Travis Kelce, born on October 5, 1989, is an American professional football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2024-25 NFL season. In the 2013 NFL Draft, Kelce was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs as the 63rd pick in the 3rd round of the NFL draft. He was born in Westlake, Ohio. Travis Kelce attended high school at Cleveland Heights where he played football and basketball. He later committed to play football alongside his brother at the University of Cincinnati. Kelce won the College Football Performance Awards Tight End of the Year in his last year at the University of Cincinnati.
Kelce is a 10-time Pro Bowler with 4 First-Team All-Pro selections. He has been named to the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team and has won three Super Bowl rings. He holds the record for most consecutive and overall seasons with 1000 receiving yards by a tight end and most receiving yards by a tight end in a single season. He is the fastest tight end to have reached 10,000 receiving yards. Kelce won the 2019, 2022 and 2023 NFL Super Bowl games and was crucial in the Chiefs’ victories.
Who is Travis Kelce’s Ex-Girlfriend, Kayla Nicole?
In 2017, Travis Kelce began dating on-air reporter Kayla Nicole (according to People). She majored in broadcast journalism at Pepperdine University in Malibu as per People magazine.
Did Kayla Nicole and Travis Kelce split?
According to People, Travis Kelce and Kayla Nicole started dating in 2017, shortly after the two-time Super Bowl Champion broke up with Maya Benberry. In August 2020, the couple split for a brief period. Kayla rubbished rumors of Travis’ infidelity as the reason for the split. The two seemed to have taken a few months off from their relationship, during which Nicole deleted pictures of the two from her social media posts, but reunited later in the year. She was spotted at a Chiefs game in November 2020, cheering her beau in the team’s colors, confirming their relationship status.
In May 2022, the couple ended their 5-year long relationship. Rumors were stating that the couple broke up because Travis Kelce was not happy about splitting finances with Kayla. These rumors were also put to rest when Travis Kelce himself denied such claims in January 2023’s ‘The Pivot Podcast’. He was quoted as saying: “Don't buy into that. I would never say that I was supporting her. She had a very financially stable life and what she was doing in her career." (via People magazine)
He also added "He added, "But you've got to be crazy if you'd think I would never helped or gave her a couple thousand to grab some food or she gave me some money to go get some food.... we were in a relationship for five years. A hundred dollars here, a hundred dollars there wasn't even thought about."
What does Kayla Nicole do for a living?
Travis Kelce's ex-girlfriend Kayla Nicole works as an on-air sports journalist as of February 2025.
Nicole secured hosting roles with various sports media outlets, including ESPN and Barstool Sports. She has made a name for herself as a courtside reporter for the NBA and a sideline correspondent for NFL coverage. She advertises and models for sportswear on her Instagram@iamkaylanicole, where she has over 816k followers as of February 2025. Nicole also did modeling and represented multiple fashion brands as an ambassador, including Revolve, Crocs, and Savage X Fenty. (via People magazine)
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What is Travis Kelce's current relationship status?
Since his breakup with Kayla Nicole, Travis Kelce has been dating Taylor Swift as of February 2025.
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