Travis Kelce is nicely conscious that the NFL‘s coverage surrounding his rumored romance with Taylor Swift might be pushing the limits. But he’s undoubtedly not complaining, both.
On the newest episode of his New Heights podcast, which he co-hosts along with his brother, Philadelphia Eagles middle Jason Kelce, Travis conceded that the professional league’s function in hyping up his rumored relationship with Swift — from Swift-themed social media posts to commercials, to not point out the numerous questions and segments in regards to the singer in sports activities media in latest weeks — is attending to be a bit an excessive amount of. “I think everybody is just overwhelmed,” he mentioned on the Wednesday (Oct. 4) episode.
“They’re overdoing it a little bit, for sure,” he added. “Especially my situation. I think they’re just trying to have fun with it.”
The “situation” in query began months in the past, when the Kansas City tight finish first revealed on New Heights that he had a crush on Swift and had tried unsuccessfully to slide her his cellphone quantity by way of a friendship bracelet at an Eras Tour present. Things kicked into excessive gear in September when the “Anti-Hero” singer attended the Chiefs-Bears sport at Arrowhead Stadium and was seen leaving the occasion with Travis.
Over the weekend, she was noticed once more at a Chiefs sport, this time at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. She cheered Travis on from a field suite crammed with a lot of her buddies, together with Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Sophie Turner and Brittany Mahomes — a spectacle NFL manufacturing made positive to seize on digital camera a number of occasions all through the sport.
“Take away your feelings for Taylor,” Jason mentioned of Travis on their podcast. “What is your honest opinion on how the NFL is treating celebrities at the games?”
“I think it brings a little more to the atmosphere, it brings a little bit more to what you’re watching,” the youthful Kelce responded. “But at the same time, I think …”
“They’re overdoing it,” Jason chimed in, with Travis agreeing.
Even so, #87 isn’t feeling too shabby about how issues have performed out with Ms. Swift. In an interview with the Chasin’ It with Trey Wingo and Chase Daniel that aired Tuesday (Oct. 3), Travis mentioned he had “no idea” how a lot consideration his pursuit of the pop star would garner. “I had no idea, man,” he admitted. “I had no idea. You can’t tell me that anybody else did either, but I can’t be mad at how it’s all played out. I’ll say that.”
Watch Travis Kelce discuss Taylor Swift on New Heights above.
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