Age: 37
Free Agency: 2027 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 13
- Height: 6'5"
- Weight: 260
- College: Cincinnati
- Entry: 2013 Draft, Round 3, #63 overall (Chiefs)
- 2026 Salary Cap Charge: $4,896,667 (1.63% of cap)
- 2026 Cash Payout: $12,000,000 (3.90% of spending)
- 2026 Cash to Cap Ratio: 2.45
- Contract Value: $12,000,000 ($12,000,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $12,000,000
- Contract Ranking: 10/173 at TE
Current Contract
(UFA, signed 2026)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Per Game | ||||||||||
| 2026 | 37 | $3,000,000 | $3,551,666 | $3,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $4,896,667 | 1.6% | ||||
| 2027
June 8: Deadline to terminate contract
| 38 | Void | $3,551,666 | Void | Void | $4,896,667 | 1.5% | ||||
| 2028 | 39 | Void | $3,551,668 | Void | Void | $3,551,668 | 1.0% | ||||
| Total | $3,000,000 | $10,655,000 | $3,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $13,345,002 | ||||||
Contract Notes
Travis Kelce signed a one year, $12 million contract with the Chiefs. Contract details come from a report by Albert Breer. Kelce's contract is fully guaranteed and includes two effective void years for salary cap purposes. The contract is designed to allow Kelce to decide if he wants to retire or not by June 8, 2027. At that point the Chiefs will either release him or place him on the retired list.
Cash Flows
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Cash Due | $12,000,000 |
| Running Cash | $12,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $112,604,466
Career APY: $8,661,882
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 | Expired | 2024 | 2 | $34,250,000 | $17,125,000 | $17,000,000 | $34,250,000 | 100.0% | $17,125,000 |
| Chiefs | UFA | Active | 2026 | 1 | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $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 | 13 | $112,604,466 | $8,661,882 | $112,529,050 | 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 | 7.7% | $17,000,000 | ||
| 2025 | Chiefs | $4,500,000 | $2,551,946 | $12,500,000 | $0 | $250,000 | $11,500,000 | $19,801,946 | 6.9% | $17,250,000 | ||
| 2026 | Chiefs | $3,000,000 | $3,551,666 | $3,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $4,896,667 | 1.6% | $12,000,000 | ||
| 2027 | Chiefs | $1,345,000 | $3,551,666 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,896,667 | 1.5% | $0 | ||
| 2028 | Chiefs | $1,390,000 | $3,551,668 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,551,668 | 1.0% | $0 | ||
| Total | $63,037,222 | $30,839,682 | $26,688,000 | $13,250,000 | $2,325,000 | $52,675,000 | $125,874,052 | $124,604,466 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | |||
| 2013 | 1 | 14 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 66.3% | 15.8% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 67 | 862 | 12.9 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 92.2% | 17.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 72 | 875 | 12.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 86.6% | 3.1% | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 85 | 1125 | 13.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | 84.7% | 0.2% | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 83 | 1038 | 12.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 94.9% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 103 | 1336 | 13.0 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 92.6% | 0.2% | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 97 | 1229 | 12.7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 15 | 0 | 81.6% | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 105 | 1416 | 13.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1 | 77.5% | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 92 | 1125 | 12.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 79.5% | 0.0% | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 110 | 1338 | 12.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 2 | 68.6% | 0.5% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 93 | 984 | 10.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 1 | 81.9% | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 97 | 823 | 8.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 0 | 81.0% | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 76 | 851 | 11.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.
| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $13,590,000 | $12,000,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $13,590,000 | $12,000,000 |
Weekly Valuation Trends
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