{"id":172074,"date":"2024-04-29T15:30:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T19:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=172074"},"modified":"2024-04-29T15:24:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T19:24:20","slug":"mahomes-reaction-kelce-extension-chiefs-reid-worthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/04\/29\/mahomes-reaction-kelce-extension-chiefs-reid-worthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Mahomes Takes Victory Lap Over Travis Kelce&#8217;s Extension With Chiefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City Chiefs <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/11\/04\/kelce-details-chiefs-successful-mahomes-dolphins\/\" target=\"_self\">star tight end<\/a> Travis Kelce became the NFL\u2019s highest-paid tight end on Monday, agreeing to a two-year deal, per NFL Networks Ian Rapoport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo more Champagne Problems: The #Chiefs and All-Pro and Pro Bowl TE Travis Kelce have agreed to terms on a new 2-year contract extension to make him the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1785012450041192806\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NFL\u2019s highest-paid tight end<\/a>, sources say,\u201d Rapoport reported on X on April 29. \u201cThe deal was done by his long-time agent Mike Simon, now with @milkhoneysport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">&#8220;<a class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1loqt21\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chiefs?src=hashtag_click\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Chiefs<\/a><\/span><span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> star Travis Kelce\u2019s contract extension tacks on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/1785025966408139239\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">two years and $34.25 million<\/a> to the two years remaining on his old deal, per sources,&#8221; NFL Network&#8217;s Tom Pellisero reported. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">&#8220;Kelce now has guaranteed money in 2024, with additional money vesting year-by-year. He\u2019s signed through 2027, when he\u2019ll be 38.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Chiefs&#8217; Patrick Mahomes Celebrates Travis Kelce&#8217;s Contract Extension<\/h2>\n<h3>Patrick Mahomes &#8216;Told Ya&#8217;ll&#8217; About Travis Kelce&#8217;s Extension<\/h3>\n<p>Kelce\u2019s Super Bowl teammate was also his greatest champion apparently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told yall <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickMahomes\/status\/1785013930227876197\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I\u2019ll never let him leave<\/a>!! Congrats my guy!\u201d Patrick Mahomes posted, quoting Rapoport and tagging Kelce.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I told yall I\u2019ll never let him leave!! Congrats my guy! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tkelce?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@tkelce<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9sqkZY8mU8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/9sqkZY8mU8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickMahomes\/status\/1785013930227876197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kelce, 34, was on a four-year, $57.2 million contract. The current top spot is San Francisco 49ers star Geroge Kittle with $75 million over five years.<\/p>\n<p>Kelceentered the league as a third-round pick (No. 63 overall) by the Chiefs out of Cincinnati in 2013. He was already on his way to establishing himself as one of the game\u2019s best tight ends before Mahomes took over in 2018. Kelce had 307 receptions, 3,900 yards, and 22 touchdowns in his first four seasons.<\/p>\n<p>That came with him missing most of his rookie season with an ankle injury.<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes and Kelce became the most accomplished duo, setting the record for playoff touchdowns this season. Kelce has 600 grabs, 7,428 yards, and 52 touchdowns since Mahomes took over full-time in 2018.\u00a0 There are <a href=\"https:\/\/stathead.com\/tiny\/SC9ym\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">seven other tight ends<\/a> in NFL history with that kind of production in their careers. Two of them \u2013 former Chief Tony Gonzales and Ex-Denver Bronco Shannon Sharpe \u2013 are Hall-of-Famers.<\/p>\n<h3>Chiefs Locked Up Andy Reid, GM Brett Veach<\/h3>\n<p>The 2023 season was a trying one for Kelce, whose stardom rose because of his love life while he dealt with injuries, experienced an unusual amount of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/12\/27\/simms-chiefs-offense-alert-mahomes-kelce\/\" target=\"_self\">inconsistency in his play<\/a>, and even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FSsHLRVWKw4\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blew up at his coach<\/a> on the sidelines of the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce took responsibility for his actions and there appear to be no hard feelings.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce\u2019s pact must have had Reid\u2019s blessing, with the head coach agreeing to a contract extension of his own.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCoach Andy Reid, general manager Brett Veach and president Mark Donovan have had oversight of the Kansas City Chiefs for the most successful run in franchise history. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/40002118\/chiefs-andy-reid-brett-veach-mark-donovan-get-extensions\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The trio will remain in place<\/a> for awhile longer,\u201d ESPN\u2019s Adam Teicher wrote on April 22. \u201cThe three agreed to contract extensions that will keep them with the Chiefs.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Chiefs Land Explosive Potential Replacement for Rashee Rice<\/h3>\n<p>Chiefs Kingdom awaits the final ruling on Rashee Rice amid the investigation resulting from a crash he was involved in in Dallas, Texas. But the front office did well to identify a playmaker who could help take some of the pressure off in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/04\/22\/schefter-chiefs-rice-suspension-draft-veach\/\" target=\"_self\">Rice\u2019s anticipated absence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Texas\u2019 Xavier Worthy ran a 4.21 40-yard dash at the combine and can take the top off a defense.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Xavier Worthy highlights! \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/itD7eOyuUm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/itD7eOyuUm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brad Henson Productions (@BradHensonPro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BradHensonPro\/status\/1784949149604929600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs have to hope he can contribute at this level sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<p>Their struggles at wide receiver to start last season were well-documented and discussed. Rice was instrumental in shifting the narrative, though they still led the NFL in drops as a team last season.<\/p>\n<p>Former Baltimore Ravens first-round pick Marquie Brown will help But incumbents Kardarius Toney, Skyy Moore, et al will have to take the steps up that they failed to take last season too.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes shared his reaction to teammate Travis Kelce&#8217;s contract extension.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2879,"featured_media":172077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[188,7811,1576,339],"class_list":["post-172074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chiefs","tag-andy-reid","tag-chiefs-featured","tag-patrick-mahomes","tag-travis-kelce"],"modified_by":"Josh Buckhalter","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2879"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}