Paatrick Mahomes and Taylor Swift.
Getty Images (2)Patrick Mahomes only has positive things to say about his teammate Travis Kelce‘s girlfriend, Taylor Swiftand their impact on the Kansas City Chiefs.
“No hate, Patrick Mahomes is hands down the best QB in the league and has a chance to be the GOAT at the end…but Time Magazine cover? “Taylor Swift (I hate to say it) gave the Chiefs more revenue/eyeballs by taking the box seats,” one user wrote above X earlier this month along with the Chiefs quarterback Time Cover story.
Mahomes, 28, responded to the joke in a video he shared Complex on Wednesday, April 24, laughing at the comment. “That’s true,” he admitted. “But she was something like that Time I was named Person of the Year a few months before, so it’s really cool to be on the cover Time.”
He continued: “It helps when your best friend and your buddy are dating the most famous woman in the world.”
Taylor Swift has loved being the girl in the stands amid her blossoming romance with Travis Kelce. Swift made her first appearance at a Kansas City Chiefs game in September 2023, watching them beat the Chicago Bears in the Kelce family’s private suite. After cheering along with the tight end’s mother, Donna Kelce, her and Travis […]
Mahomes couldn’t help but gush about Swift, 34, earlier this month when he was announced as this year’s runner-up Time100 cover stars. “Taylor is probably the most down-to-earth person to have been on this stage for so long,” he said in his interview.
Mahomes noted that Swift – who has been dating Kelce, 34, since last summer – has found a hobby in learning about football after attending more than 10 NFL games during the 2023-2024 season, including the Super Bowl in February.
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Photography by Joshua Kissi for TIME“Even when she’s talking about football, when she’s learning it, you can see how her entrepreneurial mind puts it all together,” Mahomes explained. “It’s almost like she’s trying to be a coach. ‘Why can’t you try this, this and this?’ She asks the right questions.”
Mahomes also acknowledged the relationship between Swift and Kelce, which transformed the Chiefs from “a national team that was kind of global to a completely global, worldwide team.” He added, “That came from Taylor’s fan base.”
While some had criticized the NFL’s coverage of Swift during the season, Mahomes said he and his teammates have “embodied” it.
“We like that visibility,” he shared. “At the end of the day, football has always been a strenuous sport. We want it to be fun when children grow up, play football and show their personality and be who they are. This year that has increased significantly again.”
Swift, for her part, was given the name Timewas named Person of the Year in December 2023. In the interview she talked about her newfound love for the game. “Football is great, it turns out,” Swift quipped at the time. “I’ve been missing out my whole life.”
Through her romance with Kelce, Swift has become particularly close with Patrick and his wife. Brittany Mahomes. At several Chiefs games, the women could be seen cheering on their partners and secretly shaking hands.
“They have a really genuine friendship and love hanging out at the games together and cheering on their husbands,” a source said exclusively Us weekly in January. “Brittany loves that Taylor is with Travis and she is so supportive of their relationship. They have a very similar sense of humor and are always joking and laughing.”