American football player (born 1989)
American football player
Travis Kelce Kelce in 2024
Position: Tight end Born: (1989-10-05 ) October 5, 1989 (age 35) Westlake, Ohio , U.S.Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight: 250 lb (113 kg) High school: Cleveland Heights (Cleveland Heights, Ohio ) College: Cincinnati (2008 –2012 )NFL draft: 2013 / round: 3 / pick: 63
Roster status: Active
NFL records
Career postseason receptions: 174
Postseason games with 100+ receiving yards: 9[ 2]
Career postseason games with 1 or more receiving touchdowns: 15[ 3]
Career postseason receiving touchdowns by a tight end: 20[ 4]
Career postseason receiving yards by a tight end: 2,039[ 5]
Receiving yards in a season by a tight end: 1,416[ 6]
Seasons with 1,000+ receiving yards by a tight end: 7[ 7]
Consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons by a tight end: 7[ 7]
Career receiving yards per game by a tight end (minimum 200 career receptions): 69.4[ 8]
Games with 100+ yards receiving by a tight end: 38[ 9]
Travis Michael Kelce ( KEL -see ;[ a] born October 5, 1989) is an American professional football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League . He was selected by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft and later won Super Bowls LIV , LVII , and LVIII with the team. He played college football for the University of Cincinnati Bearcats football program.
Considered one of the greatest tight ends of all time,[ 12] [ 13] Kelce is a ten-time Pro Bowler and a seven-time All-Pro , with four first-team and three second-team selections. He holds the NFL records for most consecutive and most overall seasons with 1,000 receiving yards by a tight end: seven.[ 7] He holds the record for most receiving yards by a tight end in a single season with 1,416 in 2020, despite playing in only 15 games.[ 6] [ 14]
During the 2022 season, Kelce became the fifth NFL tight end to reach 10,000 career receiving yards and reached the milestone faster than any tight end in NFL history.[ 7] Kelce was named to the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team .[ 15] [ 16] During the 2023 season, he surpassed Jerry Rice in career playoff receptions en route to winning Super Bowl LVIII , his fourth Super Bowl appearance in five seasons.
Outside of football, Kelce has appeared on reality and scripted television , including being the namesake of the dating show Catching Kelce on E! , hosting the March 5, 2023, episode of Saturday Night Live , and in advertisements . He co-hosts the podcast New Heights with his brother Jason , covering topics from football to popular culture. The show was ranked as the 8th most popular show in the US on Apple Podcasts in 2024.[ 17]
Kelce's relationship with singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has drawn massive media coverage and stimulated viewership and revenue for his team and its league.
^ "Most postseason games with at least 100 receiving yards, NFL history" . StatMuse . Archived from the original on November 30, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2025 .
^ "Most career postseason games by a player with at least 1 receiving touchdown in NFL history" . StatMuse . Archived from the original on January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2025 .
^ "Most Career Receiving Touchdowns In The Postseason By A Tight End" . StatMuse . Archived from the original on June 8, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024 .
^ "Which Tight End Has The Most Career Postseason Receiving Yards In NFL History?" . StatMuse . Archived from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024 .
^ a b Franklin, Tucker (December 27, 2020). "Travis Kelce Sets Record for Single-Season Tight End Receiving Yards" . Sports Illustrated . Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2021 .
^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference 10,000 yards
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^ "Most Career Receiving Yards Per Game By A Tight End, Minimum 200 Career Receptions" . StatMuse . Archived from the original on June 8, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024 .
^ Gordon, Grant (November 20, 2022). "Travis Kelce records 33rd 100-yard game, setting new record for TEs" . NFL. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022 .
^ Rivera, Joe (July 16, 2021). "Travis Kelce continues to confuse everyone when it comes to his name pronunciation" . Sporting News . Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2021 . I say /ˈkɛlsi/ because that's what my father says.
^ Zangaro, Dave (July 15, 2021). "Jason Kelce helps solve recent mystery about pronunciation of last name" . NBC Sports. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022 .
^ "Where Travis Kelce stands among the greatest tight ends of all time" . FOX Sports . October 11, 2022. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023 .
^ Kerr, Jeff (December 3, 2022). "Is Travis Kelce the best TE of all time? Where Chiefs star compares to all-time greats at the position" . CBS Sports . Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023 .
^ Cite error: The named reference Receptions
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^ Scott, J.P. (June 21, 2022). "25 Greatest Tight Ends in NFL History" . Athlon Sports . Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022 .
^ Fragoza, James (October 24, 2021). "13 greatest tight ends of all time from Tony Gonzalez to Jackie Smith" . Pro Football Network . Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022 .
^ "Apple shares the most popular podcasts of 2024" . Apple Newsroom . Retrieved December 13, 2024 .
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