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Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce added a pair of round numbers to his Hall of Fame résumé Sunday. During Kansas City’s unexpectedly close 34-28 win in Denver, he crossed both the 1,000-yard barrier for the seventh straight season and became the fifth tight end in NFL history to rack up 10,000 career receiving yards. It was a relatively ho-hum week by Kelce’s standards, with four catches for 71 yards, but it’s a sign of his dominance that the 33-year-old could have a quiet day and still finish fourth in the league in receiving yards at his position for the week.
Knowing that Kelce was likely to hit those markers this month, I’ve been reflecting on his career and think we’re selling him short. You won’t get many arguments against him as the league’s premier tight end or as a player whose future involves a bust in Canton, Ohio. He already has done (and won) enough in his career to earn a trip to the Hall of Fame.
Even those accolades, though, don’t really capture his unique career. In many ways, Kelce is a tight end unlike any other in the history of the NFL. There are few players at any position who have dominated, relative to the demands of their particular position, quite the way he has over his 10 years as a pro. It’s clear he still has plenty of juice as he continues his career, but I believe Kelce’s résumé makes him one of the most valuable players of his generation.
Jump to a section:
The milestones Kelce has hit so far
His underrated strength: Staying on the field
How Kelce’s run compares vs. other stars
The arguments against him as an all-time great
Is Kelce the greatest tight end ever?
Will he ever fade? What’s next
Kelce at 1,000 and 10,000 yards
Let’s start with those round numbers, since they do a great job of contextualizing how different Kelce’s performance has been from even the best players at tight end. I mentioned earlier that Kelce became the fifth member of the 10,000-yard club at tight end. The other guys in that group are legends. Tony Gonzalez and
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