Travis
Kelce
is
cashing
in.
The
star
tight
end
has
agreed
to
a
two-year
deal
with
the
Kansas
City
Chiefs
that
makes
him
the
highest-paid
player
at
the
position
in
the
league,
NFL
Media’s
Ian
Rapoport
reported.
The
Chiefs
confirmed
the
extension
on
Monday,
and
ESPN’s
Adam
Schefter
later
reported
that
it
is
a
two-year
extension
worth
$34.25
million
with
$17
million
fully
guaranteed
in
2024
and
most
of
his
2025
salary
guaranteed
on
the
third
day
of
the
next
league
year.
Kelce
is
now
locked
into
the
Chiefs
through
2027.
Chiefs
quarterback
Patrick
Mahomes
was
thrilled
with
the
news
of
Kelce’s
extension.
Kelce,
34,
has
won
three
Super
Bowl
with
the
Chiefs
since
the
team
selected
him
in
the
third
round
of
the
2013
NFL
Draft.
He
has
spent
his
entire
11-year
NFL
career
in
Kansas
City,
earning
nine
Pro
Bowl
selections
and
four
All-Pro
selections
to
go
with
his
three
championships.
He
finished
the
2023
season
with
93
receptions
for
984
receiving
yards
and
five
receiving
touchdowns,
ending
a
streak
of
seven
straight
1,000-yard
seasons.
He
played
his
best
when
it
mattered
most,
though.
He
totaled
32
receptions,
355
receiving
yards
and
three
touchdowns
across
four
playoff
games,
culminating
in
a
nine-catch,
93-yard
performance
in
a
Super
Bowl
LVIII
triumph
over
the
San
Francisco
49ers.
In
2020,
Kelce
signed
a
four-year,
$57
million
extension
to
keep
him
in
K.C.
through
the
2025
season.
He
was
due
a
base
salary
of
$12
million
in
2024
and
$16.25
million
in
2025
before
becoming
a
free
agent.
He
was
the
fourth-highest-paid
tight
end
by
annual
value
($14.31
million)
before
the
extension,
trailing
the
New
York
Giants’
Darren
Waller
($17
million),
Minnesota
Vikings’
T.J.
Hockenson
($16.5
million)
and
49ers’
George
Kittle
($15
million).