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Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift
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Travis Kelce scored his first touchdown of the season on Sunday, September 17, when the Kansas City Chiefs faced the Jacksonville Jaguars. When Kelce, 33, celebrated with his teammates in the end zone, commentator Ian Eagle hinted at the tight end’s rumored romance with Swift, also 33.
“Kelce finds an empty space for the score,” Eagle teased.
He later joked that Kelce was able to shake it off after getting hurt. (Kelce missed the Chiefs’ season opener on September 7 after hyperextending his knee during practice.)
The jokes continued on Sunday with NFL Network’s Empire Requirements he mentioned a string of Swift hits while covering Kelce’s return to the field, including “Delicate,” “Anti-Hero” and “Augustus.” Eisen shared a clip of the broadcast via Instagram and wrote in the caption: “Look what you made me do, @killatrav.”
Kelce laughed off the moment in the comments section. “Well played Rich… Well played 👏🏻😂,” he replied.
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Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs scores a receiving touchdown during the third quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Stadium on September 17, 2023 in Jacksonville, Florida.
Mike Carlson/Getty ImagesEarlier this month, reports surfaced that Kelce and Swift were spending time together. The athlete previously revealed that he tried to shoot Swift Eras tour stop in Kansas City, but his attempt was unsuccessful.
“Well, I was disappointed that she doesn’t talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs she sings,” he told him and his brother. Jason Kelce“New Heights” podcast in July. “So I was a little disappointed that I couldn’t present her with one of the bracelets I made for her.”
While describing the tradition of exchanging friendship bracelets with other Swifties on tour, Travis hinted that he made one for Swift with his phone number on it.
“She’s not meeting anyone — or at least she didn’t want to meet me, so I took it personally,” he joked. “But it was an incredible show. Kansas City showed up.”
Swift, who briefly dated Matty Healey after her divorce of six years from her boyfriend Joe Alwyn earlier this year, the rumored novel has yet to be addressed. However, Travis’ brother played it cool when asked about the A-lister.
“I can’t comment,” Jason, 35, teased in a postgame interview on Thursday, September 14. “Since [Travis’ reality show] Catching Kelce, everyone is in love with Travis’ love life. I don’t really know what’s going on there. I know Trav is having fun. We’ll see what happens to whoever he meets.”