Travis Kelce may be the highest-paid running back in the NFL, but Jimmy Kimmel still poked fun at the Kansas City Chiefs star during his talk show on Tuesday (April 30).
“Congratulations to Travis Kelce,” Kimmel began in his opening monologue. “Travis Kelce has signed a two-year contract extension with the Kansas City Chiefs. He's now the highest-paid tight end in the NFL.”
Earlier this week, the 34-year-old tight end agreed to a two-year extension with the Kansas City Chiefs that will make Kelce the highest-paid tight end in the league. according to the NFL. Kelce is now under contract through the 2027 season, and the deal adds $34.25 million to the two years remaining on his old deal, according to References.
However, Kimmel joked that the salary is “gum” to girlfriend Taylor Swift, who was added to Forbes World's Billionaires List last month, as the “Footnight” superstar amassed a fortune of about $1.1 billion this year, according to the report.
“Can you imagine being in a relationship where you make $34 million and still be the broke boyfriend?” Kimmel joked, before pointing out Swift's major achievement on the Billboard Hot 100 following the release of her 11th studio album Department of Tormented Poets.
He congratulated the star for being “the first artist in history to occupy all 14 top spots on Advertising signon the Hot 100″, noting that “29 of her new album's 31 tracks are in the top 50″.
“I feel like Taylor Swift at this point, if she wanted to, could win the Kentucky Derby,” Kimmel concluded. Watch his entire monologue below.
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