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Travis Kelce is an American football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft and later won Super Bowls LIV and LVII with the team. He played college football at Cincinnati.

Considered to be one of the greatest tight ends of all time, Kelce is an eight-time Pro Bowler and a four-time first-team All-Pro selection. He holds the NFL record for most consecutive and most overall seasons with 1,000 yards receiving by a tight end with 7. He also owns the record for most receiving yards by a tight end in a single season with 1,416 in 2020, despite playing in only 15 games. He also briefly held the single season record in 2018 before it was broken later that same day. During the 2022 season, Kelce became the fastest tight end to reach 10,000 career receiving yards, and he became the fifth tight end in NFL history to reach the milestone. Kelce was named to the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team.

Kelce and the Chiefs would appear and win in Super Bowl LVII against the Philadelphia Eagles. Kelce caught a TD pass in the game. Travis' brother Jason Kelce played for the Eagles, making it the first Super Bowl to feature two brothers on opposing teams. Travis and the Chiefs beat Jason and the Eagles 38-35 in the Super Bowl to give Travis his second Super Bowl ring.

In Week 5, Kelce had four receiving touchdowns in the 30–29 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. Kelce tied the franchise record for receiving touchdowns in a game. In the Chiefs Week 11 game against the Los Angeles Chargers, he recorded his NFL record breaking (among tight ends) 33rd 100-yard receiving game with 115 yards. He also scored three touchdowns, including the game winning touchdown, his second straight season recording a game winning touchdown against the Chargers. In Week 14 against the Denver Broncos, he became the fifth tight end in NFL history to have 10,000 receiving yards. He also officially recorded his seventh consecutive 1,000-yard season, extending his records (among tight ends) of consecutive 1,000-yard seasons and most overall 1,000 seasons. He finished the 2022 season with 110 receptions for 1,338 receiving yards and 12 receiving touchdowns.

Travis Kelce set a single-game NFL postseason record for a tight end with 14 receptions in a 27–20 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Divisional Round. He scored two receiving touchdowns in the game. Kelce and the Chiefs appeared in Super Bowl LVII against the Philadelphia Eagles. Kelce's brother Jason played for the Eagles, making it the first Super Bowl to feature two brothers as players on opposing teams. Kelce caught six passes for 81 yards and a touchdown as the Chiefs beat the Eagles 38–35 to win his second Super Bowl.

Kelce made his hosting debut on Saturday Night Live on March 4, 2023, the fourteenth episode of Season 48, with musical guest Kelsea Ballerini, a country pop singer, songwriter and musician.

Kelce is also the first NFL receiver football player and the fifth NFL player to Saturday Night Live off a Super Bowl win.

He also cameoed on the Season 49 premiere of Saturday Night Live on October 14, 2023, hosted by former longtime cast member Pete Davidson, with musical guest Ice Spice, a rapper and songwriter, at the end of the "NFL Sunday" sketch.

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