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During a recent episode of 'The Schrager Hour,' ESPN analyst Peter Schrager spoke with Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach, expressing gratitude that Travis Kelce would return for the 2026 season.
"It's a business, and it's cutthroat, but just uplifting people around you, you could go in there with an attitude of, We're in this together, and we're going to uplift each other," said Veach. "He puts a smile on someone's face every single day. It doesn't matter if you win a game by three touchdowns or if you lose a game."
Kelce agreed to a 3-year, $54.735 million deal to return to the Chiefs that can be worth up to $57.735 million ($18.245 million average). The first year is $12 million plus 3 million in incentives.
"Everything he does, he does with a smile. It's easy to lose sight of that and get into this headspace where it's always negative all the time. He just keeps a positive spin and uplifting spin on everything he does," said Veach, "I'm glad he's not retiring, when he does, that (energy) is going to be almost impossible to replace."
Kelce enters 2026 third all-time behind Tony Gonzalez and Jason Witten, and 2,126 yards behind Gonzalez for the most for a tight end in league history, with only 45 behind Witten in second place. The expectation is that 2026 will be his final season in the league, with his assumed retirement draining his remaining cap hits over future years.
This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Chiefs GM Brett Veach expresses gratitude for Travis Kelce returning
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"It's a business, and it's cutthroat, but just uplifting people around you, you could go in there with an attitude of, We're in this together, and we're going to uplift each other," said Veach. "He puts a smile on someone's face every single day. It doesn't matter if you win a game by three touchdowns or if you lose a game."
Kelce agreed to a 3-year, $54.735 million deal to return to the Chiefs that can be worth up to $57.735 million ($18.245 million average). The first year is $12 million plus 3 million in incentives.
"Everything he does, he does with a smile. It's easy to lose sight of that and get into this headspace where it's always negative all the time. He just keeps a positive spin and uplifting spin on everything he does," said Veach, "I'm glad he's not retiring, when he does, that (energy) is going to be almost impossible to replace."
Kelce enters 2026 third all-time behind Tony Gonzalez and Jason Witten, and 2,126 yards behind Gonzalez for the most for a tight end in league history, with only 45 behind Witten in second place. The expectation is that 2026 will be his final season in the league, with his assumed retirement draining his remaining cap hits over future years.
This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Chiefs GM Brett Veach expresses gratitude for Travis Kelce returning
Continue reading...
