Travis Kelce was at MetLife Stadium to watch the Philadelphia Eagles face the New York Jets on Sunday, October 15, but Taylor Swift was not with him.
Fans noticed Kelce, 34, on the sidelines sporting a green sweatsuit, black sunglasses, and a black baseball cap. According to images obtained by the Daily Mail, he was wearing the same outfit as when he left Swift’s New York City apartment around an hour before kickoff.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end was in East Rutherford, New Jersey, cheering on his older brother, Jason Kelce. Jason, a centre for the Philadelphia Eagles, made franchise history on Sunday by starting his 145th consecutive regular season game. (Swift is from Pennsylvania and has previously shown support for the Birds, prompting fans to suspect that she may attend Sunday’s game.)
Travis’ solo outing occurred just hours after he and Swift appeared on Saturday Night Live. Travis participated in a comedy mocking the NFL’s heavy coverage of Swift, and the singer appeared to introduce her friend Ice Spice as the musical guest.
The two’s connection is still fresh. “Taylor and Travis met shortly after he tried giving her his phone number at her show earlier this summer,” an insider told Us Weekly in late September.
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Travis attended Swift’s Eras Tour in Kansas City at Arrowhead Stadium and wanted to gift her a friendship bracelet with his phone number. Because he didn’t get the opportunity to speak with Swift before or after the concert, he later invited her to watch him play at the Missouri stadium. She followed through, initially attending his September 24 game to watch him defeat the Chicago Bears alongside his mother, Donna Kelce.
During the September 27 episode of his “New Heights” podcast, the tight end referred to Swift’s appearance as “ballsy” and said that his family, friends, and teammates were drooling over her.
“I thought it was amazing that everyone in the suite had nothing but positive things to say about her. Friends and family. She looked stunning… On top of that, Chiefs fans had a fantastic day. “We script everything, ladies and gentlemen,” he declared at the time. “It was absolutely electric.”
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After bringing her own group of pals, including Blake Lively, Sophie Turner, and Sabrina Carpenter, to see the Chiefs defeat the Jets on October 1, a source told Us that the two were having fun.
“Taylor’s really enjoying getting to know Travis,” the insider revealed at the time. “They’re handling it day by day, but she has big expectations. She appreciates that he’s a regular, lovely man. He is humble and unaffected by celebrity. She also thinks he’s attractive.
She attended her third Chiefs game on October 12, when the club defeated the Denver Broncos, but the Grammy winner will not always be cheering Kelce on from the stands.
“Taylor doesn’t want to be a distraction for Travis,” an insider told Us exclusively on Friday, October 13. “She understands how difficult it is for her to attend his games. It is a spectacle. She wants to assist him and achieve a balance without disturbing the team.”