With the NFL season starting in a week when the Kansas City Chiefs host the Baltimore Ravens, you would expect Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce to be fully focused on the game and the upcoming season.
But it seems he’s still in the midst of his Lover era, with girlfriend Taylor Swift still on his mind.
The tight end made the statement Wednesday night while onstage with Patrick Mahomes and several other Chiefs stars during the team’s annual Kickoff Luncheon at the Loews Kansas City Hotel in Missouri.
Mitch Holthus, the voice of the Chiefs and host of the event, said how much he loved everyone on stage.
Both Mahomes and Kelce made themselves heard with their own ‘I Love You’ song.
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Patrick Mahomes (15) and Travis Kelce (87) attend a preseason roster event in Missouri
However, when Holthus asked Kelce if his love for him was greater than his love for Swift, the tight end replied, “Maybe not.”
That led to laughter from the entire audience, after which the subject quickly turned back to football.
But that wasn’t the only time Swift came up.
Chiefs pass rusher Chris Jones joked that the Lombardi Trophy was just one thing he wanted to bring back to Kansas City. He also wanted “more Swifties.”
Kelce assured his teammate, “They’re on their way.”
This comes amid rumors that Kelce may be buying Swift an engagement ring.
On the eve of the new season, NFL insider Adam Schefter hinted that Travis may have purchased an engagement ring, just over a year after his romance with Taylor began.
Schefter, one of the most renowned reporters in sports, humorously questioned ESPN anchor Laura Rutledge when she responded to the news that Kelce had bought a racehorse with a Swift-like name. She joked that he hadn’t bought a ring yet.
Chris Jones (95) joked that he wanted to bring a Super Bowl and ‘more Swifties’ to Kansas City
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“Wait, I have a question,” he said. “Laura, how do you know Travis Kelce didn’t buy an engagement ring?”
Rutledge replied, “I don’t know. Do you know? Are you going to make any big news here?”
Scheftler paused in his speech and then said shyly, “I’m just saying that you said he didn’t buy an engagement ring, and I’m wondering where you got that information.”
Two-time NFL champion Booger McFarland then said, “Whoah, whoah, whoah… the awkward silence there says it all. Schefty, do you know something?
“America wants to know.”
But Schefter replied, “I just asked a question about how Laura knew he didn’t buy an engagement ring. That’s all I did.”