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Travis Kelce said the ball was in his court after making a play for Taylor Swift and it appeared the singer caught his pass.
To be clear, we still don’t know what is or isn’t happening with Taylor Swift and the NFL crisis. However, we know Swift had a lot of people’s attention at Sunday’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Chicago Bears.
If people weren’t trying to ship Swift and Kelsey before cameras caught the “Cruel Summer” singer cheering for the Chiefs, they definitely are now.
Ever since Kelce revealed on his podcast with his brother and fellow football player Jason Kelce in July that he tried to get Swift’s attention through her famous friendship bracelet at one of her concerts, people have been watching to see. Waiting to see if they actually become a thing or not. ,
Now that Swift was spotted sitting next to Kelsey’s mom in the Arrowhead Stadium suite, naming conventions and Swifty Explorer Deep Dive have started.
Peruse social media and you’ll find that there are some strong contenders for a potential Swift and Kelce coupling.
“Trailers,” “Tevis,” or already a favorite among football fans, “Swales.”
For the “why is this news” crew, please know that when music’s biggest star catches the attention of a football player/reality TV bachelor, it’s definitely a topic of high interest.
There’s a lot to unpack. For example, as one person noted, the fact that the music video for her 2008 single “You Belong with Me” features Swift “cheering on her footballer crush as he scores a touchdown” and the actor who The character he played was in the movie Hannah Montana (which also stars Taylor) and his character’s name was…Travis.”
Talk about a foreshadowing.
Even Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes got a little caught up in the excitement of it all, noting during the post-game press conference that he was fully aware that the Grammy-winning artist was in the stadium.
“I felt a little pressure and so I knew I had to get it to Trav,” Mahomes said.
“She’s a pop star. She’s a tremendous singer, she’s tremendous at everything she does,” he added. “I haven’t been able to meet her, but I think if she stays with Travis, I’ll probably meet her at some point. She seems like a nice person, so hopefully I’ll be able to meet her one day.”
It seems like everyone is a Swiftie these days.
And for those reading the tea leaves, yes, Swift and Kelce were seen together after the game, driving away in a convertible with the top down — a Taylor lyrical match.