Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has been one of the most notable players in the NFL for quite some time. After playing just one game during his rookie season in 2013, Kelce exploded for 67 receptions, 862 yards, and five touchdowns in his second year. The next season, 2015, he made the Pro Bowl for the first time and has been selected for that honor in each season since.
Despite his accomplishments on the gridiron and his status as a future Hall of Fame tight end, Kelce’s popularity has never been as great as it is now. While he has been at least admired by football fans for years, his notoriety now has spilled into the realms of pop culture thanks to his relationship with 14-time Grammy Award winner Taylor Swift.
Taylor Swift Attending Kansas City Chiefs Games to Watch Travis Kelce Brought More Fans to the NFL
Kelce and Swift made their relationship public in September of 2023 when the world-famous singer started attending Chiefs games, both at home and on the road. She was often seen in suites during television broadcasts, cheering on Kansas City and mingling with Kelce’s parents.
The showing of support was not one-sided. During the Chiefs’ bye week, Kelce traveled to Argentina to attend some of Swift’s concerts. After Kansas City’s second-consecutive Super Bowl victory, he attended part of her Eras Tour in Australia and Singapore.
While traditional football fans debated the addition of Swift and her fans (Swifties) to their own fandom, the NFL raked in millions of dollars from advertisers who were keen on marketing their product’s to the league’s newest demographic. Both the AFC Championship Game and Super Bowl set records for viewers of each respective contest.
Kansas City Chiefs Star Travis Kelce Reveals Post Game Ritual with Taylor Swift, Family
During the most recent episode of New Heights, the podcast hosted by Travis and Jason Kelce, the Chiefs tight end revealed his favorite post game ritual. “I thoroughly enjoy going up to the suite after football games and seeing all the friends and family,” he said.
“Obviously if we win, the energy’s up … we get to party even more and have more fun, but being so grateful for getting to where you are in this world and being able to share that excitement and success with the people that you grew up with, man, and the people that you’re with now, man, it’s just the absolute best.”
As mentioned, Taylor Swift was a fixture in the Kelce suite last season, along with numerous friends and family members that made the space a little tight.
“It could not have been up to fire code,” Jason Kelce joked about the number of people in the suite as a result of Swift’s presence.
Travis Kelce Will Be Joining Taylor Swift in Europe for Her Eras Tour
Swift is set to resume her Eras Tour in May of this year, this time jetting off to Europe for multiple weeks of travel and shows. According to ET, Kelce has stated that he will be joining her, at least for part of it:
“There won’t be a bad show, I promise you that. You know I gotta go support.”
However, Kelce is hosting the annual “Kelce Jam” event in Kansas City on May 18th. The annual concert is headlined by Lil’ Wayne, Diplo, and 2 Chainz.
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