Travis Kelce Addresses ‘Beautiful’ Impact Taylor Swift Has Had on Football Fans

By Sophie Schillaci
Published: 5:45 AM PST, February 20, 2024
The NFL star is keenly aware of the effect her presence at his games has had over the last season.
Travis Kelce is taking a good look in the mirror. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end reflects on his public persona in a recent interview, looking back on a high profile year that has included back to back Super Bowl wins and a relationship with one of the world’s most famous pop stars.

Speaking with Fox Sports reporter Laura Okmin in a pre-Super Bowl LVIII radio interview (which is now recirculating on social media), Kelce is asked about his romance with Taylor Swift and how he believes he is perceived by others.

By Sophie Schillaci
Published: 5:45 AM PST, February 20, 2024
The NFL star is keenly aware of the effect her presence at his games has had over the last season.
Travis Kelce is taking a good look in the mirror. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end reflects on his public persona in a recent interview, looking back on a high profile year that has included back to back Super Bowl wins and a relationship with one of the world’s most famous pop stars.

Speaking with Fox Sports reporter Laura Okmin in a pre-Super Bowl LVIII radio interview (which is now recirculating on social media), Kelce is asked about his romance with Taylor Swift and how he believes he is perceived by others.

The 34-year-old athlete said that he hopes fans can see “a lot of happiness” and “a lot of hard work,” as well as his ability to “persevere through some ups and downs, some new challenges in life, and just still having that love for life all throughout the journey.”

Along that journey to the 2024 Super Bowl, Swift has been a mainstay at Kelce’s games since September. Her presence within the NFL has prompted a fan frenzy and led to, in many heartwarming instances, increased bonding between fathers who love football and their daughters who love Swift.

I’m very aware,” Kelce said of the phenomenon. “Obviously that is mostly because Taylor’s in my life now and we got her a part of Chiefs Kingdom, and sure enough that brought an entire entourage of human beings that just love to support her and love to support everything that she’s about, so it’s been a fun ride up to this point. It has been beautiful to see the father and daughter stories that have come about because of all this.”