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Travis Kelce is on the mend after undergoing a minor procedure on his ankle.

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end recently underwent surgery, sources told NFL Network's Mike Garafolo and NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport on Saturday. The procedure was considered a "cleanup."

Kelce is expected to return for the start of training camp, but will miss some, if not all, of Kansas City's spring program.

The tight end didn't miss a single game in 2018, en route to a career-high 103 catches, 1,36 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. Kelce did not show up on the injury report all year.

In case you were in a coma all last season, Mahomes threw for more than 5,000 yards with 50 touchdowns.

Mahomes' success was obviously a bonanza for fantasy owners

As NFL.com's Marcas Grant pointed out, the Chiefs fielded a top 12 player at each of the main skill positions -- including three No. 1 players (Mahomes, Tyreek Hill, and Kelce) in standard scoring leagues. The offense even returned Sammy Watkins to relevance for a number a weeks before a mid-season injury kept him sidelined for eight games.

Those who draft tight ends early in hopes of securing one of the top three, Kelce, Zach Ertz and George Kittle appear to be that group heading into 2019, will be pleased with the timing of this procedure.

Assuming he's healthy, there's no reason to believe Kelce, who has 410 receptions for 5,236 yards and 32 touchdowns in six seasons with the Chiefs, won't continue to lead that position.

We'll be watching for more on this in coming weeks to make sure he remains on schedule.