One of NFL’s finest skill players wears No. 87 in Kansas City — Boardroom takes a look at the numbers behind the Chiefs’ Travis Kelce contract.
The most pressing issue for the Kansas City Chiefs coming into the 2022 season? How they would adjust to an offense without Tyreek Hill after he caught a proverbial Getaway Car to Miami? It all seemed to center around one player: All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce.
Since then, the man hasn’t simply filled a Blank Space in the KC offense — he’s delivered at a level that could one day make him Hall of Fame material.
Kelce was a third-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft out of the University of Cincinnati. A decade later, he is among the NFL’s best pass catchers regardless of position. For his elite contributions, the Chiefs locked Kelce up with an extension following the 2021 campaign to the tune of four years and $57 million, keeping the player under contract at Arrowhead Stadium through his age-36 season.
Let’s take a closer look at the details of the Chiefs’ Travis Kelce contract.
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Travis Kelce Contract Details & Salary
All dollar figures via Spotrac.
Years: 4
Total value: $57,250,000
Average annual value: $14,312,500
Guaranteed at signing: $20,750,000
Total guaranteed money: $22,750,000
Free agency: 2026
Kelce is an NFL record-holder with seven straight 1,000-yard seasons as a pass catcher, but he’s not slowing down even in Your Wildest Dreams. Kelce’s deal the second-largest among tight ends by total value as of October of 2022, and as definitively the most important player for the Chiefs’ offense not named Patrick Mahomes, and while we’re not suggesting he turn Anti-Hero and drag up some Bad Blood, he could easily argue to the front office that he deserves a lot more.
Travis Kelce’s Career Earnings
CAREER BASE SALARY: $40,410,000
CAREER SIGNING BONUSES: $10,545,304
TOTAL SALARY EARNINGS THRU 2022 SEASON: $64,782,220
TOTAL SALARY EARNINGS THRU 2025 SEASON: $107,282,220
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