Travis Kelce is proud of his girlfriend Taylor Swift – and they could be Endgame.
The tight end spoke about his new relationship with the music star and admitted he doesn’t mind the extra media attention they receive.
The 34-year-old spoke about their bond before the Super Bowl this month, but it’s now resurfacing on social media now the game’s mania has simmered down.
He told sports reporter Laura Okmin, that he wanted to ensure fans didn’t think his head wasn’t ‘in the game’ – pardon the High School Musical reference.
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When he was told “love looks good on you,” he gushed: “I appreciate that, thank you.”
He added: “Well, the biggest thing for me is … I never want the people in the building to ever have the idea that I’m not focused on the game, I’m not focused on being my best at football and not having all my focus and all my attention to my craft and making sure that I’m accountable in the biggest game of our lives.”
Although he understands he can’t help the scrutiny of social media, he wants to find the right balance when it comes to his relationship with Taylor Swift.
“With that being said, I do, you know, have a guarded approach to it,” he explained. “But at the same time, I know what me and Taylor have is special, so I get [the interest].”
When asked if he knew the impact their dating has had on the NFL, especially with a rise of young women showing interest in the sport for the first time, he said he was “very aware”.
Travis, younger brother to fellow football star Jason Kelce, said: “And obviously, this is mostly because Taylor’s in my life now and we got her [to be] part of Chiefs Kingdom, and sure enough, that brought an entire entourage of human beings who just love to support her and love to support everything that she’s about.”
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Although he said the extra attention has been a “fun ride”, he thinks it’s “beautiful” to see Taylor Swift attend his games to support him when he plays. The Anti-Hero singer has attended 13 out of 19 games over the last season, even though she’s had a busy schedule made up of her Eras Tour as well as working on her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, which is set to release in April.
The couple were first seen in September 2023, when Taylor attended a Kansas City Chiefs game at the Arrowhead Stadium. At the time, fans speculated they had only just kindled their romance, but the Grammy winner clarified in her interview with Time Magazine at the end of last year, they were already an official couple at that point.
She also made sure she was there for the Super Bowl last week, having flown back swiftly from Japan following her recent leg of the Eras Tour in Tokyo.
He said to her: “Thank you for coming, baby,” in a sweet moment for The CW’s Inside the NFL.
Although speculation grew Kelce was preparing to propose to Swift if the Chiefs won the Super Bowl, a pre-game interview in Las Vegas, saw the star shut rumors down. He said he was more focused on ‘getting his own ring’ – referring to the rings Super Bowl winners get.
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