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Chiefs’ Travis Kelce shares why he’ll always support Taylor Swift’s creative side

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) celebrates with girlfriend Taylor Swift after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) celebrates with girlfriend Taylor Swift after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium. USA TODAY Sports

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was a guest Monday on “The Pat McAfee Show,” and the host tried his best to get some top-secret information.

It wasn’t about the Chiefs or their upcoming AFC Divisional playoff game against the Houston Texans at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. This was about future songs from Kelce’s girlfriend, superstar singer Taylor Swift.

McAfee noted how Swift can crush an ex-flame with her song lyrics and there might be new music in the future.

“There might be a few,” Kelce said. “I don’t know, there might be a few.”

McAfee asked directly: “Have you heard any? Are you a test hearer?”

“You know I can’t say any of that,” Kelce said. “I hear music everywhere.”

McAfee then posed a theoretical setting. What if Kelce and Swift are at dinner and her creative juices start flowing and she begins pondering song lyrics.

Will Kelce support Swift in that type of situation?

“C’mon now, you know it,” Kelce told McAfee. “I’ll never chime in, but you already know, I’m here to support it. I’m here to see where it can go.”

That support should come as no surprise as Kelce attended more than a dozen of Swift’s Eras Tour shows on five continents.

You can watch that portion of the interview here, but be warned there is cursing.

This story was originally published January 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM.

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