KANSAS City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has proven once again that he is a kind and generous man.
The three-time Super Bowl champion showed up to training camp with a heavy bag of gifts for his teammates worth more than $130,000, The US Sun has learned.
“It’s the start of training camp and Travis is super excited and wanted to show some love and appreciation to his teammates,” said a person close to Kelce’s entourage.
“He always does this at the start of every season, but this year he wanted to do something special and bought them a small package of gifts for each player and some of the team members.”
Travis, 34, explored Europe while accompanying popstar girlfriend Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour this summer.
The NFL star was particularly impressed by Italy — so much so that he and Swift began looking for a love nest in Lake Como, The US Sun reported in May.
And so Kelce came to training camp with 65 Italian-inspired gift boxes so his teammates could have “a little bit of what he fell in love with,” the source said.
This included some good wines from Tuscany, as many Chiefs players enjoy good wine, the source said.
The nine-time Pro Bowler spent $19,500 on the 2021 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia red wine, with each bottle costing $300.
He added another batch of Salicutti’s 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Piaggione, costing $150 per bottle for a total of $9,750.
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Travis also got some must-have travel accessories from Italian luxury brand Bottega Veneta.
He bought passport cases for $520 and travel bags for $1,100, both made from calfskin.
The passport box order totaled $33,800, while the bags totaled $71,500.
The source said that, “as one of the pillars of the team,” Kelce wanted to “show some love” for his teammates as the Chiefs prepare to make another championship bid.
“We wanted to give them something special to thank them and show them support for the exciting season ahead,” the source said.
Kansas City could make history during the 2024 NFL season by completing the first Super Bowl three-peat in league history.
Travis wasn’t just having fun during his time in Europe.
Along with his brother Jason, he has also worked hard to expand the Kelce brand, The US Sun reported last week.
The two brothers attended the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, where many advertising and branding experts do business.
“This was something that was under discussion for many weeks,” a source told The US Sun.
“It was marked and highlighted on your agenda as it is the ideal place to network, speak and do business with people, companies, brands and experts who have influence around the world and in markets that are yet to be discovered. “
The source said many international companies hope to work with the Kelce brothers, seeing them as a way to enter the US market.
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