Travis Michael Kelce is a well-known American gridiron football tight end. He plays for the Kansas City Chiefs in the National Football League. He was instrumental as the Chiefs won three Super Bowls in 2019, 2022 and 2023. Kelce is one of the game’s all-time greatest tight ends. He was selected by the Chiefs in third round of the 2013 NFL draft as a 63rd pick. Travis played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats from 2009 to 2012.
Owing to his noticeable performance, Kansas City Chiefs number 87 was named in the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team. Moreover, he boasts of a seven-time All-Pro selection with four for first team and three for second team. He is a nine-time Pro-Bowler from 2015 to date. Furthermore, he holds a seven-seasons record for the most consecutive and most overall seasons with 1,000 receiving yards by a tight end. Kelce was named the 2024 People’s Choice Awards’ Athlete of the Year.
Besides football, Travis features in television reality shows and advertisements. He co-host New Heights, a weekly sports podcast launched in September 2022 with his brother Jason. Furthermore, Kelce in an entrepreneur in the food and clothing industries.
Age and Birthday
Born on 5 October 1989 in Westlake, Ohio in the United States, Travis is 34 years old as of 2024.
Height and Weight
Kelce measures 196 centimeters (6 feet 5 inches) tall and weighs 113 kilograms (250 pounds).
Travis Kelce Family
Parents
Travis comes from a two sibling family of Donna Kelce (mother) and Ed Kelce (father). Donna is a former banker while Ed is a Steel industry sales representative.
Sibling
He has a older brother named Jason Kelce who is a former Philadelphia Eagles center. Jason played for the NFL side for 13 years.
Travis Kelce Partner
Kelce has been in a relationship with renowned American singer and song-writer Taylor Swift since 2023. The supercouple relationship and Taylor’s games attendance have massively boosted the Kansas City Chiefs and NFL fanbase and revenue in the 2023 season.
Previous to his relationship with Swift, Kelce was in a romantic relationship with Kayla Nicole Brown, a social media influencer from 2017 until 2022. Moreover, he dated Maya Benberry in 2016.
Travis Kelce Awards and Honors
NFL
- Three-time Super Bowl champion: LIV, LVII and LVIII
- NFL 2010s All-Decade Team
- Four-time First-team All-Pro: 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022
- Three-Time Second-team All-Pro: 2017, 2019, 2021
- Nine-time Pro Bowl: 2015-2023
NCAA
- First-team All-Big East: 2012
Other awards
People’s Choice Awards’ Athlete of the Year: 2024
Travis Kelce Hobbies
Kelce loves golf and has taken part in numerous celebrity tournaments alongside among others the Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry. Additionally, he is an avid car collector.
Travis Kelce Net Worth
The star American tight end has an estimated net worth of $70 million. His main sources of wealth include football, media, advertisements and investments.