Travis Kelce signs whopping $34M Chiefs deal, becomes NFL’s highest-paid tight end after Taylor Swift is named a billionaire

Champagne problems are the least of Travis Kelce’s concerns.

The Kansas City Chiefs star, 34, signed a $34 million contract extension deal with the NFL on Monday, making him the highest-paid tight end, per NFL reporter Tom Pelissero.

“Kelce now has guaranteed money in 2024, with additional money vesting year-by-year,” Pelissero shared on X. “He’s signed through 2027, when he’ll be 38.”

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Travis Kelce is making massive money moves.

Travis Kelce

The NFL star signed a $34 million deal with the Kansas City Chiefs Monday

The Chiefs confirmed Kelce’s two-year contract extension on X, writing, “We signed the greatest tight end ever to a new contract.”

Kelce also took to the platform to share a video of himself sporting a KC hat, saying, “Back at it again baby!

“Feels good to be in KC. I remember coming here 12 years ago, man. It’s an honor and a pleasure and I can’t wait to get after it these next two years but no better than right now. Getting fired up for this year.”

He continued, “We’re back at it baby. Chiefs forever!”

Travis Kelce

The contract ties Kelce into the Chiefs for another two years.

Travis Kelce

“Kelce now has guaranteed money in 2024, with additional money vesting year-by-year,” NFL reporter Tom Pelissero wrote on X.

The three-time Super Bowl winner’s teammate Patrick Mahomes also congratulated his close pal on social media, writing, “I told yall I’ll never let him leave!! Congrats my guy!”

Though the details of Kelce’s current contract are unclear, his previous four-year, $57.25 million contract with the Chiefs was set to expire in 2025 with cap numbers of $15.5 million for 2024 and $19.8 million for 2025, per Fox 4.

Kelce has spent 11 seasons with the Chiefs dating back to 2013.

Travis Kelce

“He’s signed through 2027, when he’ll be 38,” Pelissero continued.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

The Kansas City Chiefs star also celebrated his contract extension in a video posted to the platform

Travis Kelce

“It’s an honor and a pleasure and I can’t wait to get after it these next two years but no better than right now,” he said.

The “New Heights” podcaster’s most recent accomplishment was announced a few weeks after it was made public that Taylor Swift, his fiancée, had been formally proclaimed a billionaire.

Forbes stated on April 2 that the “Lover” singer became a billionaire after her Eras Tour broke the $1 billion revenue mark.

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Her “earnings from the blockbuster tour, the value of her music catalog, and her real estate portfolio” were cited as the reasons for her prosperity.