Travis KelceHis friend and teammate James Winchester says the Kansas City Chiefs tight end turned red in the first game Taylor Swift visited.
In a new episode of the Like a farmer On the podcast, the 34-year-old long snapper shared how he informed Kelce, 34, about Swifts Arriving during a game in September at Arrowhead Stadium in Missouri.
“My first response was, ‘That’s pretty cool,’ so I walked up to Trav during the game and we were standing on the sideline and I was like, ‘Hey man, that’s cool that she’s here,'” Winchester said . “He says, ‘Wait, what do you mean? Did they put her on the Jumbotron or something?'”
Confused as to how he knew this, Winchester said it was the team’s assistant equipment manager, Jay White, who first told him that the 34-year-old “Bad Blood” singer was in the house.
“[I told Travis]“Jay [White] Just told me exactly. “That’s great man, good for you,” Winchester explained. “He just smiles, he kind of blushes.”
Kelce – who fans will remember first invited Swift to watch him play at Arrowhead Stadium afterward He attended their sold-out Eras Tour show on the same field – eventually scored a touchdown during the game against the Chicago Bears, which the Chiefs won comfortably 41:10.
During an interview on The Pat McAfee Show Earlier this month, the NFL pro said: “I threw the ball into their court. I told her, ‘I saw you rocking the stage at Arrowhead. You might have to come and see me rocking the stage at Arrowhead and see which one is which one.’ a little brighter, so we’ll see.
After achieving the first of many victories in Swift’s presence – their lucky 13th game of the season was the Super Bowl, which the team won – it was Kelce and his now-girlfriend was seen leaving the venue in his convertible and attended the team’s after-party, where Winchester says Swift was as down-to-earth as possible.
“Later we’re walking up the ramp and he and she are getting in the cart, so we walk by and crack some jokes with him on the way,” Winchester recalled in the podcast episode. “Later that night [we] I met her and the first thing she said [was]”Hey, you guys are the guys with the cute kids ’cause we had my son and daughter on the field.” I’m like, “Damn, I think I just became a T. Swift fan.”
From this moment on, Swift became a staple at Chiefs games – when she wasn’t on her record-breaking Eras Tour, of course – and cheering Kelce, Winchester and their other teammates from one win after another.
When the time came for Missouri’s NFL team Head to Las Vegas for the final showdown In fact, this season against the San Francisco 49ers, there was significant concern about whether Swift would be able to do so come back from Japan in time to watch them affectionately known as “Guy on the Chiefs.” win. Luckily she made it back in time and brought friends with her too Blake Lively And Ice seasoningwho watched the big game in a box with Kelce’s parents and brother, Jason Kelce.
Since then, between Swift’s break from tour and Kelce’s easier off-season work, the two have been enjoying their free time by visiting restaurants in Los Angeles Sushi park And Nobutake in Beach vacation in the Caribbean and to support each other in their respective professional steps.
For the 14-time GRAMMY Award winnerthat means the release of their new album, The Tortured Poets Department. Kelce has also been busy and recently signed one Contract extension with the Chiefsagreed to host Are you smarter than a celebrity? for Prime Video and even took on a guest role Ryan Murphy And Niecy Nash Betts‘ new FX horror series, grotesque.
In April, a source told ET“He knows how much this means to her and thinks she is extremely talented.”
The source added: “Taylor and Travis admire each other’s creative processes and work ethic. They cheer each other on, respect each other’s opinions and are open and communicative.”
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