Travis Kelce has garnered praise from Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach. This comes on back of a new contract extension.
As part of his yearly post-draft conference, Veach addressed the local Kansas City media and was eager to congratulate Kelce on the contract modification that has made him the highest-paid tight end in the league.
Veach said,
“He just signed it here a few minutes ago,”
“Hard to put into words what Travis means to this organization, this city, and [it] was certainly a priority to adjust his contact for us, and it was something that was important for Clark [Hunt].
“[It’s] very fitting that Travis is now the highest-paid tight end in these two years… just a really special day and moment for this organization to once again recognize arguably one of the greatest tight ends to ever do it.“
Travis Kelce and his journey with Chiefs continue
Last season, Kelce recorded 93 receptions for 984 yards and five touchdowns, along with 32 receptions for 355 yards and three touchdowns in the postseason, as the Chiefs won their second straight Super Bowl.
According to Veach,
“Every now and then, you have one of these guys who are outliers,” “It’s funny. It’s not even May yet, and today, we had the chance to get out there in Phase 2. Guys were out there running around, and Travis was the first guy in line.”
“He looked like he was 28 years old. The odds of someone [playing] this far into their 30s are very low, but it does happen, and it happens with unicorns in the profession. Travis is one of those.
“We’ll certainly celebrate this with him and hopefully, we can ride this thing even longer. We’ll just have to wait and see, but he’s shown no signs of slowing down. Everyone notices the kind of postseason he had. He just found an extra gear. These special players are always able to find that extra gear, and if anybody could do it, Travis can.”