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Travis Kelce's new Chiefs contract sets him up for simple retirement plan originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Travis Kelce is coming back for his 14th NFL season with the Kansas City Chiefs .
But will there be more than that? That's not a given. Retirement could be coming sooner rather than later.
Kelce's contract actually makes a retirement after the 2026 NFL season a quite easy one, given how the Chiefs set it up. Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer wrote a new article that includes in its title: "How the Chiefs set TE up for a potential retirement tour. " MORE: Michael Pittman Jr.
had to fly 28 hours after trade from Colts to Steelers Basically, Breer explains that the Kelce contract structure makes it easy for him and the Chiefs to part ways after this upcoming season. Kelce gets $12 million fully guaranteed money, per Breer -- $3 million base salary and $9 million in roster bonuses. The contract actually spreads the money out over three years.