Travis Kelce gushes over his ‘special’ relationship with Taylor Swift in resurfaced clip – and credits pop superstar for the NFL’s surge in female viewers: ‘Obviously, this is mostly because Taylor’s in my life now’

But speaking before his third Super Bowl victory earlier this month, the 34-year-old tight end, podcaster and pitchman seemed far more conscious of his media impact.

Kelce admitted he was ‘very aware’ that his relationship with Swift has drawn a record number of female fans to the NFL. (According to Morning Consult, 64 percent of Gen Z and Millennial women now have a favorable few of the NFL – a record, according to the business analytics companyAnd as with seemingly everything in Kelce’s life, he said his relationship with Swift has ‘been a fun ride,’ adding that it was ‘beautiful’ that dads are starting to bond with their girls over football.

Now Kelce heads into a long off-season, where it will be his turn to cheer on Swift from the sidelines.

The former All-Pro recently told his podcast listeners that he could ‘venture to an island real soon’ – an apparent reference to Swift’s ongoing tour in Australia (which is actually a continent and not really an ‘island’).