‘Outgoing’ Travis Kelce ‘can handle’ Taylor Swift fame, says Chiefs coach Andy Reid
Andy Reid explained why Travis Kelce “can handle” Taylor Swift’s fame.AP
Travis Kelce is the right fit for Taylor Swift’s fame, according to his coach.
Andy Reid shared in a new interview that he believes the high-profile relationship is “great for” the Kansas City Chiefs tight end.
“He can handle [the attention],” the team’s head coach said on the Athletic’s “Scoop City” podcast Tuesday. “As a matter of fact, I think he probably loves it to a point.”
The coach called Kelce “outgoing.”Getty Images
He believes the athlete has “grown into” the attention.Michael Chow / USA TODAY NETWORK
Reid, 66, said the “outgoing” tight end, 34, has “kind of grown into it,” gushing, “He comes into a room and he’s going to light the room up. Everybody’s his best friend. Until you prove him wrong, everybody’s a friend.”
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He went on to call Kelce’s appearances at Swift’s Eras Tour a “great escape” for the three-time Super Bowl winner.
“When he goes to her concerts, she’s the star,” he said. “He can be hanging out there and be the support or the water boy, so he can do that.”
Reid also called Swift’s concerts a “great escape” for Kelce.Scoop City/Youtube
The couple have been dating since last summer.Getty Images
Reid noted that the same went for Swift, also 34, when she watched many of her boyfriend’s NFL games last season.
“[When] she comes to the game, she can kind of escape having to be the show,” he pointed out.
Swift and Kelce began dating in July 2023 but did not go public with their romance until two months later.
The duo were together for two months before going public.Instagram/brittanylynne
They hard-launched their romance when Swift attended a September 2023 game.Getty Images
The athlete’s brother, Jason Kelce, called his sibling’s subsequent fame “crazy” in a “Whiskey Ginger” podcast episode last month.
“Travis and Taylor have taken it to another level,” the retired Philadelphia Eagles player said in June. “Like, you can’t be a normal person at that point.”
The couple, however, have been vocal about not wanting to hide their relationship.
Kelce has since been a staple at the pop star’s concerts.Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
He even made an onstage cameo last month.Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
“We’re showing up for each other; other people are there, and we don’t care,” the Grammy winner told Time magazine in December 2023. “We’re just proud of each other.”
Travis, for his part, explained on “Good Morning America” in June that he remains a “very grounded guy” in the public eye by having “good family and friends” around.
That same month, he joined Swift onstage during a London concert — and admitted the headline-making cameo was his idea.
The surprise appearance was his idea.Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Reid joked that Kelce should be Swift’s “water boy.”Taylor Swift/instagram
The former reality star explained on his and Jason’s “New Heights” podcast that he initially proposed “roll[ing] out on one of the bikes” during the show’s “1989” segment.
The self-proclaimed “ham” recalled, “She found the perfect part of the show to put me in [during ‘The Tortured Poets Department’]. … It was, like, the safest option.”
Although Travis teased more appearances at the time, he remained in the audience during his girlfriend’s Amsterdam shows earlier this month.
