Travis Kelce is back on the practice field as the Kansas City Chiefs continue preparations for the 2026 season. Entering his 14th year in the NFL, the veteran tight end reported to training camp in St. Joseph, Missouri, just weeks after marrying Taylor Swift in a star-studded ceremony at Madison Square Garden.
Kelce heads into another season with little left to prove on the field. The 35-year-old has caught 1,080 passes for 13,002 yards and 85 touchdowns during his career, earning 11 Pro Bowl selections while helping the Chiefs win three Super Bowls. Early videos from camp have also shown him moving well through drills as Kansas City begins another run at a championship.
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But while Kelce is back focusing on football, one of his biggest accomplishments this week came away from the field. Forbes included New Heights, the podcast he co-hosts with older brother Jason Kelce, on its list of the highest-paid podcasts of 2026.
According to the publication, the brothers tied with author Mel Robbins for the No. 5 spot after earning a reported $35 million.
The podcast has continued to grow since Jason and Travis launched it in September 2022. Named after the Cleveland Heights neighborhood where they grew up, New Heights quickly found an audience by mixing football conversations with family stories, pop culture and interviews with high-profile guests.
Its popularity climbed even further ahead of Super Bowl LVII, when the Kelce brothers faced each other on opposite sidelines. The show picked up another wave of listeners in 2023 after Travis began dating Taylor Swift, introducing the podcast to a much broader audience.
By the end of 2024, New Heights had reached 2.5 million subscribers. The following year, it delivered one of its biggest moments when Swift announced her album 'The Life of a Showgirl' during an episode. The episode drew more than 10 million views in its first 24 hours and later earned a Guinness World Record for the most concurrent viewers on YouTube.
It now has more than 3 million subscribers on YouTube and 3.6 million followers on Instagram, as the Kelce brothers remain among the biggest names in sports media.
