Kelce signs two-year extension, through ’27

All-Pro TE on pace to hold all of Chiefs’ receiving records.

KANSAS CITY, MO. — The Chiefs signed Travis Kelce to a two-year contract extension Monday that general manager Brett Veach said would make him the league’s highest-paid tight end and keep him with Kansas City through the 2027 season.

Kelce, 34, signed a fouryear, $57.25 million extension with Kansas City in 2020, which followed a fiveyear, $46 million deal that he signed in 2016.

Veach did not provide a financial breakdown of the latest extension, but he did call it a priority to “adjust his contract” and that “it is very fitting that Travis is now the highest-paid tight end in these two years.”

“Hard to put into words what Travis means to this organization and this city,” Veach told local reporters on Zoom. “Just a really special day and moment for this organization to once again recognize arguably one of the greatest tight ends to ever do it.”

Kelce, who was chosen by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2013 draft, already is their career leader with 11,328 receiving yards. He needs eight receptions to reach 917 and pass Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez for that club record, and three touchdown catches would give him 77, dropping Gonzalez to No. 2 on that team list.

Most important, Kelce has helped Kansas City win backto-back Super Bowls and three titles in the past five seasons.

“Every now and then, you have one of these guys that are outliers,” Veach said, “and Travis is one of those players. It’s not even May yet and today we had a chance to get out there in phase two (off the offseason) and Travis was the first one in line.”

In a video announcing the deal, Kelce said: “I remember coming here 12 years ago. It’s an honor and a pleasure. I can’t wait to get after it.”

It’s not just on the field where Kelce is a star, either.

His relationship with Taylor Swift has taken him to another level of celebrity, and appearances on shows such as “Saturday Night Live” have helped to make him a household name. He hosts one of the most popular podcasts across several genres with his brother, former Eagles center Jason Kelce, and he soon will host a quiz show on Amazon Prime.