Chiefs’ Travis Kelce becomes fastest tight end to 8,000 receiving yards

#Chiefs TE Travis Kelce has passed #Bucs TE Rob Gronkowski as the quickest at their position to 8,000 career receiving yards.

With over 43 receiving yards against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 2, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has claimed a piece of NFL history.

Kelce has become the fastest tight end in NFL history to reach 8,000 receiving yards, doing so in just 113 games. He had a chance to get it done last week against the Cleveland Browns, but he gets it done in prime-time on “Sunday Night Football” instead. Kelce surpasses Tampa Bay Buccaneers TE Rob Gronkowski, who reached 8,000 receiving yards in 120 career games with his previous team, the New England Patriots.

It shouldn’t come as a big surprise to see Kelce break this pace record. Last year, he became the only tight end in NFL history to notch five consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons. He also set the NFL’s record for most receiving yards in a single season last year, a record he’d previously claimed for a brief time in 2018. When you put up numbers like that, you’re bound to grab a few more pieces of NFL history while you’re at it.

If Kelce crosses the 100-yard mark in Baltimore tonight, he can also tie a franchise record. He’ll tie tight end Tony Gonzalez for the most such games in franchise history, with 26 100-yard receiving games. That’s only six games away from setting the NFL record for 100-yard receiving games by a tight end, which is also held by Gonzalez (31).

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