On Sunday, October 15, Travis Kelce attended the Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Jets game at MetLife Stadium without Taylor Swift.
Fans noticed Kelce, 34, on the sidelines sporting a black baseball helmet, black sunglasses, and a green sweatsuit. According to images obtained by the Daily Mail, that was the same outfit he was sporting when he left Swift’s New York City residence around an hour prior to kickoff.
The tight end with the Kansas City Chiefs travelled to East Rutherford, New Jersey, to support his brother Jason Kelce.
Jason, a centre for the Philadelphia squad, started the regular season on Sunday for the 145th time in a row to create franchise records. Swift, a native of Pennsylvania who has previously expressed support for the Birds, has fuelled rumours that she would go to the game on Sunday.
A few hours after Travis and Swift appeared together on Saturday Night Live, Travis made a solo appearance. Swift seemed to announce her friend Ice Spice as the musical guest while Travis made a joke about the NFL’s heavy coverage of Swift.
After appearing on SNL, they hit up the afterparty together. They were spotted holding hands while walking into the New York City event.
The relationship between the two is still new. “Taylor and Travis met shortly after he tried giving her his phone number at her show earlier this summer,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly in late September.
Travis attended Swift’s Eras Tour in Kansas City at Arrowhead Stadium and wanted to give her a friendship bracelet that included his phone number. Since he didn’t have the chance to talk with Swift before or after the concert, he later invited her to watch him take the field at the Missouri stadium. She followed through, first showing up at his September 24 game to see him defeat the Chicago Bears alongside his mom, Donna Kelce.
The tight end called Swift’s appearance “ballsy” during the September 27 episode of his “New Heights” podcast and revealed his family, friends and teammates were gushing about her.
“I just thought it was awesome that everybody in the suite had nothing but great things to say about her. The friends and family. She looked amazing … and on top of that, the day went perfect for Chiefs fans. We script it all, ladies and gentlemen,” he said at the time. “It was absolutely electric.”
Taylor attended her third Chiefs game on October 12, where she saw the team beat the Denver Broncos, but the Grammy winner won’t always be cheering on Kelce from the stands.
“Taylor doesn’t want to be a distraction to Travis,” another insider exclusively told Us on Friday, October 13. “She knows it’s not easy when she shows up to his games. It’s a spectacle. She wants to support him and strike a balance while, at the same time, not be distracting to the team.”