Travis Kelce revealed that his girlfriend Taylor Swift is encouraging her to keep showing up on the field as she reveals her position on her possible retirement from the NFL.
The 35-year-old Kansas City Chiefs tight end was asked how he feels about his career as the 14-time Grammy winner approaches the end of his 12th season. Wednesday's episode of “The Stephen A. Smith Show.”
“She totally encourages me to enjoy this game,” Kelce said.
The three-time Super Bowl champion says the “Fortnite” hitmaker “loves to come” to his games and “cheers” for him at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. He added that it was fun.
“I had all the support in the world to keep chasing these dreams,” he said.
Swift appeared in 13 games for the Chiefs during the 2023 season after his relationship with the player became public.
The “Cruel Summer” singer is no stranger to 2024 Arrowhead Stadium, having attended several Chiefs home games this season with friends and family.
Kelce briefly touched on how he feels about retirement, saying his opinion on hanging up his cleats for good “changes every day.”
“I love everything I do…but at the end of the day, I'm not having that much success on the field,” Kelce said of the Chiefs' current season.
“I’m excited for the next few games to close out the season. As always, we’ll review [and] Maybe I'll just tell myself how much I love this thing and come back next year. ”
“That's something you always have to keep in mind, and I never want to be in a situation where I'm not helping this team win or I'm hurting this team more than I'm helping it.” he added.
The “New Heights” podcaster said that as long as he plays “good football,” fans can expect to see him “in a Chiefs uniform.”
Kelce said in September that the team was “struggling statistically,” but acknowledged that the team was still able to find “ways to win games.”
“We're not playing our best football,” Kelce said at the time, adding, “Not really.” [received] There are a lot of opportunities to make plays.”
Kelce scored three touchdowns in 2024, one short of last year's mark, when he rushed for 823 yards. He had 984 yards last season.
Still, the Chiefs have continued to perform well, currently boasting a record of 15 wins and 2 losses.
They earned a bye in last week's wild-card round and are scheduled to play the Houston Texans on Saturday.
Kelce's team, seeking its third consecutive Super Bowl title, defeated Houston 27-19 in Week 16 of the regular season.
The Texans defeated the Chargers 32-12 in a wild-card matchup last week.
The winner of Saturday's Chiefs-Texans game will face the winner of Ravens-Bills game starting Sunday night.
Swift is enjoying a well-deserved break after completing her sold-out Elas tour in December.
