NFL Corridor of Famer Tony Gonzalez praised Taylor Swift for shining a light-weight on America’s favourite pastime via her romance with Travis Kelce.
“I believe it’s nice that Taylor’s accomplished this for the NFL,” Gonzalez, 47, stated throughout a Thursday, November 30, look on The Kelly Clarkson Present. “She’s introduced a complete new viewers, it’s been nice.”
Gonzalez recalled lately being within the airport when a 10-year-old lady approached him to say hiya. “Often males come as much as me, sometimes a girl, however I used to be like, ‘Oh, a 10-year-old lady? How cool I’m getting so widespread,’” he quipped concerning the trade. “She goes, ‘Hello, Is your identify Tony? Have you learnt Travis Kelce?’”
Gonzalez performed within the NFL for 17 seasons earlier than his retirement in 2013. The athlete spent his first 12 seasons as a decent finish for the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, the identical group as Swift’s boyfriend Kelce, 34, earlier than later becoming a member of the Atlanta Falcons. He completed his profession with 14 Professional Bowl choices, six first-team All-Professionals and was inducted into the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame in 2019.
NFL Stars Who Love Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
Taylor Swift is sparking the curiosity of the NFL’s largest stars — and we’re not simply speaking about Travis Kelce. New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, for one, attended a number of dates of Swift’s Eras Tour when the present got here via East Rutherford, NJ in Might 2023. “I’m very happy with my dancing abilities lastly being […]
Earlier this week, Kelce made headlines when he reached 11,000 receiving yards within the fewest variety of video games as a decent finish, breaking a report beforehand held by Gonzalez. On the time, Gonzalez took to social media to congratulate his former teammate, writing through X (previously Twitter), “Congrats and properly earned my buddy! Maintain it going @tkelce.”
Gonzalez wasn’t the one one to rejoice Kelce’s massive second. Swift, 33, additionally confirmed her help by “liking” an Instagram submit shared by the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs concerning the milestone. “Quickest tight finish to 11k receiving yards AND the one participant in franchise historical past to do it 🏹,” the submit learn.
Kelce and Swift had been first linked in September, when the Grammy winner accepted Kelce’s supply to see him “rock the sector” at Arrowhead Stadium in his recreation in opposition to the Chicago Bears. She has since appeared at 4 Chiefs video games all through the 2023-2024 season. Kelce has additionally been noticed cheering Swift on as she travels the globe for the worldwide leg of her record-breaking Eras Tour.
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The pair’s relationship have since taken the world by storm, with everybody from fellow celebrities to the NFL itself gushing over their blossoming romance. Even Swift’s closest friends are enthusiastic about concerning the duo discovering one another.
“Buddies near Taylor and Travis assume they make an incredible energy couple, they usually couldn’t be happier for them,” an insider solely instructed Us Weekly in October. Later that month, a second insider added that Swift’s inside circle thinks she and Kelce are “in love.”
As for Swift and Kelce, the couple have “very detailed plans” on staying shut whereas “she’s on tour and he has video games,” a 3rd insider instructed Us earlier this month. “They don’t need to begin their relationship off with massive gaps [in time spent apart]. They’re making an attempt to be as very similar to a daily couple as potential.”
That doubtless contains getting their households collectively across the holidays. Whereas Taylor has met each of Kelce’s mother and father — and the NFL star has hung out with the singer’s father — the pair are nonetheless hoping to spend a while with one another’s family members.
“Taylor and Travis have hung out with one another’s households so it solely is smart that they’d need their mother and father to satisfy each other,” a fourth insider instructed Us. “Each of them have a really shut relationship with their mother and father, and it’s actually vital that their households mix seamlessly.”
