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New contract makes Chiefs’ Travis Kelce highest paid tight end in the | |
NFL, reps say | |
By Kevin Dotson, CNN | |
Updated: | |
9:18 AM EDT, Tue April 30, 2024 | |
Source: CNN | |
Three-time 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, the deal makes Kelce | |
the highest-paid tight end in the league. | |
The contract 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 , “I told y’all I’ll never let him leave!! Congrats my | |
guy!” | |
CNN has reached out to Kelce’s agent and manager for comment. | |
The team confirmed the signing, , “We signed the greatest tight end | |
ever to a new contract.” | |
The new contract caps a monumental year for Kelce, which included his | |
third career Super Bowl win in February, his ninth career Pro-Bowl nod, | |
and the start of a high-profile . | |
After winning his third Super Bowl, he and Swift took a vacation in the | |
Bahamas. In an with People magazine, the tight end shared his joy about | |
his current life. | |
“I’m the happiest I’ve ever been,” he told the publication. | |
”I’m a guy that some people say is glass half full, half empty, and | |
my glass is all the way full. It’s all the way full.” | |
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