Chiefs sign Travis Kelce to reported 5-year, $46M extension
The Kansas City Chiefs announced Friday that they have signed tight end Travis Kelce to a contract extension.
Putting ✒️ to 📄 in Hawaii. We have signed @tkelce to a contract extension! pic.twitter.com/mavTmq82Gs
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) January 29, 2016
The deal is worth $46 million over five years with $20.5 million in guarantees, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports. That makes Kelce the NFL's second-highest paid tight end.
A third-round pick in 2013, Kelce has matured into one of the NFL's most fluid and dangerous receiving threats at his position. After missing all but one game in his rookie season due to injury, Kelce has amassed 139 catches and 10 touchdowns in the two seasons since.
"He's a talented football player that has become an important piece to what we do offensively," Chiefs general manager John Dorsey said of Kelce after the signing. "Travis is a high-character guy and a leader in our locker room."