If estimates are correct, Travis Kelce spent about one game check on the ring he used to propose marriage to Taylor Swift.
That equals less than one percent of his career earnings.
Sure, the pop superstar has a net worth of about $1.6 billion (per Forbes), but her football-playing fiancé isn’t exactly poor.
Kelce has been in the NFL for 12 seasons, and over the last five has become a very popular celebrity spokesman.
That’s earned him additional millions — perhaps as much as $5 million in 2024.
- Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift began dating in 2023.
- They announced their engagement on Aug. 26, 2025 with a post that read: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.”
- No details or timeline for the wedding have been released.
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Travis Kelce Career Earnings
A reliable net worth figure for Kelce is hard to come by, but websites like Celebrity Net Worth say about $90 million. It’s not hard to figure out a number that’s close.
Kelce began his career with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2013, making just over $1.1 million for the season. He then went backward, making $531K and $678K for the next two years.
A new contract in 2016 included a nice bonus, so he made over $10 million, before making about $3.5 million in 2017 and between $8 million and $10 million the next three seasons.
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A contract extension in Aug. 2020 and some restructuring proved to be very lucrative for Kelce over the next five seasons. Last year he made $17 million — a number he should top by $250K in 2025.
All told, Kelce’s career earnings are $111,193,975, per Sportrac.com.
NFL players are paid per game, so during the 2025-26 season he’ll get about $1 million for each week of football. Marie Claire quotes a jeweler who says that’s about how much Swift’s ring likely cost, hence the one game check statement up top.
In addition to his NFL check and endorsements, Kelce makes money from the podcast he co-hosts with his brother, Jason.
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