Hours before the Kansas City Chiefs open the 2024 NFL regular season against the Baltimore Ravens, ESPN’s Adam Schefter shared that the Chiefs are signing tight end Noah Gray to a three-year contract extension worth $18 million with $10.1 million fully guaranteed at signing.
Compensation update: Chiefs are signing TE Noah Gray to a three-year, $18 million extension that includes $10.1 million fully guaranteed at signing. https://t.co/QipeADTSpC
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 5, 2024
Gray, 25, entered the NFL as a fifth-round pick of the Chiefs in 2021. Since entering the league, Gray has been the primary backup to All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce. During his first three seasons with the team, he has recorded 63 receptions on 85 targets for 640 yards and 4 touchdowns in 50 regular season games played, according to Pro Football Reference.
With one year left on his rookie deal, Kansas City wanted to lock up Gray long-term before anything significant happens with Kelce. Though Kelce is coming off of a season in which he had 93 receptions and 984 yards, he turns 35 on October 5, which means Father Time is quickly creeping up on the aging TE.
Depending on how the Chiefs end the 2024 season, it could be the last season for Kelce. Because of that, Gray could become the team’s TE1 and as a result would have a significant role in Kansas City in 2025. If that happens, then the $6 million per year the Chiefs will be paying him will be a good value for the team.
Chiefs general manager Brett Veach revealed during his August 29 press conference that the team might be planning to feature Gray more on offense this season. That shows the coaching staff’s confidence in Gray’s ability, which is a positive development for the post-Travis Kelce era in Kansas City, whenever that might be.
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