Travis Kelce’s wild week continues as he meets Zinedine Zidane at the Miami GP

Travis Kelce has started the month of May with a bang. He has been confirmed as the NFL’s highest-paid tight end thanks to a two-year contract extension he signed with the Kansas City Chiefs, and his celebrity has grown to the point where has attended both the 150th Kentucky Derby and the third Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix.

It was in Miami — where Kelce’s Chiefs eliminated the Dolphins in last season’s playoffs — where the future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee’s world collided with that of a soccer icon and one of the sport’s legends, who also wanted to take in the heart-stopping action in Miami Gardens.

Two serial winners meet

Before the Miami Grand Prix got underway, Kelce and Zinedine Zidane greeted one another warmly and posed for photographs together in one of those rare meetings of generational athletes that bridges sporting and cultural divides.

It is not known what — if anything — Kelce and Zidane discussed during their brief meeting, but the two can certainly bond of their shared successes that took them to the summit of their respective sports. Zidane was a star player for Juventus, Real Madrid, and the France national team — with whom he won the FIFA World Cup in 1998. As a manager, Zidane led Madrid to its famous “three-peat” of UEFA Champions League titles between 2016 and 2018.

Kelce and Kansas City are aiming for a “three-peat” of their own in 2024, as the Chiefs seek to become the first NFL team ever to win the Super Bowl in three consecutive seasons. Kelce, a nine-time Pro Bowl selection and a four-time first-team All-Pro, appeared calm and relaxed in Miami amidst the craziness of recent weeks, which also included a trip to Las Vegas with girlfriend Taylor Swift for a charity gala hosted by Patrick Mahomes.