Travis Kelce (full name: Travis Michael Kelce; born October 5, 1989) is a 34-year-old American footballer who plays in the tight end position for the National Football League (NFL) franchise, Kansas City Chiefs. His additional link to the NFL stems from the fact that he is the younger brother of Jason Kelce, the Philadelphia Eagles center.
Travis is considered one of the greatest tight ends of all time in the history of the NFL and he and his brother Jason are set to register another piece of history when they become the first siblings in the history of the game to face off on opposing sides in a Super Bowl match when they do battle with their respective teams in Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, February 12, 2023.
Summary of Travis Kelce’s Bio
- Full name: Travis Michael Kelce
- Nickname: KillaTrav, Zeus
- Gender: Male
- Date of birth: October 5, 1989
- Place of birth: Westlake, Ohio, United States
- Travis Kelce’s Age: 34 years old
- Ethnicity: Caucasian
- Nationality: American
- Zodiac Sign: Libra
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
- Religion: Christianity
- Marital Status: Single
- Travis Kelce’s Parents: Ed Kelce (father) and Donna Kelce (mother)
- Siblings: 1 – Jason Kelce (brother)
- Travis Kelce’s Height in Inches: 6 ft 5 inches
- Travis Kelce’s Height in Centimeters: 196 cm
- Travis Kelce’s Weight: 113 kg (250 lbs)
- Hair color: Dark Brown
- Eye color: Blue
- Education: Cleveland Heights High School, University of Cincinnati
- Profession: Football Player
- Travis Kelce’s Net worth: Est. $20 million
- Famous for: Being a football player and Jason Kelce’s brother
- Travis Kelce’s Instagram: @killatrav
- Twitter: @tkelce
- Facebook: Travis Kelce
Travis Kelce is over 34 Years Old
Travis Kelce is 34 years old. The NFL star was born Travis Michael Kelce on October 5, 1989, in Westlake, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. His birth sign is Libra, and he belongs to the white ethnic group. He is an American citizen by birth as well as by parental heritage.
Speaking of parents, Travis Kelce is the younger of two sons born to Edward “Ed” Kelce and his wife, Donna Kelce. According to several close family sources, Travis’ dad, Ed, is a sales representative who works in the steel industry while his mother, Donna, is a banking executive.
Travis Kelce Is Jason Kelce’s Only Sibling
As previously mentioned, Travis is Ed and Donna Kelce’s younger son, a fact that indicates that the NFL star has an older brother whose name is Jason Kelce. The Kansas City Chief star is around two years younger than his older brother Jason, who also plays in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Travis and his older brother Jason have always been close, and have always supported each other’s careers, exemplified by when the younger Kelce sibling wore his older brother’s jersey in support as the Eagles embarked on their journey to being Super Bowl winners in 2018.
They played together on the same high school team when both were students at Cleveland Heights High School, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. That close relationship appears to have extended to their families as Travis is quite close to his brother’s wife and daughters.
Travis Kelce Played College Football at the University Of CincinnatiÂ
Following high school exploits, Travis Kelce had his pick of colleges including Akron, Eastern Michigan, and Miami (OH), all of which had lined up to secure his services on a full scholarship basis.
However, the tight end opted to join his older brother at his school. Travis Kelce attended the University of Cincinnati and played for the Bearcats. He redshirted in 2008 but played in 11 games in the 2009 season, tailing right rushes for 47 yards and two touchdowns along with one reception for 3 yards.
Travis missed the 2010 school season after he was suspended for one year for flouting team rules later revealed to be a drug test failure. He returned energized in 2011 and saw action as a tight end where he recorded 13 catches totaling 150 yards and two touchdowns.
His last season as a college football player saw him reach dizzying career heights of 45 receptions, 722 receiving yards, 16 yards per reception, and 8 receiving touchdowns. More accolades including first-team all-conference honors followed, and in March 2013, Kelce was acknowledged as the Tight End of the Year at the College Football Performance Awards.
Details of his time at the University of Cincinnati have mainly focused on his playing achievements, and the result is that there is almost no information about what he studied at the university.
A certain aspect of his time in college that not many people are aware of is the fact that Travis once had his scholarship taken away from him because of how undisciplined he is. Thankfully he overcame those challenges to make it to the NFL draft in 2013.
He Has Spent his Entire NFL Career with the Kansas City Chiefs
In 2013, Travis Kelce became the 63rd pick in the 3rd round of the 2013 NFL draft for the Kansas City Chiefs. On June 6, 2013, he signed a four-year $3.12 million rookie contract that also included a signing bonus of $703,304k, an average salary of $781,576k, and a total guaranteed sum of $703,304k.
His string of performances over the next couple of years, ending in 2015, convinced the Chiefs to extend his contract by 5 years on January 29, 2016. Kelce’s second contract with the NFL franchise was worth around $46,842,000 million, with a signing bonus of $10 million, an average salary of just over $9 million, a guaranteed at-signing sum of around $10.5 million, and a total guarantee of just over $20 million.
In 2020, just over four years after signing his second contract with the Chiefs, Kelce signed another contract extension worth close to $58 million with a guaranteed signing fee of nearly $21 million, an average salary of around $15 million, and a total guarantee of around $23 million.
The contract is billed to expire in 2026, but barring unforeseen scenarios and with his performances which include winning a Super Bowl along with several other individual accolades, don’t bet against the Chiefs extending the tight end’s contract before it runs out in 2026. Below is a list of Travis Kelce’s NFL career achievements to date.
Career Highlights and Awards
- Super Bowl champion (LIV)
- 4× First-team All-Pro (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
- 3× Second-team All-Pro (2017, 2019, 2021)
- 8× Pro Bowl (2015–2022)
- NFL 2010s All-Decade Team
- First-team All-Big East (2012)
NFL Records
- Seasons with 1,000+ receiving yards by a tight end (7)
- Consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons by a tight end (7)
- Receiving yards in a season by a tight end (1,416)
- Seasons with 100+ receptions by a tight end (3)
- Games with 100+ yards receiving by a tight end (35)
Travis Kelce and His Brother Have Never Played Together Professionally
The Kelce brothers came closest to being teammates professionally in 2013 but the Philadelphia Eagles, the team Jason plays for, opted to go with another player. They have been on opposing sides of an NFL game just once in their professional careers in a game the Chiefs won in 2021.
Super Bowl LVII will be the second time the brothers will face off against each other but they will make history in the process as the first siblings to ever face each other in a Super Bowl matchup.
Travis Kelce is Still Single
The Kelce brothers may look alike but their lives are different in so many ways. Jason is more reserved while Travis is the more rambunctious sibling. Jason is also a happily married man with two children while Travis has yet to exchange marital vows with any woman.
He has been in several romantic relationships including with reality TV star Maya Banberry and journalist Kayla Nicole. He met Maya during the shooting of the reality TV series Catching Kelce, and after she emerged as the winner, they dated for 8 months.
His relationship with Nicole was chaotic as they dated on and off for five years from 2017 to 2022. Significantly, none of the aforementioned women bore him a child.
Travis Kelce’s Height is Over 6 Feet and He Weighs Over 200 Lbs
Travis Kelce is a giant of a man who reportedly stands at a height of 6 feet 5 inches (196 cm). His chiseled muscular frame also gives him a body weight of around 113 kg (250 lbs).
Travis is just 2 inches taller than Jason who equally stands tall at 6 feet 3 inches (191 cm). In terms of weight though, his 113 kg (250 lbs) is significantly inferior to his brother’s 134 kg (295 lbs).
