Chiefs TE Travis Kelce Breaks Silence on 2-Year Contract Extension

Getty Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

On May 1, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and brother Jason Kelce released their newest episode of the “New Heights” podcast. In the episode, Travis reacted to getting a two-year contract extension from the Chiefs.

“I am so freaking thankful to Brett Veach, Mark Donovan, Coach Reid, Big Red — I love you big guy — and obviously Clark Hunt,” Kelce said. “The Hunt family has been absolutely unbelievable to not only myself and this Kansas City community, but they’ve just been so generous since I’ve been here in making it feel like home. And for the past 12 years, man, I’ve been able to make this place exactly that and I’ve loved every single second of it. I’m going to love the next two years playing here in Kansas City, and we’ll see what happens after that.”

On top of feeling appreciated by the Chiefs, Kelce is also glad he was able to reset the financial bar for tight ends across the league.

“But I am so excited and I’m so thankful to this organization for getting it done and making me feel appreciated and compensated the right way. And on top of that, I got to move the needle for the tight end room. It’s everyone else’s job to go out there and keep making that tight end AAV number go up and up with every single contract that’s better than mine in the future.”