New contract makes Chiefs’ Travis Kelce highest paid tight end in the NFL, reps say
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Three-time Super Bowl champion and four-time All-Pro Travis Kelce has signed a record contract for NFL tight ends, according to his representatives.
Three-time Super Bowl champion and four-time All-Pro Travis Kelce has signed a record contract for NFL tight ends, according to his representatives. “Back at it again, baby!” Kelce, an 11-year veteran, exclaimed in a video posted by the team on X, formerly Twitter. “Feels good to be in KC,” Kelce said. “It’s an honor and a pleasure, and I can’t wait to get after it these next two years.” Kelce’s representatives, Milk & Honey Sports, posted on X the deal makes Kelce the highest-paid tight end in the league. The extension is worth $34.25 million and runs through 2027, according to sports salary tracker Spotrac. The $17.125 million yearly average outpaces New York Giants tight end Darren Waller, who had been the league’s highest-paid player in the position, with a salary of $17 million per year, per Spotrac. Chiefs starting quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrated the news with a post reading, “I told y’all I’ll never let him leave!! Congrats my guy!”
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