Taylor Swift’s influence on the Chiefs is enormous.
As this power couple’s love story unfolds and “sparks fly” between her and fearless star tight end Travis Kelce, the world will watch her play in Super Bowl XV on Sunday night. As they wait with bated breath, the Chiefs embrace her and recognize the impact she has had on their lives and the NFL.
Their message to anti-Swifties?
Let’s hate people who don’t like it.
“It seems like the more successful you are, the more people you hate,” assistant head coach and special teams coordinator Dave Taub said. “We talk about how we’re like the new Patriots. Sometimes they want to see a different team. But that’s okay. We like where we are right now. .”
LB Willie Gay Jr.: “I know they love Taylor Swift, but they just hate that she’s on our side.”
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If anyone on the Chiefs is distracted by the Taylor Swift effect, they seamlessly “shake it off.”
“It’s not a distraction,” Gay said. “It just distracts people who don’t like us. They don’t like the fact that we were able to play it here, dude.
LG Nick Allegutetti: “Everyone is entitled to their opinion. She’s not going to ask or expect to play 15 games. She’s been in public a lot. I don’t go there for that, I just happen to be a very important figure in entertainment in this world. Travis is also a very prominent figure in the football world. No problem.”
LG, 27, of the Chicago area, has twin daughters, Olivia Grave and Elise Joy, who will turn 1 on Monday.
“I recently became a father of two daughters, so whether she’s still making music or not, it’s going to be great in the future. Her music is definitely out there,” he said. I’m sure they’ll listen to it. So it would be great to be able to talk about how football and Taylor Swift overlap, no matter how long it takes. It could be a long time.”
James Winchester, 34, from Oklahoma, has a 4-year-old daughter.
“I’m happy to allow my daughter to be a fan of Taylor Swift. I think she’s a great role model for a lot of kids and people. It shows how influential she is. I’m all for it. I’m a fan.”
Mississippi State LB Willie Gay Jr. will celebrate his 26th birthday on Thursday.
“My niece actually likes her. My niece actually listens to her. The crazy thing is, even though I grew up listening to a lot of Taylor Swift, I didn’t know it. And as you get older, you think, “Oh, that’s her singing that song.” Actually, I’m a fan myself now. I’m Swifty, dude. ”
Taub is 61 years old and lives in Mahopac, New York. He has a 22 year old daughter.
“People are excited about it, we’re excited about it, and a lot of people come to the game. My mom talks about it. She said, ‘I saw Taylor!’ she would tell me. She sees her on TV. That’s great. ”
Massachusetts defensive line coach Joe Cullen is 46 years old. He has daughters ages 8, 6, and 4.
“All my daughters get invited to birthday parties, and I think there was a Taylor Swift movie on. I’m dropping them off. . . . My 6-year-old son was in the car and said, ‘Daddy. , do you have Travis Kelce’s cell phone number?” I said, “Yeah, why?” She said, “I heard that Travis is in town, so could you call and see if Travis and Taylor can come to the movie theater?” I just died laughing. I also love her music. I’m a big fan. ”
RG Trey Smith is 24 years old.
“My sister was like, ‘Can I meet you?’” Oh, oh. And my hometown friends — I’m near Nashville, so. . . Some of my friend’s girlfriends are very jealous of me being close to her. ”
“It’s great for the NFL.”
Many Chiefs players were introduced to Taylor by Kelce.
“He was just a really sweet guy, very sweet, very kind, took time to talk to people, and was never clingy or arrogant,” LT Donovan Smith said. “I’m a huge Taylor Swift fan.”
Mr. Allegretti chatted with Mr. Kelce one night while his wife conversed with Mr. Swift.
“It’s super authentic,” he said. “She’s very down-to-earth in general, but for me, she’s potentially one of the most famous people in the world, but she doesn’t know much about that area. When I first met her, she was full of compliments on everyone. She said to her wife, “She compared herself to an actress.”
They say if Kelce is happy, they’re happy. “We love to shine a light on others and surround ourselves with people who help and support us. On top of that, we both just love life. I feel like that,” Kelce said.
Front Office Sports reported that the pop icon has already generated approximately $330 million worth of brand value for the Chiefs and the NFL, according to Apex Marketing Group.
“I think it was great for the NFL,” safety Justin Reid said. “I think in a way it brought the family together. The men started talking about their daughters asking questions about soccer and getting their daughters involved.”I think it was great for the game. . ”
