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Travis Kelce contract details: Salary and years remaining with the Chiefs
Last season, Kansas City Chiefs star Kelce pocketed the highest basic salary of any tight end in the league.
Travis Kelce, the star tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, signed a two-year contract extension, making him the highest-paid tight end in the NFL.
Kelce new contract details: how much will he earn with the Chiefs?
Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Chiefs player has signed a new extension worth $34.25 million, with $17 million fully guaranteed for 2024, this deal will keep him in Kansas until 2027.
A performer who has been integral to the Chiefs’ recent period of success, Kelce had a four-year, $57.25 million contract with the franchise before this new extension. The deal, which ran through the 2025 season, had a base salary of $14 million, per NFL finance specialists Spotrac. With the new deal the Chiefs can feel safe that the the tight end will end his career with the team.
What is Kelce’s overall net worth?
Kelce’s Kansas City earnings are topped up by lucrative endorsement deals with brands such as McDonald’s, Nike, Bud Light and State Farm, leaving him with an estimated $40 million fortune, per Forbes magazine.
And thanks to his high-profile romance with pop star Taylor Swift, the 34-year-old’s marketing popularity is on the rise. For example, the news agency AP reported in September that sales of Kelce’s No. 87 Chiefs jersey rocketed by 400% after Swift was first seen watching her boyfriend at an NFL game.
While Kelce’s net worth is substantial, it is made to look positively minuscule by Swift’s bumper fortune. Also 34, the 14-time Grammy-winning singer is now worth $1.1 billion, Forbes says.