Chiefs, TE Kelce agree to new deal with pay raise

Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs agreed to a reworked contract Monday that makes the nine-time Pro Bowl selection the NFL’s highest-paid tight end.

Kelce’s new deal is not a two-year extension, but a raise for the final two seasons of his current deal. He will make $34.25 million across 2024 and 2025, a combined $4 million more than his previous salary, with $17 million guaranteed, several reports said.

Kelce, 34, led the Chiefs with 93 receptions for 984 yards and five touchdowns in 2023. He has 907 receptions for 11,328 yards and 74 touchdowns in 159 regular-season games with the Chiefs since he was drafted in the third round in 2013.

Patriots sign DT Barmore to $92 million extension

The New England Patriots reached agreement with defensive tackle Christian Barmore on a four-year extension with a maximum value of $92 million.

Agent Nicole Lynn confirmed the figures Monday with ESPN, which also reported that the deal includes $41.8 million guaranteed for the 2021 second-round pick.

Barmore, 24, was entering the final year of his rookie contract and was scheduled to earn a base salary of $1.82 million. The extension runs through the 2028 season.

The 6-foot-5, 315-pound Barmore paced the Patriots with a career-high 8.5 sacks in 17 games (six starts) last season, also setting career highs in tackles (64), quarterback hits (16)

and pass breakups (six).

Cowboys bring back RB Elliott

Ezekiel Elliott agreed to rejoin the Dallas Cowboys on Monday, on a reported one-year, $3 million deal.

He played for Dallas from 2016-22 after the team selected him No. 4 overall in the 2016 draft. He spent last season with the New England Patriots after being released by Dallas.