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Travis Kelce wasn't going to hold out, 'grateful' to Chiefs for deal

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Travis Kelce informed the Kansas City Chiefs that he wanted a pay raise for the two seasons remaining on his contract but knew he was making the request at a major negotiating disadvantage.

Kelce wasn't going to hold out to get it. He wasn't going to even threaten a holdout and the Chiefs, after 11 seasons with Kelce, were well aware.

"I'm not a guy that sits out,'' Kelce said on the "New Heights" podcast with his brother Jason. "I'm not a guy that holds out.