‘Why just why’: Taylor Swift fans bizarrely mourn Jason Kelce’s reported imminent retirement from the NFL amid the popstar’s whirlwind romance with his brother Travis

Swifties are devastated to hear that Jason Kelce is retiring from the NFL, to say the least, after the playoffs ended in Philadelphia earlier this week, as they flood social media with fan edits paying tribute to the Eagles center .

On Monday, Kelce stood in tears on the sideline as the final seconds ticked down in what is likely his final NFL game. The 36-year-old, one-time Super Bowl champion (2018) gave a hug to his old offensive coach, Jeff Stoutland, before taking off his helmet once the game ended – a loss at the Eagles that completed a harrowing season-ending collapse – and extended his hand to his wife and his father in the stands.

What Kelce knew then — what the gregarious center couldn’t say when he refused to talk to reporters in the aftermath of the loss — was that his football career was over.

The brother of Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, has yet to clarify his future, but the New Heights podcast co-star — and Swifties’ default uncle — will carry memories from 13 NFL seasons wherever he goes goes and whatever he does. next, all thanks to fans of the singer.

On The video has been viewed more than 300,000 times in the past 24 hours.

Fans of Taylor Swift have expressed their support for the singer’s future brother-in-law since Monday

“Why exactly why,” another Swift fan commented on the clip with a tearful emoji. “OH MY GOD I’M SNOVING HYSTERICALLY,” an additional Swiftie claimed, adding, “I’m going to be a completely different person tomorrow when I see Jason talking about last night and his retirement, and he and Travis are both emotional about it.”

Another fan shared a compilation that included a video of Kelce playing with his daughters and photos of him during his time with the Eagles — since 2011 — while the footage was accompanied by Swift’s “Long Live” lyrics: “Tell ’em how the crowds go wild. ..I had the time of my life, with you.’

Separately, other fans created threads featuring some of Kelce’s most wholesome moments, both on and off the field.

One fan admitted that he went from being uninterested in football four months ago, when Swift and Travis started dating, to “crying over a retirement announcement.”

The phenomenon is the latest example of Swifties’ influence on American culture over the past year, since she went public with Travis and attended his games. Some NFL fans are happy about it, while others aren’t crazy about sports channels repeatedly showing the singer live on TV during games.

However, the NFL likes Swift’s habit of going to stadiums to watch her boyfriend, as female viewership, attendance and marketing have increased thanks to the pop star’s attire during the game.

Kelce was part of Philadelphia’s four core stars who have endured droughts, championships, multiple coaches and one of the worst collapses in the city’s sports history. Fletcher Cox and Brandon Graham are the only holdovers from former coach Andy Reid’s final season with the Eagles in 2012. Lane Johnson rounds out the four veteran anchors and was a rookie in former coach Chip Kelly’s first season in 2013.

They won a Super Bowl under former coach Doug Pederson and won just four games in 2020. They played in pain and set records. They have also raised the standard for what it means to be an Eagles player. The Core Four no longer exists. Kelce is the first to quit.

“The fact that he’s done it for so long and consistently at a very high level, man, that’s something special,” Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said.