Kansas Town Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce thinks the NFL may well be “overdoing” its protection of his budding reference to singer Taylor Swift.
Kelce made the feedback Wednesday on his “New Heights” podcast in response to the eye that used to be centered at the singer all through Sunday evening’s recreation between the Chiefs and the New York Jets.
At quite a lot of instances all through the sport, NBC cameras minimize to Swift sitting in a luxurious field looking at the sport with pals Ryan Reynolds, Blake Full of life and Hugh Jackman, amongst others.
The large quantity of consideration impressed Kelce’s brother and co-host, fellow NFL professional Jason Kelce, to bluntly ask if perhaps issues are somewhat…a lot?
“Is the NFL overdoing it?” Jason Kelce requested his brother. “Remove your emotions for Taylor Swift.”
In the beginning, Travis Kelce occupied with what he idea have been the positives.
“I feel it’s a laugh once they display who all is on the recreation,” he mentioned. “I feel it brings a bit bit extra to the ambience, brings a bit bit extra to what you’re looking at.”
Nonetheless, he admitted that, “on the identical time, they’re overdoing it a bit bit needless to say…particularly my state of affairs. I feel they’re looking to have a laugh with it.”
He later lamented that celebrities like Swift who come to the video games “aren’t there to be thrown at the TV.”
Jason Kelce idea the NFL’s response to Swift’s look at two of his brother’s video games would possibly partly be overblown as a result of “the NFL isn’t used to celebrities coming to the video games.”
He added: “Basketball has it discovered…[celebrities are] court docket facet, they display them a few times after which they get again to the sport. The NFL is like, ‘Take a look at some of these A-list celebrities on the recreation! Display them! Display them!’ Dude, display them as soon as and get a bit clip, however you’ll’t be overboard with it.”
You’ll be able to listen the entire trade beneath.
Travis Kelce’s subsequent recreation with the Chiefs is Sunday in Minneapolis towards the Minnesota Vikings. No phrase but on if Swift, who’s these days on a spoil from her Eras Excursion till it alternatives again up in November, will attend that recreation.