The second followers have been ready for has lastly arrived: Jason Kelce joined Taylor Swift at one in all Travis Kelce‘s video games.
Jason, 36, supported his youthful brother and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs on Sunday, January 21, because the staff continued its playoff run. The Chiefs traveled to Highmark Stadium in upstate New York, going through off in opposition to the Buffalo Payments for the second time this season. (The Payments beforehand defeated the Chiefs 20-17 in December 2023.)
Kylie Kelce, Jason’s spouse, was additionally within the suite, together with the brothers’ mother and father, Ed Kelce and Donna Kelce.
Jason, who’s performed for the Philadelphia Eagles for 13 years, beforehand hinted that he’d be cheering for the Chiefs now that his offseason has begun. The Eagles misplaced to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 32-9 in a wild card sport earlier this month, formally knocking them out of Tremendous Bowl competition.
“I don’t know, that’s one of many stunning issues concerning the offseason, it’s unscheduled,” Jason informed reporters on Wednesday, January 17. “So, you already know, clearly my brother’s nonetheless within the playoffs. I don’t get to observe him play fairly often, possibly I’ll get a possibility to go watch a type of video games this week.”
Whereas Sunday marked Jason’s first public interplay with Swift, the pop star has bonded with Travis’ inside circle because the couple started courting final yr. She’s been noticed in stadium suites with Travis and Jason’s mother and father, Ed and Donna Kelce, and has fashioned friendships with different members of Chiefs Kingdom, together with quarterback Patrick Mahomes‘ spouse, Brittany Mahomes.
Swift has change into a fixture at Chiefs video games this season, even bringing her household alongside for Travis’ Christmas Day sport in December 2023. Earlier this month, she confirmed her help in a customized Chiefs puffer jacket adorned along with her boyfriend’s jersey quantity and final identify. (The look was designed by Kristin Juszczyk, whose husband, Kyle Juszczyk, performs on the San Francisco 49ers.)
Swift’s NFL presence has been a sizzling matter over the previous few months — and Jason has completed his justifiable share of pot-stirring on the subject of his brother’s love life. Swifties have listened intently for any reference to the pair’s romance on Travis and Jason’s podcast, “New Heights,” the place Travis first revealed that he hoped to fulfill up with Swift when she introduced her Eras Tour to Kansas Metropolis in July 2023.
From sport day dates to shock Saturday Evening Stay cameos and worldwide live shows, Jason has helped Travis give followers precisely what they need to hear. Some podcast listeners even questioned whether or not Swift would seem on the present in December 2023 for a particular vacation episode, however their theories have been confirmed incorrect. (Jason’s spouse, Kylie Kelce, stole the present as soon as once more on the festive episode.)
Because the highlight on the Kelce household has prolonged outdoors of the NFL, Jason has been candid about wanting the most effective for his brother. “It’s definitely been bizarre, the extent [of attention] that it’s now,” he informed NBC Sports activities in October 2023. “On one hand, I’m glad for my brother that he appears to be in a relationship that he’s enthusiastic about [and] that he’s real about. However there’s one other finish of it the place it’s like, ‘Man, it is a lot.’”
Jason acknowledged that Swift is on “one other stage of stardom that usually soccer gamers don’t cope with” whereas persevering with to emphasise that he’s “actually, actually glad” for Travis. “There’s some alarms, generally, with how over-in-pursuit individuals will be,” he added. “Total, he can cope with a few of this. So long as it’s not turning into a risk to his security and issues like that.”