In football, one play can change the outcome of a team\u2019s season and a player\u2019s bank account. Take, for example, Kansas City Chiefs tight end\u2026<\/b>
\nIn football, one play can change the outcome of a team\u2019s season and a player\u2019s bank account.
Take, for example, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, who made $750,000 on one catch during Thursday night\u2019s 29-28 loss to the San Diego Chargers.
Kelce\u2019s catch during Thursday night\u2019s game put him over 1,200 yards receiving on the season, which triggered a $375,000 bonus in his contract. His bonus was doubled because the Chief\u2019s clinched a playoff spot, meaning that one catch made Kelce three-fourths of a million dollars. (RELATED: Gus Malzahn Clarifies Contract Situation. Here\u2019s What He Said)
On that play Travis Kelce just surpassed 1,200 receiving yards on the season, triggering a $375,000 incentive. The incentive doubles because the Chiefs have clinched a playoff spot. A $750,000 catch.
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In his sixth season in the league, Kelce has solidified himself as one of the game\u2019s best tight ends, and now he\u2019s officially being paid like one.
Travis Kelce is the first tight end in NFL history with 80+ receptions & 1,000+ receiving yards in three straight seasons
Kelce has 27 receiving TD since 2015, the most in the NFL among TE #ChiefsKingdom \u2060 @Chiefs
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It also doesn\u2019t hurt Kelce to have a transformational player i n Patrick Mahomes throwing him the ball.
Perhaps Kelce could use some of his bonus money to buy Mahomes a nice Christmas present. He certainly deserves it.
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