49ers' George Kittle Says Travis Kelce's Contract Compared to WRs 'Boggles My Mind'

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle doesn't understand why he isn't paid the same as Kansas City Chiefs tight endTravis Kelce.

Kittle said the fact that Kelce doesn't get paid like a wide receiver makes him wonder.

"I mean, Travis Kelce, six seasons in a row, 1,000 yards. I'm pretty sure he has the most receiving yards over any wide receiver, skill position in the last six years. He gets paid half of what a wide receiver makes, which just boggles my mind. I mean, to me, Travis Kelce, he's been doing it for so long and at such a high level. And he doesn't have an off game. I think he has one bad game a year, and it's just because he's getting triple-teamed."

Every team that has won a Super Bowl or been to the Super Bowl in the last five years has had an All-Pro tight end. I feel a tight end is an important position that can really add to your offense or diminish it.

Kelce, a seven-time Pro Bowler and three-time first-team All-Pro, has been one of the Chiefs top targets since the beginning of the year and has been their leader in receiving yards four times.

As Kittle noted, the 32-year-old has six straight seasons with more than 1,000 receiving yards and will be even more of an offensive threat in 2022.

In August 2020, Kelce signed a four-year extension. Hill just signed a four-year, $120 million deal with the Dolphins.

Kittle is the highest-paid tight end. He should also be paid more like an elite wide receiver.

Kittle has two seasons of more than 1,000 receiving yards and has led San Francisco in receiving yards twice. In 14 games, he caught 71 passes for 905 yards and six touchdown.

Kittle will likely see one of his wide receiver teammates get a huge extension. The highest-paid wide receiver in the league is expected to be Deebo Samuel, who had a career year with 1,405 receiving yards, 361 rushing yards and 14 total touchdown.

The production of players such as Kelce, Kittle, Mark Andrews, and others could change the tight end market in the future.