Travis Michael Kelce is an American football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League.
59 Facts About Travis Kelce
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Travis Kelce was drafted by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft and later won Super Bowls LIV and LVII with the team, recording a touchdown reception in both wins.
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Travis Kelce holds the NFL record for most consecutive and most overall seasons with 1,000 yards receiving by a tight end with 7.
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Travis Kelce owns 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.
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Travis Kelce briefly held the single season record in 2018 before it was broken later that same day.
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Travis Kelce attended Cleveland Heights High School in his hometown of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, where he was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball and baseball.
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Travis Kelce ran 1,016 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns, threw for 1,523 passing yards, 21 touchdowns, and eight interceptions in 2007.
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Travis Kelce joined his brother, Jason Kelce, who was the starting left guard for the Bearcats.
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Travis Kelce tallied eight rushes for 47 yards and two touchdowns along with one reception for three yards in 2009.
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In March 2013, Travis Kelce was named winner of the College Football Performance Awards Tight End of the Year.
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Travis Kelce was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
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Travis Kelce only played one snap on special teams in the team's Week 2 game against the Dallas Cowboys.
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Travis Kelce made an inappropriate hand gesture and motion at the Broncos linebacker Von Miller.
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Travis Kelce was the Chiefs' leading receiver during the 2014 season, totaling 862 yards off 67 receptions.
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Travis Kelce started all 16 regular season games and recorded 72 catches for 875 yards and five touchdowns, earning his way to his first Pro Bowl.
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Travis Kelce was ranked 91st by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.
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Travis Kelce was ranked 91st by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.
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Travis Kelce joined Jimmy Graham and former Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez as the only NFL tight ends ever to do so.
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Travis Kelce finished the season with career highs in yards and receptions.
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Travis Kelce's 1,125 receiving yards led the league among tight ends and his 85 receptions were second among tight ends behind Dennis Pitta of the Baltimore Ravens.
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Travis Kelce was named as a starter in his second career Pro Bowl, held on December 20,2016.
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Travis Kelce was ranked 26th by his fellow players, and second among tight ends, on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.
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On December 19,2017, Travis Kelce was named to his third straight Pro Bowl.
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Travis Kelce finished the season with a career-high eight receiving touchdowns.
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Travis Kelce finished second among tight ends with 1,038 receiving yards, only trailing Gronkowski's 1,084 receiving yards.
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Travis Kelce was ranked 24th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.
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Travis Kelce was not able to finish the game as he suffered a concussion in the first half on a hit to his helmet.
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At this point, he was well on his way to an NFL record, but his production tapered off; over the final four weeks, Travis Kelce averaged six receptions for 63.5 yards and had only one touchdown reception.
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In Week 17, Travis Kelce indeed broke the NFL record for most receiving yards by a tight end in a single season, but 49ers tight end George Kittle passed him to claim the record less than an hour later.
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Travis Kelce ended the regular season at 10th in the NFL in receptions with 103 and receiving yards with 1,336, and sixth in receiving touchdowns with 10.
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Travis Kelce was named to the 2018 Pro Bowl and was named first-team All-Pro.
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Travis Kelce was ranked 21st by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.
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Travis Kelce finished the 2019 season with 97 receptions for 1,229 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns to go along with his one rushing touchdown.
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Travis Kelce became the first tight end in NFL history to record four consecutive seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards.
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Travis Kelce was named to his fifth Pro Bowl for his 2019 season.
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Travis Kelce was ranked 18th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020.
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In Week 8 against the New York Jets, Travis Kelce dunked the ball through the goal posts after scoring a touchdown, paying homage to former Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez.
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Travis Kelce was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct and was fined $12,500.
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In Week 16, Travis Kelce became the first tight end to have two 100-catch seasons.
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Travis Kelce caught seven passes, giving him a career-high 105 for the season.
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Travis Kelce set the single-season yardage record for a tight end with 1,416, topping the 1,377 yards posted by George Kittle in 2018.
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Travis Kelce's yardage ranked second overall in the 2020 NFL season, while his total receptions ranked fifth in the NFL and second among tight ends.
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Travis Kelce was named to his sixth Pro Bowl and earned First-team All-Pro honors.
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Travis Kelce was ranked fifth by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2021.
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Travis Kelce caught two touchdowns, including the game-winning 34-yard touchdown in overtime.
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Travis Kelce was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance.
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Travis Kelce finished the season with 92 receptions for 1,125 receiving yards and nine touchdowns.
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Travis Kelce was named Second-Team All-Pro by the AP, his sixth overall All-Pro selection.
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Travis Kelce was named to his seventh consecutive Pro Bowl.
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Travis Kelce tied the franchise record for receiving touchdowns in a game.
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Travis Kelce scored three touchdowns, including the game winning touchdown, his second straight season recording a game winning touchdown against the Chargers.
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Travis Kelce officially recorded his seventh consecutive 1,000 yard season, extending his records of consecutive 1,000 yard seasons and most overall 1,000 seasons.
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Travis Kelce finished the 2022 season with 110 receptions for 1,338 receiving yards and 12 receiving touchdowns.
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Travis's brother Jason Kelce played for the Eagles, making it the first Super Bowl to feature two brothers on opposing teams.
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Travis Kelce is the younger brother of Jason Travis Kelce, a center for the Philadelphia Eagles.
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In May 2017, Travis Kelce was confirmed to be in a relationship with social media influencer Kayla Nicole.
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Travis Kelce would continue the practice with the Chiefs' second championship in four years, adding a live performance of the song with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show.
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The winner picked by Travis Kelce was Maya Benberry, and they started dating after the show ended in April 2016.
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Travis Kelce was the host of Saturday Night Live on March 4,2023.