The Kansas City Chiefs tight end has finally spoken up after the pop star made an appearance at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. Taylor Swift has elevated Travis Kelce’s fame.
During the most recent episode of “New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce,” the 33-year-old Kelce thanked Swift for “coming through and seeing me rock the stage.”
“Shout out to Taylor for pulling up. That was pretty ballsy,” Kelce said. “I just thought it was awesome how everybody in the suite had nothing but great things to say about her. The friends and family. She looked amazing. Everybody was talking about her in a great light. On top of that, the day went perfect for Chiefs fans, of course. We script it all, ladies and gentlemen.”
Sales of Kelce jerseys increased 400% after Swift saw the Chiefs’ 41-10 thrashing of the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Although Kelce had seven receptions for 69 yards and a touchdown, Swift’s screen time on the broadcast was doubled.
How did Kelce and Swift arrive here?
Swift showed up to the Chiefs-Bears game on Sunday after Kelce revealed he tried to give her his phone number in the form of a friendship bracelet when her Eras Tour was in Kansas City earlier this year. Eventually, rumors about Kelce and Swift dating surfaced, forcing “New Heights” co-host and Eagles center Jason Kelce to deny the rumors twice.
“I know that I brought all this attention to me, I’m the one that did the whole friendship bracelet thing and told everybody how butthurt I was that I didn’t get to meet Taylor,” Kelce said on Wednesday’s podcast. “You miss 100% [shots] you don’t take, baby.
“What’s real is that it is my personal life. I want to respect both of our lives. She’s not in the media as much as I am doing this show every single week. … Like you said on that Thursday night game, I’m enjoying life and I sure as hell enjoyed this weekend. So everything moving forward, I think talking about sports and saying ‘all right now’ will have to be kind of where I keep it.”
