Travis Kelce has revealed that his girlfriend, Taylor Swift, has “totally encouraged” him to keep playing football, despite their relationship making bigger strides in recent months.
Kelce and Swift have been publicly dating since September 2023, with the fourteen-time Grammy winner recently settling in Nashville to spend more time with her Kansas City Chiefs boyfriend now that the ‘Eras Tour’ has wrapped .
Retirement rumors have surrounded Kelce for nearly a year, as he spent much of the offseason traveling the world attending Swift’s concerts and participating in large-scale non-football activities like his “New Heights” podcast and the “Are You Smarter” Then a celebrity?’ game show.
“She totally encouraged me to enjoy this game,” Kelce continued Stephen A Smith’s show. “She loves coming to Arrowhead and coming to the games and cheering me on. I have all the support in the world to continue chasing these dreams.”
Kelce also directly addressed the retirement rumors, knowing he has a maximum of three games left in the NFL season. He will turn 36 in October.
“It changes every day, man,” Kelce said of his retirement. “I love everything I do in this building. But in the end, I don’t have as extreme success on the field as I do individually. I’m looking forward to the next few games I’ll be playing at Arrowhead to close out this season.
Travis Kelce has revealed that Taylor Swift encouraged him to keep playing football
Swift and Kelce have been publicly dating since mid-2023 after she attended a Chiefs game
“I’ll reevaluate, as I always do. And I’ll probably tell myself how much I love this thing and I’ll come back next year. It’s something you have to keep in perspective man. “I never want to get to the point where I’m not helping this team win or I’m hurting this team more than I’m helping this team.”
“As long as I come out here and play good football and come into the building every day with my guys, you’re going to see me in a Chiefs uniform.”
There’s more to come.