Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce passed Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez for the most receiving yards in franchise history Sunday.
Kelce entered Kansas City’s game against the Miami Dolphins with 10,927 yards, just 13 yards shy of matching Gonzalez’s record.
Travis Kelce reached 14 receiving yards on his third catch of the game to gain the milestone.
Kelce has played in 152 games with the Chiefs since being selected with the No. 63 pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. He’s earned eight Pro Bowl, four first-team All-Pro selections, and has won two Super Bowls over his career. Kelce was also named to the NFL’s 2010s All-Decade Team.
Kelce broke the team record on his 871st career reception. He’s scored 73 career touchdowns.
Gonzalez, a 14 time Pro Bowler and six time first-team All-Pro, spent the first 12 seasons of his career with the Chiefs before joining the Atlanta Falcons in 2009. Gonzalez also is the all-time leader for tight ends in receptions (1,325) and receiving yards (15,127), while Antonio Gates is the all-time leader in touchdowns (116) among tight ends.
At 34, those records are probably a bit out of Kelce’s range . Still, he will go down as one of the best tight ends in history, one of the best players in Chiefs’ history, and will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
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