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Travis Kelce was celebrated by the Kansas City Chiefs on National Tight End Day

Travis Kelce was celebrated by the Kansas City Chiefs on National Tight End Day

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National Tight End Day is another reason to celebrate Travis Kelce!

The Kansas City Chiefs gave a special shoutout to the 35-year-old offensive lineman on Sunday, Oct. 27 โ€” a date recognized by the NFL as National Tight End Day, according to NBC Los Angeles.

“Can't celebrate National Tight End Day without TE1 ๐Ÿ’ฏ,” the Chiefs' Instagram account captioned their post, which showed a clip of Kelce running courtside at the Las Vegas Raiders' Allegiant Stadium.

Kelce wore a matching black and white set, including a bowling shirt symbolizing the late Las Vegas icon Elvis Presley. He completed the ensemble with sunglasses and slicked-back hair.

Fans shared their love for Kelce in the comments section of the post, with one calling the athlete “The Goat” – aka “the greatest of all time.”

โ€œVIVAAAAAAA LAS VEGAS!!!! LET'S GOOOOO! โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’›,โ€ said another. One added: โ€œLET'S GET THIS FIRST TD TODAY!!!! ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ,โ€ referring to Kelceโ€™s slow start to the NFL season.

Travis Kelce in 2024.

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The unofficial holiday originated in 2018 and celebrates players like Brock Bowers, George Kittle, Dallas Goedert and Jake Ferguson, to name a few.

Kelce is considered one of the greatest tight ends of all time. The Ohio native finished the 2023-2024 football season with โ€œ93 receptions for 984 yards and five touchdowns,โ€ according to NBC News.

Entering Week 8 of the 2024-2025 season, Kelce had yet to score a touchdown. However, that changed when he scored his first goal against the Raiders in Las Vegas on Sunday, October 27th.

Travis Kelce in 2024.

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Kelce has played for the Chiefs since 2013, when he was selected in the third round of the NFL draft that year.

During his career, he was a three-time Super Bowl champion and was part of the Pro Bowl for nine consecutive seasons from 2015 to 2023.

He also holds the record for postseason receptions with 165, set the record for receiving yards in a single season by a tight end in 2020, and became the fastest tight end to reach 11,000 yards in 2023, among other impressive stats.

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