The Kansas City Chiefs and star tight end Travis Kelce have agreed to terms on a two-year, $34.25 million contract extension that includes $17 million fully guaranteed, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Kelce’s new contract includes the $17 million fully guaranteed for this season and most of the rest to be guaranteed on the third day of the 2025 league year, keeping Kelce with the Chiefs as the prepare to attempt a three-peat this upcoming season.
“Hard to put in words what Travis means to this organization, this city, and he was certainly a priority to adjust his contract for us and it was something that was important for Clark [Hunt]. So very fitting that Travis [is] now the highest-paid tight end in these two years,” Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said of Kelce.
Kelce said it was “an honor and a pleasure and I can’t wait to get after it these next two years … Chiefs forever” during a video posted to X.
“Every now and then you have one of these guys that are outliers and certainly Travis is one of those players,” Veach said when asked how much longer Kelce, 34, can play. “Today we had a chance to get out there in Phase 2 [of the offseason program] and guys were out there running around, and Travis was the first guy in line, and I mean he looked like he was 28 years old.
“The odds of someone playing this far into the thirties are very low, but it does happen, and it happens with just unicorns in the profession, and Travis is one of those and we’ll certainly celebrate this with him and hopefully we can ride this thing even longer. So, we’ll just have to wait and see. But I’ve seen no signs of [Kelce] slowing down and everyone notices the kind of postseason he had, and he just found that extra gear and these special ones, these special players are always able to find that extra gear.
“If anybody could do it, Travis can.”
Kelce has 907 receptions for 11,328 yards and 74 touchdowns in 11 NFL seasons and has an NFL-record 165 catches for 1,903 yards and 19 touchdowns over the course of his career, all spent with the Chiefs.
