Travis Kelce Opens Up About the Timeline of His Relationship with Taylor Swift

Also during his appearance on Pat McAfee’s show, Kelce shined a light on exactly when the pair got in touch initially.

“We had known each other for close to a month up to that point,” he said about her first appearance at one of his games on Sept. 24, 2023, when the Chiefs faced off against the Chicago Bears.

“It wasn’t just an out-of-the-blue, ‘Hey, come to the game,’ ” he added.

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Travis Kelce Discusses Celebrating His AFC Championship with Taylor Swift

Ahead of the Super Bowl, Kelce was asked about how it felt to celebrate his AFC Championship win with his loved ones — including Swift!

Sweet videos from the on-field celebrations showed Kelce kissing and hugging Swift and even telling the superstar, “I love you.”

While speaking at a press conference, Kelce said the celebrations were “another memory in the journey that we get to cherish, man.”

“And I’m fortunate that I got all the support I need off the field,” he added. “And, you know, it gives me a reason to play that much harder on the field is the people you just mentioned

While chatting about the exciting moment on an episode of New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce, Travis told Jason: “Shoutout to Tay, thanks for joining the team,” after the Philadelphia Eagles center joked that Swift had “reached the Super Bowl in her rookie year.”

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Travis Kelce Says He’s Heard ‘Some of’ Taylor Swift’s New Album

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After Swift made the exciting announcement that she was dropping a new album later this year while accepting her 13th Grammy Award on Feb. 4, Kelce revealed that he has already heard “some of” the new project.

“I have heard some of it, yes. And it is unbelievable,” he told reporters of the upcoming Tortured Poets Department. “I can’t wait for her to shake up the world when it finally drops.”

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Travis Kelce Gives a Shoutout to ‘Unbelievable’ Taylor Swift Following Her Grammy Wins

Kelce was also sure to shoutout Swift’s history-making night when she became the first artist to win album of the year four times.

“She’s unbelievable. She’s re-writing the history books herself,” he said. “I told her I’ll have to hold up my end of the bargain and come home with hardware, too.”

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Travis Kelce Has Loved the ‘Unexpected Ride’ They’re On

Travis Kelce Chiefs celebrates with Taylor Swift

Speaking to CBS’ Tracey Wolfson ahead of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl appearance (and win!), Kelce emphasized how much fun he’s had over the past few months of dating Swift.

“It’s been an unexpected ride that I’ve just been having a blast with,” he said.

And as for those conspiracy theorists who think the whole thing is for the cameras?

“You’re all crazy,” he said with a laugh. “Every last one of you is crazy.”

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Travis Kelce Says the Two Are ‘On Top of the World’

With his Super Bowl win coming just seven days after her record-breaking Grammys win, Kelce can only describe their big week in one way: “Man, it’s on top of the world right now, baby. It’s a good feeling,” he told reporters who asked how they were both celebrating.

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Travis Kelce Says They’re Having ‘Nothing But Fun’

“It’s been nothing but fun,” Kelce told Wolfson of his whirlwind relationship with Swift over the past few months.

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What Me and Taylor Have Is Special’

When Westwood One podcast host Laura Okmin told Kelce ahead of the big game that “love looks good on you,” he graciously accepted the compliment with, “thank you, I appreciate that.”

He further went on say that he’s “very aware” of the impact his relationship has had on getting a new audience into the NFL, “mostly because Taylor’s in my life now.” He also said that while he wanted to make sure everyone knew his focus was on playing the best he could, he didn’t mind all the attention on the two of them, because “what me and Taylor have is special.”