Chiefs fans will love Travis Kelce’s answer about “underpaid” perception

The three-time All-Pro tight end has enjoyed a tremendous career to date. And Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce certainly has his priorities.

In 2013, the Kansas City hired Andy Reid as their head coach. Later that year, the team used a third-round draft choice on University of Cincinnati tight end Travis Kelce. Due to a bone bruise on his knee suffered during the preseason, he wound up appearing in just one game that season and didn’t catch a pass.

He’s certainly made up for lost time. Named to the last seven Pro Bowls, Kelce’s regular-season resume reads 704 receptions for 9,006 yards and 57 scores. And he has a big fan in San Francisco 49ers’ tight end George Kittle, who recently sang his praises on Pro Football Talk PM.

“I mean Travis Kelce, six seasons in a row, 1000 yards,” said the three-time Pro Bowler. “I’m pretty sure he has the most receiving yards over any wide receiver, skill position in the last six years. He gets paid half of what a wide receiver makes, which just boggles my mind…”

Travis Kelce isn’t listening to ‘underpaid’ talk, worried about Chiefs and legacy

Kittle is indeed correct (via CBS). Kelce’s 7,269 receiving yards is the most in the league since 2016. And the 1,000-yard streak began two seasons before Patrick Mahomes became the starting quarterback.

Meanwhile, the Niners’ standout is also spot on when it comes to the money for both wide receivers and tight ends (via Spotrac). But that latter fact is something the Chiefs’ three-time All-Pro tight end isn’t concerned about.

“I appreciate Kittle saying that,” explained the nine-year NFL veteran (via Michael David Smith of PFT). “That’s my guy and he always wants to see every tight end get paid as much as their production is. But at the same time, I signed my contract understanding what I had. I put a lot into this, man.

“Money, in my mind, is almost secondary at this point in my career. I’m here for the legacy and I’m here to try and make the Kansas City Chiefs the best team possible. So that’s my main focus. That’s why I’m here.”

The Chiefs own the longest current playoff streak in the NFL at seven consecutive seasons. The club has hosted the AFC title game four straight years. There have been a pair of Super Bowl appearances but only one Lombardi Trophy to date. And obviously, Kelce hopes to play a major role in improving those latter numbers when it comes to his team.