Travis Kelce signs surprise 3-YEAR 54.7m NFL deal
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Travis Kelce has signed a three-year, $54.7 million deal to remain at the Kansas City Chiefs.
The 36-year-old tight end - who is engaged to pop megastar Taylor Swift - had been subject of retirement speculation at the end of the 2025/26 NFL season, but it was recently confirmed he will return for a 14th season.
Kelce has now revealed he has penned a new deal, which could see him play until he is nearly 40.
NFL insider Ian Rapoport wrote on X: "#Chiefs Pro Bowl TE Travis Kelce has signed his contract, officially locking him in for 2026.
It's a 3-year, $54.735M deal that can be worth up to $57.735M ($18.245M average) done by agent Mike Simon (@mikevmgsports) of @milkhoneysport
"Year 1 is $12M plus 3M in incentives."
The Chiefs wrote on X: "Officially official @tkelce is back for his 14th year!"
Kelce's new deal is also said to be set up for him to retire after the upcoming 2026/27 season.
NFL insider Ari Meirov explained the structure of the contract, writing on X: "The #Chiefs' new contract with TE Travis Kelce is structured as a 1-year, $12M deal with another $3M in incentives, with additional years included for cap purposes.
"If Kelce wants to continue playing after this season, the deal will be renegotiated next year.
"As currently structured, it's set up for this to be his final season, after which he would retire - allowing the cap hits to be spread out over those added years. (sic)"
Travis recently claimed Taylor's support was a huge factor behind his decision to return for another NFL season.
He recently said on The Pat McAfee Show: "We share the same love for what we do, and fortunately we've had this desire since we were kids in our selective professions. It's amazing to see her keep going to the table, keep finding new things to write about, keep finding new melodies and, on top of that, still seeing her have that love and joy in what she does.
"Of course that's motivating. That's motivating for anybody to see, let alone my fiancée, knowing that I'm going through something where I'm trying to figure out exactly what the future holds for me. Something like that definitely motivates me to say, 'You know what, I'm not done, either.' I've still got some ideas in the back of my mind and still got some juice left to play this game."












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