Travis Kelce Got an 'Intriguing' Offer From a Musician to Join Browns

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Travis Kelce just bought a house in Kansas City, and his famous significant other, Taylor Swift, might be staying with him for a few weeks before she heads back out on tour.

But if Kelce ever wants a change of scenery, he has a lucrative offer from a different musician on the table: Machine Gun Kelly, whose genre-bending mixture of musical styles touches on everything from hip-hop to pop-punk, called Kelce while he recorded his latest episode of the New Heights podcast with his brother, Jason.

As the duo recorded, Travis told Jason he needed to take a call from a friend. That friend was Kelly, who asked Jason if he could speak to Travis for a minute.

"I'm sure you get asked this question behind closed doors a lot, but I would be remissed (sic) if, due to the nature of our friendship and just as a Clevelander, that I did not ask you this question personally," Kelly told Travis.

Travis Kelce
Tight end Travis Kelce, #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs, looks downfield during warmups Sunday in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kelce got a surprise offer from Machine Gun Kelly on his latest podcast. Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images

Both Kelce brothers looked puzzled but curious, and their curiosity intensified as Kelly continued.

"I will give you $500,000 cash upon arrival, just for shopping or whatever you want, as well as matching that same amount as a donation to both of our high schools, both Shaker Heights and Cleveland Heights," Kelly said. "As well as every day, breakfast and coffee delivery from my restaurant, if you would just come home and put on these colors right here."

Kelly held up a brown, orange and white piece of clothing, and both Kelces broke out laughing.

"You mother ... you know that was the original dream," Travis said. "You know that was the dream."

"Come on home, Trav," Kelly answered. "When that contract is up, come home, put these colors on and rock the city."

Kelly added that no decision needed to be made immediately, but he assured Travis that "my offer is real, it's on the table."

Kelce has two years remaining on his deal with the Chiefs. The next time the 34-year-old tight end will be a free agent will be prior to his age 37 season in 2026.

While Kelce admitted the offer was "intriguing," he told Kelly the situation in Kansas City "is pretty good."

"It is," Kelly said. "But I'm here with a briefcase like this, just for shopping."

Kelly upped his offer to include free original beats for the locker room before every game, but he added that if Jason wanted to join Travis, the brothers would need to split the $500,000.

"As long as I get the free coffee," Jason quipped.

Kelly promised to send Kelce his new music before it came out, calling the tight end his "secret muse."

"What a guy, man," Kelce said as they ended the call.

Kelce said Kelly previously contacted him, asking to be on the next podcast so he could make his request.

"I had no idea what that was going to be," Kelce said. "I just full trusted him."

Still, he offered reassurances for Chiefs fans who might be concerned.

"Chiefs Kingdom, you know I love playing for the Kingdom baby," Kelce said. "I don't think I'll ever play anywhere else. But Cleveland was always the dream growing up, that's for damn sure."

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Tom Westerholm is a Life & Trends Reporter for Newsweek based in Michigan. His work is focused on reporting on trending ... Read more