98 Facts About Travis Kelce

Travis Michael Kelce is an American professional football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League.

Travis Kelce 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.

Travis Kelce holds the NFL records for most consecutive and most overall seasons with 1,000 receiving yards by a tight end: seven.

Travis Kelce 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.

Travis Kelce was born on October 5,1989, in Westlake, Ohio.

Travis Kelce's father, Ed Kelce, is a former sales representative in the steel industry, and his mother, Donna, is a former bank executive.

Travis Kelce attended Cleveland Heights High School in his hometown of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, where he played football, basketball, and baseball.

Travis Kelce was a three-year letter winner as quarterback for the Tigers.

Travis Kelce joined his brother, Jason Kelce, who was the starting left guard for the Bearcats.

Travis Kelce tallied eight rushes for 47 yards and two touchdowns and had one reception for three yards.

Travis Kelce was suspended for the 2010 season after testing positive for marijuana, a violation of team rules.

Travis Kelce earned first-team all-conference honors and in March 2013, was named the College Football Performance Awards Tight End of the Year.

Travis Kelce graduated in 2022 with a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree, he received his diploma during an April 2024 podcast event at the Fifth Third Arena with his brother Jason.

Travis Kelce was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft.

Reid was familiar with Travis Kelce, having drafted and coached his brother, Jason Travis Kelce, in 2011 during his time as the head coach of the Eagles.

Reid believed Kelce to be a first round talent but had reservations due to his suspension in college; Jason spoke with Reid and vouched that Travis would stay out of trouble if drafted.

Travis Kelce only played one snap, on special teams in the Chiefs' Week 2 game against the Dallas Cowboys.

Travis Kelce made an inappropriate hand gesture and motion at Broncos linebacker Von Miller.

Travis Kelce was the Chiefs' leading receiver during the 2014 season, totaling 862 yards off 67 receptions.

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.

Travis Kelce was ranked 91st by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.

Travis Kelce was ranked 91st by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.

Travis Kelce joined Jimmy Graham and former Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez as the only NFL tight ends ever to do so.

Travis Kelce finished the season with career highs in yards and receptions.

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.

Travis Kelce was named as a starter in his second career Pro Bowl, held on December 20,2016.

Travis Kelce was ranked 26th by his fellow players, and second among tight ends, on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.

On December 19,2017, Travis Kelce was named to his third straight Pro Bowl.

Travis Kelce finished the season with a career-high eight receiving touchdowns.

Travis Kelce finished second among tight ends with 1,038 receiving yards, only trailing Gronkowski's 1,084 receiving yards.

Travis Kelce was ranked 24th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.

Travis Kelce was not able to finish the game as he suffered a concussion in the first half on a hit to his helmet.

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.

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.

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.

Travis Kelce was named to the 2018 Pro Bowl and was named first-team All-Pro.

Travis Kelce was ranked 21st by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.

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.

Travis Kelce became the first tight end in NFL history to record four consecutive seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards.

Travis Kelce was named to his fifth Pro Bowl for his 2019 season.

Travis Kelce was ranked 18th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020.

In Week 8 against the Jets, Travis Kelce dunked the ball through the goal posts after scoring a touchdown, paying homage to former Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez.

Travis Kelce was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct and was fined $12,500.

In Week 16, Travis Kelce became the first tight end with two 100-catch seasons.

Travis Kelce caught seven passes, giving him a career-high 105 for the season.

Travis Kelce set the single-season yardage record for a tight end with 1,416, topping George Kittle's 1,377 in 2018.

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.

Travis Kelce was named to his sixth Pro Bowl and earned First-team All-Pro honors.

Travis Kelce was ranked fifth by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2021.

Travis Kelce caught two touchdowns, including the game-winning 34-yard touchdown in overtime.

Travis Kelce was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance.

Travis Kelce finished the season with 92 receptions for 1,125 receiving yards and nine touchdowns.

Travis Kelce was named Second-Team All-Pro by the AP, his sixth overall All-Pro selection.

Travis Kelce was named to his seventh consecutive Pro Bowl.

Travis Kelce was wearing an NFL Films microphone for the game, and audio footage from the two offensive plays of the 13-second drive revealed that Travis Kelce instructed Tyreek Hill to run the route which led to the success of the first completion, and revealed him suggesting to Mahomes that he might improvise his own route on the second offensive play if the Bills' defensive scheme didn't change.

Travis Kelce was ranked tenth by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022.

Travis Kelce tied the franchise record for receiving touchdowns in a game.

Travis Kelce scored three touchdowns, including the game-winning touchdown, his second straight season recording a game-winning touchdown against the Chargers.

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.

Travis Kelce finished the 2022 season with 110 receptions for 1,338 receiving yards and 12 receiving touchdowns.

Travis Kelce was ranked fifth by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2023.

Travis Kelce was inactive for the Chiefs' game against the Detroit Lions due to a knee injury he suffered earlier in the week.

Travis Kelce made his season debut the following week against the Jaguars.

Travis Kelce had 179 receiving yards, the second highest of his career.

Travis Kelce finished the regular season with 984 receiving yards on 93 receptions and five touchdowns.

Travis Kelce elected to not play in the Chiefs' Week 18 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers, ending his NFL-record streak of seven consecutive seasons to finish with 1,000 receiving yards.

The incident drew criticism, for which Travis Kelce later apologized through his podcast.

Travis Kelce was ranked ninth by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2024.

Travis Kelce started the season slow with just eight catches for 69 yards in the team's first three games.

In Week 4 against the Los Angeles Chargers, Travis Kelce recorded a season-high seven receptions for 89 yards.

Travis Kelce became the fastest tight end in NFL history to achieve this, doing so in 172 games.

On Christmas Day against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Travis Kelce achieved his 1,000th career reception and became the Chiefs' leader in receiving touchdowns, surpassing the previous record set by Tony Gonzalez of 77.

In Super Bowl LIX against the Philadelphia Eagles, Travis Kelce had four catches for 39 yards; in doing so, Travis Kelce set a new NFL record for most career Super Bowl receptions with 35, eclipsing the previous record of 33 held by Jerry Rice.

Travis Kelce announced on February 27,2025 that he will play in the 2025 season in what will be his final year under contract with Kansas City.

Travis Kelce received the Chiefs' Ed Block Courage Award in 2014.

Travis Kelce has made several appearances at Kansas City hospitals and schools to support local charities.

In 2019, Travis Kelce participated in a charity celebrity softball game to raise funds for the Lake Health Foundation.

Travis Kelce is among the Kansas City celebrities who have hosted the Big Slick charity event and gala, which benefits the Cancer Center at Children's Mercy Hospital; in 2024, Travis Kelce and teammate Mahomes contributed game-worn Chiefs jerseys to a lot of NFL items that went for $250,000 at the charity auction.

Travis Kelce has pledged support for the Black Lives Matter movement including in Kansas City.

In 2020, Travis Kelce appeared as a fictionalized version of himself in the first episode of the comedy series Moonbase 8.

Travis Kelce was featured in Travis Kelce, a feature-length documentary about his brother Jason's football career and private life that was released on Amazon Prime on September 11,2023.

Travis Kelce hosted Saturday Night Live on March 4,2023, and appeared in a sketch with his brother Jason and SNL cast members Heidi Gardner and Chloe Fineman.

Travis Kelce made a cameo appearance on the October 14,2023, episode.

In 2023, Travis Kelce became an executive producer of the war comedy-drama film My Dead Friend Zoe and of the documentary King Pleasure about the life of American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

In 2023, Travis Kelce performed the song with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show.

Travis Kelce was featured, with his brother Jason, on the cover of "Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl, titled "Fairytale of Philadelphia", which appeared on the 2023 album A Philly Special Christmas Special; proceeds from the album benefit various charity institutions in Philadelphia.

Travis Kelce has appeared in print, television and online advertisements for brands such as Dick's Sporting Goods, LG, McDonald's, Nike, Papa John's, Bud Light, Old Spice, Walgreens, Pfizer, State Farm, DirectTV, Experian, Lowe's, and Campbell's Soup among others.

In 2019, Travis Kelce founded his own health brand, Hilo Nutrition, which sells gummy supplements for performance nutrition and other health benefits.

In January 2020, Travis Kelce launched his own clothing brand, Tru Kolors.

In 2021, Travis Kelce released a signature sneaker collection as part of a deal with Nike.

In 2019, Travis Kelce invested in the private equity firm L Catterton's purchase of the condiment brand Cholula Hot Sauce.

Travis Kelce is an angel investor in several companies, including the tequila brand Casa Azul, the whole-grain pancake and waffle mixes Kodiak Cakes, and the made-to-measure menswear retailer Indochino.

In 2023, Travis Kelce joined a group of investors, including actor Ryan Reynolds and teammate Mahomes, to buy a stake in Alpine, a UK-based French Formula One team.

In 2024, Travis Kelce teamed up with his brother Jason as significant owners and operators of the light beer company Garage Beer.

From 2017 to 2022, Travis Kelce was in a relationship with social media influencer Kayla Nicole Brown.

In June 2024, Travis Kelce joined Swift onstage at her Eras Tour concert in Wembley Stadium, dancing in a top hat and tails during her performance of "I Can Do It with a Broken Heart".

Travis Kelce has participated in several celebrity tournaments, including the American Century Championship, at which he won the long drive contest in the 2023 edition.

Travis Kelce owns homes in the Kansas City area and a condo in Orlando, Florida.