Travis Kelce has been in 375 commercials during NFL games – more than ANY other player this season – with sponsors rushing them out after filming BEFORE he went public with Taylor Swift romance!
If you think you see Travis Kelce everywhere right now, you're right.
This is evident from a recent report from the Wall Street Journal has revealed that the Kansas City Chiefs star was featured in a whopping 375 commercials airing during football games through December 11 of the NFL season.
Kelce's star has, of course, risen rapidly since he went public with his relationship with Taylor Swift in September, but the WSJ says Kelce's foray into outdoor pursuits began before he and Swift were together.
His deals, which range from Pfizer to Campbell Soup, were all signed before his love life was thrust into the public eye, but WSJ claims many of the sponsors accelerated the release of the Kelce commercials to coincide with his new level of fame.
Kelce, 34, had been a target for companies before his Swift romance because of his position in the game as one of the best tight ends ever in the NFL and his personality off the field.
Travis Kelce has appeared in more commercials around NFL games than any other player
The Chiefs star signed the deals and filmed them before his Taylor Swift romance went public
But some sponsors rushed the commercials after his Swift romance went public
Travis, his brother Jason and their mother Donna dominated the lead-up to the Super Bowl in February with the siblings on opposite teams.
“Given the natural interest in consuming anything Travis or the Kelce brothers, we had so much content to put out and people just lapped it up,” Campbell Soup Chief Marketing Officer Linda Lee told WSJ.
Another factor in Kelce's growing portfolio of work off the football field could be his salary.
He has openly said he is underpaid by $14.3 million a year, and given his level, he is right.
“My managers and agents love to tell me how underpaid I am,” Kelce told Vanity Fair this year. “Every time I talk about more money, they say, 'Why don't you go to the Chiefs and ask them?'
But in the same article, Kelce – a two-time Super Bowl winner – made it clear that he would trade money for being on a winning team, saying, “I guess the free market seems nice until you go somewhere. and you don't win. I like winning. I like the situation I'm in.'
Vanity Fair said in June that Kelce had recently signed with New York talent agency CAA.
As for life after football, Kelce said simply, “I don't know if what I want to do is really done yet.”
Kelce has previously said he is underpaid by NFL standards at $14 million per year
Kelce also co-hosts a weekly podcast, New Heights, with his brother Jason
Kelce also has his hugely successful New Heights podcast, which he co-hosts with his brother Jason, with the duo discussing football every week.
Just last week they talked about taking the podcast on tour to London and Australia in the off-season.
Kelce recently revealed that he is thinking about retirement and that the impact of such a physical game on his body is taking its toll.
It would be a big surprise if he called it a day after this season, but whenever he decides to call it quits on his time in the NFL, no one can expect him to disappear completely.