Travis Kelce’s parents ‘would love’ to welcome Taylor Swift into their family as engagement rumours ramp up
Travis Kelce’s parents and brother have made their feelings about Taylor Swift clear, as the star couple move on from the Super Bowl disaster.
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Travis Kelce’s family would “love” to see the Kansas City Chiefs tight end marry Taylor Swift, according to a close insider.
A source exclusively told Page Six that the pop star is “adored” by Kelce’s loved ones, who see her as a “perfect fit” for him.
His parents, Donna and Ed Kelce, along with his brother, Jason Kelce, are all hopeful that “Taylor and Travis will spend their lives together.”
“They’ve never seen Travis so happy with a girlfriend before,” the insider said.
“(It also helps that the NFL athlete’s) family gets along great with Taylor’s family too. Their families blend seamlessly.”
“(The family) know Taylor isn’t using Travis for his fame and that she truly loves and cares about him for who he is.”
According to the source, “They feel like Taylor has a heart of gold.”
The source added that the couple will “have a break together” after the matchup was “upsetting for everyone”, including the moment Swift was booed by the crowd.
“Travis’ family felt awful when Taylor was booed,” the insider said. “They don’t think anybody deserves that.”
“Their lives have been a whirlwind since they first started dating.
“Things seem great between them, and they’re incredibly happy together. She truly loves watching Travis play.
Earlier, Kelce fought back tears as he described the “tough reality” of the Kansas City Chiefs’ crushing loss at the Super Bowl.
In a new video of his and brother Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast, the 35-year-old spoke about his team’s disappointing performance, which saw the Philadelphia Eagles thump the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 on American sport’s biggest stage.
“Just wasn’t our day,” Kelce told his brother. “Couldn’t find a lick of momentum. I’m kicking myself for some of the tiny, tiny decisions I made on the field.”
“I wasn’t the best that I could be in motivating my guys and keeping my guys calm, cool and collected and I put a lot of that on myself, you know, as the guy that’s been in the building for 12 years and seen a lot of football and seen a situation just like this, in the Super Bowl.”
The star apologised to fans for the disappointing loss, which would have seen the Chiefs become the first team in NFL history to win a coveted three-peat.
After a few days to process it, Travis reflected on Super Bowl LIX
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“I love my teammates, I love my coaches. Chiefs Kingdom, I’m sorry for how it ended. I have a beautiful life man,” he said.
“I have loved ones, I have the most amazing family in the world that supports me in everything I do and they were all there, cheering me on and hoping for the best on Sunday,” he said of his supporters, which also includes superstar girlfriend Taylor Swift.
“I wish I had made better decisions early on to help my guy Pat (Mahomes) out and help my team find that momentum and that confidence,” he said. “But you know, I just have to tip my hat to the Eagles.”
While Kelce wouldn’t confirm whether he was going to hang up the boots, he did say his body was worn down from the “wear and tear” of a brutal 12-year NFL career.
“I know everybody wants to know whether I am playing next year and right now I am just kicking everything down the road. I am kicking every can I can down the road,” Kelce said.
“I am not making any crazy decisions, but right now the biggest thing is just being there for my teammates and being there for my coaches understanding there’s a lot that goes into this thing. I’ve been fortunate over the past five, six years, I’ve played more football than anybody.
“The fact that we keep going to these AFC Championships and Super Bowls, that means I’m playing an extra three games more than everybody else in the entire league. That’s a lot of wear and tear on your body,” he said.
“It’s a lot of time in the building … That process can be gruelling. It can weigh on you. It can make you better and it can drive you crazy. Right now, it was one of those things where it was driving me crazy this year. It happens as you tail off towards the back nine of your career.”
“As you see yourself or feel yourself not having this success that you once used to have, it’s a tough pill to swallow,” he said. “To not be there in the biggest moments, knowing your team is counting on you, those are all extremely hard things — it’s just a tough reality.”
Kelce, who has been with the Chiefs since 2013, refused to say if he’s hanging up his cleats for good.
“I’m going to take some time to figure it out,” he said. “I think I owe it to my teammates that if I do come back, it’s going to be something that — it’s a wholehearted decision.
Kelce, who has been with the Chiefs since 2013, refused to say if he’s hanging up his cleats for good.
“I’m going to take some time to figure it out,” he said. “I think I owe it to my teammates that if I do come back, it’s going to be something that — it’s a wholehearted decision.
Kelce was a non factor in the Chiefs’ loss.
After a visibly upset Kelce said he wishes “things had went different,” his brother and former Philadelphia Eagles star, Jason, pointed out he made history on Sunday.
Jason Kelce, who retired from the NFL last year, said that Kelce had set a new record for the most catches in Super Bowl history.
Kelce finished the regular season with career lows in yardage (863) and touchdowns (three), and the athlete had zero receptions in the first half.
However, his four receptions for 39 yards against the Eagles mean he now boasts a total of 35 across his Super Bowl appearances — placing him above San Francisco 49ers legend Jerry Rice who racked up 33.
“You broke the most catches in Super Bowl history,” Jason said. “I know you don’t probably care that much about it right now because of the way the game went.”
“You have so many records at this point … but at the end of the day it’s just another thing that cements you as one of the best players ever to play in the NFL.”
Still, it appears as though it’s too soon for Travis to celebrate a personal milestone, as he added, “That’s the last thing that I care about right now.”
The Chiefs star briefly spoke to reporters in the locker room about his team’s defeat.
“Hats off to the Eagles, man,” he said. “They got after us, all three phases.”
“[We] couldn’t get it going offensively,” went on. “I mean they just got after us on all three phases and then on top of that, you know, turnovers, penalties, playing behind the sticks on offence.”
“We just couldn’t find that spark. We couldn’t find that momentum,” he said. “We haven’t played that bad all year. You don’t lose like that without everything going bad.”
Travis added that he and his team never threw in the towel and fought tooth and nail till the very end.
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