Travis Kelce
Travis Michael Kelce is an American football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He is a five-time Pro Bowler and a two-time first-team All-Pro selection. He holds the NFL record for most consecutive seasons with 1,000 yards receiving by a tight end. Kelce was drafted by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft and later won Super Bowl LIV with the team. He played college football at the University of Cincinnati.
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Travis Michael Kelce is an American football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He is a five-time Pro Bowler and a two-time first-team All-Pro selection. He holds the NFL record for most consecutive seasons with 1,000 yards receiving by a tight end. Kelce was drafted by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft and later won Super Bowl LIV with the team over the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at the University of Cincinnati and is the younger brother of Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce. He was named to the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team and was a top-five ESPN-five tight end by ESPN.com in 2014. In January 2016, Kelce signed a 5-year, USD 46million contract extension with the Chiefs that will keep him in the NFL for the next 15 years. He has also been named to ESPN’s Top 100 Players of the Year in the past three years, and was ranked 91st on the NFL Top 100 players of the year list for the 2013-14 season. He had six receptions for 23 yards as the Chiefs lost 27–20 to the New England Patriots in the Divisional Round of the 2014 NFL playoffs. He also had an offensive fumble recovery for a touchdown against the San Diego Chargers in the regular-season finale. In the Division Round, he had eight receptions for 128 yards in a 30–0 Wild Card victory over the Houston Texans in the Wild Card Round. His first NFL multiple touchdown game came in the 2015 season with his first 100-yard game, with six reception for 106 yards and two touchdowns against the Houston Houston Texans.
His only 100-plus yard game, but he had at least one reception in all 16 regular games, was in the 2014 Pro Bowl. His last NFL game was the 2015 Pro Bowl, where he recorded 72 catches for 875 yards and five touchdowns, earning his way to his first Pro Bowl and Super Bowl victory. His brother, Jason, is a starting left guard for the Philadelphia Eagles. He attended Cleveland Heights High School in his hometown of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and is a three-sport athlete in football, basketball and baseball. He ran 1,016 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns, threw for 1,523 passing yards, 21 touchdowns, and eight interceptions in 2007. In 2008, he was recognized with All-Lake Erie League honors after totaling 2,539 yards of total offense as a senior. He redshirted in 2008, playing at tight end and quarterback out of the Wildcat formation. In 2009, he tallied eight rushes for 47 yards and 2 touchdowns along with one reception for three yards in 2009. The following season, he did not play due to a violation of team rules, which was later revealed to be failing a drug test by testing positive for marijuana. After serving a one-year suspension, he saw action in games as a tight-end and recorded 13 catches totaling 150 yards andTwo touchdowns.
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