Travis Kelce drops all-time speech on New Heights after new contract makes him NFL's highest-paid TE

Travis Kelce had a very good start to the week.

The Kansas City Chiefs star received a new contract with $17 million in 2024 and his $17.1 million salary in 2025 is mostly guaranteed, which makes him the highest paid tight end in the National Football League.

So at the start of his New Heights podcast on Wednesday, Kelce took a moment to thank all those involved in a heartfelt speech.

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"I am so freaking thankful to Brett Veach, Mark Donovan, Coach Reid - Big Red, I love you big guy - and obviously Clark Hunt. The Hunt family has been absolutely unbelievable to not only myself and this Kansas City community, but they've just been so generous since I've been here in making it feel like home. And for the last 12 years, I've been able to make this place exactly that and I've loved every single second of it," Kelce said. "And I'm going to love the next two years playing here in Kansas City. And we'll see what happens after that. But I'm so excited and I'm so thankful to this organization for getting it done and making me feel appreciated and compensated the right way. And on top of that, I got to move the needle for the tight end room. It's everyone else's job to go out there and keep making that tight end AAV number go up and up with every single contract that's better than mine in the future.

"I can't thank Kansas City enough, my agents for keep knocking on that door to see if anything's available, knowing that I'm not a guy that sits out, I'm not a guy that holds out. I'm a guy that loves coming into the building and the Chiefs know that. So for them to, first of all, want to be able to get this done for me knowing how much blood, sweat, and tears I put into this thing for them. I'm extremely grateful and I'm extremely thankful for everybody involved. I love Kansas City for it."

After the news was made official, Kelce reacted to the news directly on the Chiefs social page. And with what appeared to be tears in his eyes, you could truly tell how much this meant to him.

"Back at it again, baby," Kelce said in the video on Monday. "Feels good to be in KC. I remember coming here 12 years ago, man. It's an honor and a pleasure. I can't wait to get after it these next two years.

"No better than right now. Getting fired up for this year. Just got out on the field with the boys. Doggone we're back at it baby. Chiefs forever!."

With this contract, it seems fairly clear that the Chiefs are going to do everything in their power to make sure he retires in Kansas City.

Chiefs forever.