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’

Relationship With Taylor Swift

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.

 

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) embraces Taylor Swift after Super Bowl LVIII

 

 

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’).