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Chiefs used Travis Kelce to tease ring ceremony, setting Swifties’ hearts aflutter

Taylor Swift held Travis Kelce’s hand after the Chiefs lost a tough game to the Buffalo Bills on Dec. 10. Swift fans and media have speculated about a gemstone ring the singer wore at her birthday party on Dec. 13.
Taylor Swift held Travis Kelce’s hand after the Chiefs lost a tough game to the Buffalo Bills on Dec. 10. Swift fans and media have speculated about a gemstone ring the singer wore at her birthday party on Dec. 13. tljungblad@kcstar.com

Someone on the Chiefs’ social-media team has got a great sense of humor.

The team teased its Super Bowl LVIII ring reveal, which was scheduled for Thursday, by having tight end Travis Kelce point to his ring finger in social-media videos.

For the last seven months or so, the celebrity gossip sites have been saying Kelce and superstar singer Taylor Swift were about to be engaged, something the Chiefs social-media folks certainly must know.

For some fans of the superstar singer who saw the Chiefs’ videos on X and TikTok, the first thought was a diamond ring for Swift, who is playing her 100th Eras Tour show Thursday night in Liverpool. It set off a frenzy on social media.

Here is the video.

@chiefs Y’all ready to see the new one? #chiefs #rings #traviskelce ♬ original sound - Chiefs

Here is what some of those fans were saying.

“i beg your finest pardon,” wrote TikTok user “lily, tortured poet.”

“WHAT DOES THIS MEAN IM SCARED,” wrote another fan.

“Putting the cruel in summer, Chiefs,” a fan shared.

“I stopped breathing for just a minute,” another said.

This fan was just a tad excited: “I AM SORRY?? IS IT JUST ME OR AM I GOING CRAZY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THIS?!?!”

“Travis what is this….we were told we can’t come to the wedding,” wrote a fan.

“TRAVIS ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL US SMTH WITH THAT RING??” a fan asked.

Another user wrote: “they know what they’re doing”

“travis today is not the day to be playing with people,” said another fan.

Here are more reactions.

Taylor Swift’s fans freaked out a little bit about a ring video featuring Travis Kelce.
Taylor Swift’s fans freaked out a little bit about a ring video featuring Travis Kelce. Screengrab of Chiefs TikTok video

This story was originally published June 13, 2024 at 2:00 PM.

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From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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