremity successful nan NFL. 

NFL Network reports nan woody was done by Kelce’s long-time agent, Mike Simon, pinch Milk & Honey Sports. 

The position of Kelce’s statement person yet to beryllium disclosed, but New York Giants tight extremity Darren Waller is presently nan highest-paid tight end, per mean yearly value, astatine $17 cardinal per season, though he is contemplating retirement. 

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Kansas City Chiefs tight extremity Travis Kelce (87) celebrates his touchdown against nan Baltimore Ravens during nan first half of an AFC Championship NFL shot game, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, successful Baltimore.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Kelce antecedently signed a four-year, $57.25 cardinal extension, which had him pinch nan Chiefs until 2026 wherever he would beryllium an unrestricted free agent. That statement pays retired astir $14.3 cardinal per season, and $21 cardinal of it was guaranteed. 

With his older brother, Jason Kelce, retiring from nan Philadelphia Eagles this offseason, galore wondered what nan younger Kelce would beryllium doing. 

But aft back-to-back Super Bowl victories — and Kelce showing that he is still arguably nan champion tight extremity successful nan NFL — he’s fresh to support competing alongside Patrick Mahomes connected nan Chiefs. 

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While 1 of nan league’s prolific stars, Kelce has taken aggregate salary cuts successful nan past to make judge nan Chiefs tin proceed building title rosters, and that’s evidently paid off. 

A nine-time Pro Bowler and four-time All-Pro, Kelce has 3 Super Bowl rings nether his loop and should beryllium passing Antonio Gates for nan third-most receiving yards by a tight extremity successful NFL history this season. Kelce has 11,328 successful his profession to Gates’ 11,841. 

Travis Kelce #87 of nan Kansas City Chiefs looks connected anterior to nan AFC Championship Game against nan Baltimore Ravens astatine M&T Bank Stadium connected January 28, 2024 successful Baltimore, Maryland. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

This past play was a whirlwind for Kelce connected and disconnected nan field, though, arsenic his narration pinch popular icon Taylor Swift took halfway shape nary matter nan event. There were questions of him perchance not being focused, but he had 984 yards connected 93 receptions pinch 5 touchdowns during nan regular season, and he was moreover amended successful nan Super Bowl tally during nan postseason. 

Kelce 355 yards successful 4 games, including 93 yards connected 9 catches successful nan overtime triumph complete nan San Francisco 49ers successful nan Super Bowl. He had 3 touchdowns passim nan playoffs arsenic well. 

Though nan Chiefs added immoderate wide receiver talent for Mahomes this offseason — Marquise "Hollywood" Brown was signed successful free agency, while nan Chiefs’ first-round prime went to nan NFL Combine 40-yard dash grounds holder, Xavier Worthy, retired of Texas — Kelce is still nan MVP’s favourite and astir reliable target connected nan gridiron.

That connection, which is feared by each squad that goes against nan Chiefs each season, will stay feared until they are nary longer together. 

Kansas City Chiefs tight extremity Travis Kelce  (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)

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But that clip won’t beryllium successful nan adjacent future, arsenic nan Chiefs and Kelce stay together for years to come.  

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