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Travis Kelce used money from his new contract to give inner city teenagers a place to study STEM

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce wanted to do something important with the money from his new contract. After signing a four-year, $57 million extension Thursday, Kelce announced he used money from that deal to purchase a building in Kansas City that will allow teenagers to “explore careers in STEM.”

Kelce, 30, said he wanted to give kids a safe place to concentrate and learn new skills.

“The vision is to give these teens in KC’s underserved neighborhoods a safe haven,” Kelce wrote. “A place where they are exposed to interests and role models far beyond the field or court.