Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce was one of two players selected unanimously to receive First-Team All-Pro honors.
Kelce joined Los Angeles Rams DT Aaron Donald as the only two players to receive each of the 50 votes from media members tasked with selecting the annual AP All-Pro team. This comes after a dominant 2020 campaign, during which Kelce set the NFL’s single-season record for receiving yards by a tight end back in Week 16.
“He works his tail off every single day and he’s practicing every single day and he’s making sure he’s prepared for these moments,” Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes told the AP in a press release. “For a guy to have that much talent, work that hard and be able to learn really every single day like that, that’s what makes him so special on the field.”
Kelce finished the 2020 NFL regular season with 105 receptions on 145 targets for 1,416 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns. His reception total broke the Chiefs’ franchise record for receptions. This also was Kelce’s fifth-consecutive season with over 1,000 receiving yards, marking the most by a TE in NFL history. Kelce’s record-setting ways continue to pave the way for team success for the Chiefs as they pursue a second consecutive Super Bowl title.
In addition to Kelce, Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill and DB Tyrann Mathieu were both voted in as first-team All-Pro selections. This marks the third time that each of Kelce, Hill and Mathieu has been selected First-Team All-Pro.
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