Travis Kelcechampion in Super Bowls LIV and LVII with the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL, the professional American football league, He stated this Wednesday that he does not receive the salary he deserves.
“You see how much more money you could be earning and yes, it hits you a little in the stomach. It makes you think that they are taking advantage of you and I don’t know if I really pushed the accelerator enough to get what I’m worth,” said the one considered by not a few the best active ‘tight end’ (tight end) in the NFL.
Travis, 33, has a $14.3 million-a-year contract with the Chiefsless than half of what Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill – Kelce’s former teammate – earns, who is the highest paid non-quarterback.
“When I saw Tyreek go and get $30 million a year, I thought ‘man, that’s more than twice what I’m making right now.’ My agents love to tell me how underpaid I am,” Kelce said. eight-time Pro Bowl selection.
In the current NFL champions neither Kelce, nor the ‘quarterback’ Patrick Mahomesalso holder of two champion rings, They stand out among the players who earn the most money in their respective positions in the league.
Lamar Jackson, ‘quarterback’ of the Baltimore Ravens, is the highest paid in the NFL with 52 million dollars a year; He is followed by the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, Jalen Hurts, with 51 million; and the third place is occupied by Aaron Rodgers -ex Green Bay-, of the Jets, with 50.2 million.
Mahomes appears up to the seventh step on that list with 45 million dollars a year. Kelce does not even appear among the 16 highest-paid players, something that he confessed does not bother him.
“Every time I talk about wanting more money, they say: Why don’t you go to the Chiefs and ask them, but I’m fine, because the free market seems like fun until you go somewhere and you can’t win and I love it. win. I love the situation I’m in here,” he explained.
Kelce came to the Chiefs selected in the third round of the 2013 Draft. In nine seasons, in addition to winning two championship rings, he boasts 814 receptions for 10,344 yards and 69 touchdowns. He has racked up consecutive 1,000-plus yards per season for the past seven seasons.
2023-06-29 08:20:41
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