Travis Kelce is enjoying an incredible year in 2024, after winning the Super Bowl and signing a huge extension to remain with the Kansas City Chiefs while seeing his love grow with Taylor Swift
Travis Kelce looks set to become one of the highest paid podcasters in the industry, alongside the likes of Joe Rogan and Alex Cooper. He’s reportedly in talks to sign a $100 million deal.
Alongside his older brother, former Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Jason Kelce, Travis’ podcast has become of the most downloaded shows in the industry over the last 12 months – with Travis’ celebrity status heightened due to his highly-publicized relationship with Taylor Swift.
The “New Heights” podcast is recorded and published each Wednesday, with the Wall Street Journal now reporting that Amazon-owned podcast network Wondery has been in talks with Kelce’s representatives about potentially landing a huge contract.
Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy” is the second-most downloaded podcast behind the “Joe Rogan Experience” – both of which are currently signed to Spotify.
Rogan recently signed a $250 million deal tor remain with Spotify. However, Cooper is said to be deep in discussions with Sirius, with a reported $100 million contract on the table – something Wondery look to be matching with the Kelce’s.
Kelce’s ‘New Heights’ show had routinely been the most-listened to NFL podcast when it launched in 2022, but had begun to gain “significant” traction after Travis and Swift had went public with their relationship.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end first shared his failed attempt to give his number to the pop star on the podcast, when she had been performing at the team’s NFL stadium – before Swift attended a game just less than three months later to confirm their relationship publicly.
Swift and Kelce have been spotted together on dozens of occasions since, including at 13 different NFL games, while the NFL star has seen the singer perform in Argentina, England, Australia and France.
The podcast, since its inception, has evolved into various formats. This includes their standard conference-style setup with each brother recording from different locations, face-to-face episodes – even one at a Philadelphia-themed pub in London – and a live show at the University of Cincinnati.
Jason, who retired from the boots after 13 seasons in March, and is preparing to join ESPN as an analyst on ‘Monday Night Countdown’ – which will not be affected by his reported. podcast deal with Wondery.
Traivs has now returned to the Chiefs to begin training camp, with the team hoping to become the first to win three consecutive Super Bowl’s.
