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Travis Kelce is astatine nan tail extremity of his illustrious career, but nan Kansas City Chiefs don't look worried.
Kelce precocious restructured his statement pinch nan Chiefs truthful he'll make over $34 million complete nan adjacent 2 years. And his yearly mean net is now nan astir ever for a tight extremity successful NFL history.
Kelce will move 35 successful October arsenic he enters his 12th play successful nan NFL. That's considered a threat area successful sports, particularly successful football, wherever nan mean profession lasts 3 years.
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Kansas City Chiefs tight extremity Travis Kelce (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)
It's reliable to blasted nan Chiefs for shelling retired nan rate to their astir move playmaker, fixed what he's done complete nan years. He group profession highs successful receptions (110) and touchdowns (12) successful 2022.
However, he is connected nan older broadside of 30.
But Kelce is intelligibly a different breed from different tight ends, and erstwhile Pro Bowl tight extremity Vernon Davis seems assured Father Time won't drawback up to Kelce anytime soon.
Kansas City Chiefs tight extremity Travis Kelce (87) runs by Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Divine Deablo (5) during nan first half of a crippled Nov. 26, 2023, successful Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
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"He's bully astatine taking attraction of his body. I deliberation it each boils down to really good he takes attraction of his assemblage and really effective he tin beryllium successful them winning shot games," Davis told Fox News Digital successful a caller interview.
Kelce missed Week 1 past play owed to a hyperextended knee he suffered successful believe 2 days earlier, and it was his first crippled missed owed to wounded since his rookie twelvemonth successful 2013.
Considering nan Chiefs were locked into nan No. 3 seed successful nan last week of nan season, they rested Kelce Week 18, robbing him of a 1,000-yard play for nan first clip since 2015 (he was 16 yards short). Considering his 32-355-3 statement successful 4 postseason games, it should astonishment nary 1 if he made much history adjacent season.
No tight extremity has ever recorded 1,000 yards astatine nan property of 34. Tony Gonzalez is nan only tight extremity to ever rack up 600-plus yards astatine that age. He did it twice, pinch 930 and 859 yards astatine ages 36 and 37, respectively.
For further context, Jimmy Graham ne'er reached 700 yards aft turning 31. Dallas Clark had 1,106 erstwhile he was 30, but had conscionable 1,477 successful his adjacent 4 seasons combined. Even Jason Witten's last 1,000-yard play came astatine property 30, and he ne'er sewage past 700 aft turning 34.
Rob Gronkowski didn't moreover make it to property 35. The retired erstwhile New England Patriot turns 35 successful 2 weeks.
Kansas City Chiefs tight extremity Travis Kelce (87) celebrates aft catching a 5-yard touchdown walk from backmost Patrick Mahomes (15) during nan first half of nan AFC title crippled against nan Cincinnati Bengals Jan. 30, 2022, successful Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Kelce's woody will return him to property 36, nan aforesaid property Davis was erstwhile he retired. When he was 34 and 35, Davis registered 490 receiving yards successful 18 games.
After he turned 30, Gonzalez racked up 7,317 yards. Kelce has 5,723 since his 30th day successful 48 less games played.
The Chiefs will person second-year receiver Rashee Rice successful nan fold adjacent season, and they drafted Xavier Worthy, nan grounds holder for nan fastest 40-yard dash, successful nan first round.
But there's thing rather for illustration "Ol' Reliable," and if a two-time Pro Bowl tight extremity isn't worried, neither should anyone else.
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