Former NFL star Jarrett Payton details ‘real chemistry’  he witnessed between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce as they left the Chiefs game together before getting ‘affectionate’ over dinner

Jarrett Payton believes Taylor Swift has found her endgame.

After witnessing the pop star, 33, leaving the Kansas City Chiefs game with Travis Kelce, the retired football player, 42, revealed he had heard rumors that they had met before and ‘connected had’ prior to their first public sighting together.

“I’m not sure, but when I saw them both coming around the corner, you could really tell there was something between the two of them,” he said. TMZ.

As he reflected on seeing the rumored new couple walk past him, the son of NFL legend Walter Payton admitted he felt like a “little kid in a candy store” after Swift gave him a friendly wave and said hello.

The radio host captured the first images of the 12-time Grammy winner and Kelce together on his iPhone after his team’s 41-10 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday.

The duo was spotted together leaving Arrowhead Stadium after she nearly broke the internet with her presence at Kelce’s game.

After cheering on Kelce for his impressive victory, they reportedly enjoyed dinner and a night out with his mother, Donna, until 2 a.m.

An eyewitness told it Entertainment tonight: ‘Travis bought the restaurant for his family and team. Taylor arrived dressed in a denim dress and was seen snacking, drinking a few cocktails and dancing next to Travis.

‘The two were very affectionate with each other, but kept things fun and light. Travis’ teammates also showed up at the afterparty, as did his mother, Donna Kelce. The party lasted until 2 a.m.

A source added that the pair “didn’t rush into anything serious” but were “enjoying life” together, saying: “Both are very career-oriented so the focus is on that for now, but that won’t stop them to enjoy life. when it’s the right time.’

Another restaurant told the publication they were told there would be a “hard closing” of the eatery at 8 p.m., with staff giving guests takeout boxes and informing them they had to leave the premises.

They said they were offered free drinks at the venue’s sister restaurant in compensation.

Customers asked if the closure was due to Taylor and Travis, but claims staff were silent on the reason.

This comes after a Taylor Swift fan claimed the star paid for an entire restaurant to eat just so she could empty the eatery for her and rumors started swirling.

In a video shared on a TikTok fan account and later spread on X, formerly known as Twitter, a fan named Molly claims her friend witnessed the “couple” at the restaurant where she “paid for everyone in the restaurant so that they would leave’. .

The video was shared to the TikTok account 1989 Vinyl (@1989vinyl), where account holder Molly spoke to the camera and narrated the story.

She said, “I just got a call from a friend and Taylor is going to a place, and she just paid for everyone at the restaurant so they would leave….

“They were eating and the waitress came up and said, ‘Here’s the deal, everything is paid for, but you have to leave, like now.’ How incredibly crazy is this! Oh and of course she’s with Travis Kelce.’

Molly shed even more light on the situation when a follower wrote: ‘This feels very different. This feels like maybe she isn’t really planned, and she’s just living in the moment. And I think that’s great.’

The fan, who was praised for not revealing the restaurant’s location, then claimed: ‘Yes! Apparently some other players arrived. According to my friend.’

Excited fans flooded the microblogging site in response to the video, writing, “Imagine you are someone living in Kansas City and this happens to you. It’s the only story you tell for the rest of your life…

“The local newspaper does a story and gives you several quotes. There’s a ‘Taylor Swift Kicked Me Out of a Restaurant’ reunion in five years. OMGGG TAYLOR SWIFT cleared out the restaurant just for her and Travis Kelce!!!!!’

MailOnline has contacted a representative for Taylor for comment.

Taylor and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis continued to spark romance speculation after attending his game on Sunday with his mother, Donna.

The professional NFL star first showed interest in the artist in July after stopping by her Eras Tour concert, but his plans to give the singer his number didn’t exactly pan out.

Kelce revealed on his podcast New Heights with his brother Jason Kelce that he went to Swift’s show at Arrowhead Stadium and tried to give her his phone number, but to no avail.

“I was disappointed that she doesn’t talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs she sings,” Travis said. “So I was a little hurt because I couldn’t hand her one of the bracelets I made for her,” he added.

On Thursday, during an interview on The Pat McAfee Show, Kelce addressed romance rumors swirling between him and Swift, revealing that he “threw the ball in her court.”

“We’ll see what happens in the near future,” the sports player added, and it appeared the Bad Blood hitmaker took the next step by cheering him on in a VIP section with his mother at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.

Rumors of a romance continue to stir social media, with the video of ‘Molly’ only fueling the rumors further.