Despite spending his entire professional career in Kansas City, Kelce has made plenty of efforts to return to Cleveland and both he and Jason proudly remind listeners of their roots at the start of each podcast episode. Travis Kelce has thrown out the first pitch at a Guardians game, and just last weekend, he returned to Cleveland, sitting courtside with fiancée Taylor Swift at Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals in support of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers, the downtown Cleveland neighbors of the Guardians.
Kelce joins an ownership group headlined by chairman Paul Dolan and partner David Blitzer, with the latter owning an option to purchase a majority stake in the team after the 2027 season.
“Travis Kelce knows what it takes to win at the highest levels and he’s exemplified that throughout his playing career and in the way he shows up as a community leader and businessman,” Dolan and Blitzer said in a statement released by the team Wednesday. “He cares deeply for Cleveland and Northeast Ohio and is committed to supporting our mission of building out a world-class organization that helps uplift the communities we serve. It’s great to welcome Travis home and we know he’ll make a lasting impact here.”
Kelce is not the only member of the Kansas City Chiefs to purchase a stake in another professional sports organization. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes owns a minority stake in MLB’s Kansas City Royals and is a co-owner of the NWSL’s Kansas City Current. Both Kelce and Mahomes also own a stake in the Alpine Formula One Team.
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