Travis Kelce has opened up about his relationship with Taylor Swift, revealing how she’s been a positive force in his NFL career.
Kelce, 35, gushed about Swift, 35, during an interview on “The Stephen A. Smith Show,” which aired on Wednesday, January 15.
“She’s fully encouraging me to enjoy playing this game,” Kelce said. “She loves coming to Arrowhead [Stadium] and coming to the games and cheering for me, so I got all the support in the world to keep chasing these dreams.”
He continued, “I think, personally, the beauty of being in a very strong relationship is that you get that support to be able to come in and focus on your craft, focus on being the best version of you.”
The support goes both ways in their relationship. “That’s why I wanted to be at [her] concerts supporting her and being there for her, making sure she feels comfortable and supported in everything she’s doing in life,” Kelce gushed.
At another point in the interview, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end addressed speculation over when he would retire, saying his opinion on the subject “changes every single day.”
“I’ll reevaluate it like I always do, and I’ll probably tell myself how much I love this thing, and come back next year,” he said. “But it’s just something you have to keep in perspective, and I never want to get to the point where I’m not helping this team win or I’m hurting this team more than I’m helping this team.”
It’s not the first time Kelce has opened up about the prospect of retirement. Speaking to KMBC 9 in June 2024, the football star said he “can’t put a timeframe on it.”
“I know there are opportunities outside of football for me,” he said. (Over the past year, Kelce has expanded his horizons beyond the sports world, even trying his hand at acting on FX’s Grotesquerie.)
“I love coming to work every single day, doing this. I’m going to do it until the wheels fall off and hopefully that doesn’t happen anytime soon,” he added.
Kelce and Swift were first linked in July 2023, when Kelce revealed on his “New Heights” podcast that he attempted to give Swift a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it at The Eras Tour in Kansas City. Though Kelce didn’t get to meet Swift at the time, the pair later connected, and their relationship was made public when Swift attended a Chiefs vs. Chicago Bears game in September 2023.
Since then, the couple have continued to support each other publicly, with Swift attending multiple Chiefs games — including the 2024 Super Bowl. Kelce, for his part, has attended several of Swift’s shows and even made an appearance on stage at The Eras Tour in London last summer.
