Age: 35
Free Agency: 2026 (UFA)
Accrued Seasons: 11
- Height: 6'5"
- Weight: 260
- College: Cincinnati
- Entry: 2013 Draft, Round 3, #63 overall (Chiefs)
- 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $19,551,944 (7.75% of cap)
- 2024 Cash Payout: $17,000,000 (6.65% of spending)
- 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.87
- Contract Value: $34,250,000 ($17,125,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $17,000,000
- Contract Ranking: 1/154 at TE
Current Contract
(Other, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35 | $5,750,000 | $19,551,944 | 7.8% | ||||
| 2025
August 1: $1M roster bonus due
| 36 | $4,500,000 | $19,801,946 | 7.6% | ||||
| Total | $0 | $0 | ||||||
Contract Notes
Travis Kelce signed a four year, $57.25 million contract extension with the Chiefs on August 14, 2020. Kelce received $27 million in guarantees, $20.25 million of which is guaranteed at signing. Kelce's 2020 and 2021 base salaries are fully guaranteed. There are per game roster bonuses in every year of the contract.
Kelce converted his 2021 roster bonus to a signing bonus for cap purposes. His cap number was reduced by $5.6 million.
According to ESPN's Field Yates, the Chiefs moved $1 million of Kelce's 2023 base salary into 2022, and added $2 million in 53-man per game roster bonuses.
Kelce and the Chiefs agreed on a new two year contract in 2024 that would increase his 2024 salary by $4 million. The new contract removed the per game bonuses from the original deal and moved most of Kelce's 2025 salary to a roster bonus. The Chiefs fully guaranteed Kelce's 2024 salary. The move increased his cap number for 2024 by $4 million.
Cash Flows
| 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $17,000,000 | $17,250,000 |
| Running Cash | $17,000,000 | $34,250,000 |
Career Earnings: $78,354,466
Career APY: $7,123,133
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | Drafted | Renegotiated | 2013 | 4 | $3,126,304 | $781,576 | $703,304 | $2,239,716 | 71.6% | $746,572 |
| Chiefs | Extension | Renegotiated | 2016 | 5 | $46,842,000 | $9,368,400 | $10,517,000 | $30,864,750 | 65.9% | $7,716,188 |
| Chiefs | Extension | Extended | 2020 | 4 | $57,250,000 | $14,312,500 | $21,000,000 | $45,250,000 | 79.0% | $11,312,500 |
| Chiefs | Other | Active | 2024 | 2 | $34,250,000 | $17,125,000 | $17,000,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | 11 | $78,354,466 | $7,123,133 | $73,175,160 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Chiefs | $405,000 | $175,826 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $498,238 | 0.4% | $1,025,716 | ||
| 2014 | Chiefs | $495,000 | $175,826 | $16,000 | $0 | $25,000 | $0 | $711,826 | 0.5% | $536,000 | ||
| 2015 | Chiefs | $585,000 | $175,826 | $68,000 | $0 | $25,000 | $0 | $853,826 | 0.6% | $678,000 | ||
| 2016 | Chiefs | $675,000 | $2,144,226 | $104,000 | $0 | $25,000 | $675,000 | $2,948,226 | 1.9% | $10,646,000 | ||
| 2017 | Chiefs | $2,700,000 | $1,968,400 | $0 | $500,000 | $250,000 | $2,700,000 | $5,418,400 | 3.2% | $3,418,750 | ||
| 2018 | Chiefs | $6,800,000 | $1,968,400 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $250,000 | $6,800,000 | $9,955,900 | 5.6% | $8,050,000 | ||
| 2019 | Chiefs | $7,500,000 | $1,968,400 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $10,718,400 | 5.6% | $8,750,000 | ||
| 2020 | Chiefs | $8,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $250,000 | $8,500,000 | $11,218,400 | 5.0% | $9,250,000 | ||
| 2021 | Chiefs | $5,250,000 | $1,400,000 | $0 | $750,000 | $250,000 | $5,500,000 | $7,605,882 | 4.0% | $13,250,000 | ||
| 2022 | Chiefs | $2,892,222 | $2,551,944 | $0 | $2,750,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $8,444,118 | 4.0% | $10,500,000 | ||
| 2023 | Chiefs | $11,250,000 | $2,551,944 | $0 | $750,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $14,801,944 | 6.7% | $12,250,000 | ||
| 2024 | Chiefs | $5,750,000 | $2,551,944 | $11,000,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $17,000,000 | $19,551,944 | 7.8% | $17,000,000 | ||
| 2025 | Chiefs | $4,500,000 | $2,551,946 | $12,500,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $0 | $19,801,946 | 7.6% | $17,250,000 | ||
| Total | $57,302,222 | $20,184,682 | $23,688,000 | $7,250,000 | $2,325,000 | $41,175,000 | $112,529,050 | $112,604,466 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2013 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 66.3% | 15.8% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 67 | 862 | 12.9 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 92.2% | 17.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 72 | 875 | 12.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 86.6% | 3.1% | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 85 | 1125 | 13.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 84.7% | 0.2% | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 83 | 1038 | 12.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 94.9% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 103 | 1336 | 13.0 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 92.6% | 0.2% | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 97 | 1229 | 12.7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 81.6% | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 105 | 1416 | 13.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 77.5% | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 92 | 1125 | 12.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 79.5% | 0.0% | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 110 | 1338 | 12.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 68.6% | 0.5% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 93 | 984 | 10.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
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| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $9,847,000 | $17,125,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $10,417,779 | $16,054,688 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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