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Kansas City Chiefs sign TE Travis Kelce

Kansas City Chiefs signed TE Travis Kelce on March 23, 2026.

Event type
Free agent signing
First reported
Mar 23, 2026
Official
Mar 23, 2026
Player
Travis Kelce
Position
TE

What changed

Player
Travis Kelce
From
Free agent
To
Kansas City Chiefs
Effective
Mar 23, 2026

Known details

Compensation
Signed a 1 year, $12 million contract with Kansas City (KC)

How this move reshapes the Tight Ends room

Kansas City Chiefs tight ends, this season vs last season — the room this transaction changed.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Tight Ends Coach: Tom Melvin
92Travis Kelce9016/179999945670$4.9M36.86'5"260
45Jake Briningstool385/17005089—$895K23.66'6"230
45Tre Watson385/17005090—$885K23.86'5"245
45John Michael GyllenborgNEW435/17005050—$1.0M——249
35Noah Gray6417/178197979632$7.0M27.26'3"240
35Jared Wiley386/172340349645$1.2M25.76'6"260
Last season · 2025Tight Ends Coach: Tom Melvin
92Travis Kelce9016/179999945670$4.9M36.86'5"260
45Robert TonyanLEFT5514/177708279—$1.1M32.26'5"237
45Jake Briningstool385/17005089—$895K23.66'6"230
45Tre Watson385/17005090—$885K23.86'5"245
35Noah Gray6417/178197979632$7.0M27.26'3"240
35Jared Wiley386/172340349645$1.2M25.76'6"260

Timeline

  1. OfficialMar 23, 2026

    Kansas City Chiefs sign TE Travis Kelce

    Signed a 1 year, $12 million contract with Kansas City (KC)

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