Travis Kelce Says Anyone He’s Dating Doesn’t Need to Come to All of His Games in Resurfaced Clip
Fans resurfaced the video on social media amid criticism that Taylor Swift didn’t attend his last two games
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Travis Kelce. Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty
Amid questions and concerns that Taylor Swift didn’t attend Travis Kelce’s last two games, fans have resurfaced an old interview where the NFL star said he doesn’t expect anyone he’s dating to make it to all of his football games.
In a resurfaced interview clip from a 2016 episode of Kelce’s short-lived dating show, Catching Kelce, the tight end said in a segment that, “If you’re dating a professional athlete I do not believe, at least for me, that you need to go to all the games.”
“I mean, there’s eight home games, eight away games, plus playoffs. I don’t even expect my parents and my friends to make every single game,” Kelce said at the time.
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Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift.PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty
Fans reposted the clip on social media as some questioned why Swift hasn’t been in the stands for Kelce’s last two games, both of which were away games in Atlanta, and then Los Angeles.
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Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce.AP Photo/Ed Zurga
The couple, who have been dating since last year, have supported each other multiple times during the course of their relationship — with Swift attending 15 games, including Kelce’s Super Bowl win with the Kansas City Chiefs — and Kelce joining her at multiple stops on her recent Eras Tour.
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Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce.Michael Owens/Getty
Those same critics also blamed Swift for Kelce’s underperformance on the field so far this season, though he rebounded in a big way on Sunday with a breakout performance, catching seven passes for 89 yards in the team’s win against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Kelce also made franchise history, becoming the Chiefs’ all-time leader in receptions (917) — and surpassing Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez — after his second catch of the day early in the game.
The Kansas City Chiefs will next face off against the New Orleans Saints on Oct. 7.
