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Kansas City Chiefs prima Travis Kelce is group to go only nan 4th tight extremity successful NFL history pinch 11,000 receiving yards.
Remarkably, immoderate of that accumulation really predates his narration pinch Taylor Swift.
While Swifties are only conscionable learning astir him, Kelce's 11-year NFL profession already puts him among nan top tight ends successful convention history. As a result, nan two-time Super Bowl champion is simply a seven-time All-Pro and eight-time Pro Bowl selection. Now, pinch 10,927 receiving yards to his name, Kelce hopes to subordinate tight ends Tony Gonzalez, Jason Witten and Antonio Gates successful nan 11,000-yard club.
The problem is, Kelce has been importantly much productive pinch Swift successful nan crowd, and pinch nan popular prima embarking connected an world tour, he won't beryllium capable to trust connected his caller bully luck charm for nan foreseeable future.
With Swift connected manus this season, Kelce is averaging 8.5 catches and 108 yards per game, while those figures driblet to 6.6 receptions and 36 yards erstwhile she's away.
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift get astatine SNL Afterparty connected October 15 successful New York
The Chiefs are 'not nan aforesaid team' erstwhile Kelce (pictured) is out, according to Rob Gronkowski
It's improbable that Kelce will beryllium capable to drawback Gonzalez, nan Chiefs fable who retired pinch 15,127 receiving yards.
Even if nan 34-year-old has a fewer much productive seasons, he'll still autumn good short of nan all-time grounds for tight ends.
However, he should beryllium capable to drawback Gates (11,841 yards) if not Witten (13,046) arsenic well.
And moreover if he doesn't, location are those who still spot Kelce arsenic among nan champion tight ends successful NFL history.
Donna Kelce and Taylor Swift are seen during nan Chiefs' September 24 triumph complete nan Bears
'I judge that Travis Kelce is nan champion receiving tight end,' retired Super Bowl champion and All-Pro tight extremity Rob Gronkowski said connected 'The Ryen Russillo Podcast' past month. 'He's nan champion tight extremity (ever) successful position of catching nan ball. There's nary uncertainty astir it. He's had 7 1,000-yard seasons successful a row. He's a awesome red-zone target arsenic well.
'When he's not retired connected nan section pinch nan Chiefs, which is very rare, they're not nan aforesaid team.'
Gronkowski whitethorn beryllium right.
When nan Chiefs were without him successful nan Week 1 opener against nan Detroit Lions, backmost Patrick Mahomes completed only 21 of 39 passes for 226 yards successful a nonaccomplishment to nan Detroit Lions.
