Chiefs sign Travis Kelce to new contract that reportedly makes him highest-paid TE in NFL but has six major problem

That Kelce’s new deal was an extension through the 2027 season. Instead, he’s getting a raise to $34.25 million on the remaining two years of his existing contract that runs through 2025.

He was previously due $30.25 million over those two years. know better than to screw around with a good thing, announcing on Monday that they’ve signed star tight end Travis Kelce to a new contract that reportedly makes him the highest-paid tight end in football.

It isn’t, however, an extension as initially reported. NFL Network’sThis jibes with a social media video the Chiefs posted of Kelce proclaiming, “I can’t wait to get after it these next two years” in response to his reworked contract.