Kansas City and tight end Travis Kelce have agreed to extend his current contract. Various US media reports unanimously.
Accordingly, Kelce will receive an extension of four more contract years. For this, the 30-year-old receives $ 57.25 million, of which almost $ 25 million should be guaranteed. His current contract in Kansas City was still valid for two seasons.
The Chiefs and Kelce are following the example of George Kittle and the San Francisco 49ers. The NFC champion and the tight end had also agreed on a contract extension just a few hours earlier.
Kittle and Kelce are considered to be the two best tight ends in the league, and in the preseason they met in the Super Bowl. Kittle’s guarantees and average salary are now slightly higher than Kelce’s upon renewal.
NFL: Chiefs extend with their superstars
Kelce is the Chief’s third star player to sign a contract extension this summer. Previously, Patrick Mahomes (10 years, $ 450 million) and Chris Jones (four years, $ 80 million) had already received major new deals with the reigning champion.
Kelce is the only tight end in NFL history to have earned at least 1,000 receiving yards for three consecutive seasons. In the previous year, the former third-round pick came with 97 catches, 1,229 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns.
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