Travis Kelce had a thoughtful answer when asked about the newfound attention on him and the Chiefs amid his rumored romance with Taylor Swift during a team media availability on Friday.
Kelce, 33, began by telling reporters he’s thrilled with the Chiefs’ three consecutive wins and is focused on “trying to get to four in a row” on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.
The NFL star added, “As all the attention comes…it feels like I was on top of the world after the Super Bowl and right now I’m even more on top of the world.”
In response to how he’s handling all of the new eyes on him amid the rumored relationship with Swift, 33, Kelce said he’s “learning” how to navigate “paparazzi just taking photos from all over the place” after photographers have begun waiting for him at his Kansas City home.
Kelce understands the territory that comes with Swift’s level of fame, however. “At the same time, it comes with it. It comes with it. You’ve got a lot of people that care about Taylor, and for good reason.”
Going forward, the NFL star said he’s “just got to keep living and learning and enjoying the moments” as he and Swift enjoy getting to know one another on a public stage.
Kelce also assured reporters that the possible romance with Swift won’t become a distraction for him during the NFL season. “At the end of the day, I’ve always been pretty good about compartmentalizing and being able to stay focused in this building, so I’ll just keep rolling with that,” he said.
After the “Bejeweled” singer attended her second Chiefs game on Oct. 1, the NFL star addressed the public attention on him and Swift during an episode of his weekly podcast, New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce Presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment.
New audio reveals what Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift REALLY said to each other after reunion at the Super Bowl
Loved-up Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift‘s conversation from their reunion on the pitch after the Super Bowl has been posted.
Kelce was mic’d up for the game in Las Vegas – which saw the Kansas City Chiefs claim a dramatic 25-22 overtime win over the San Francisco 49ers.
Swift was in the crowd at Allegiant Stadium after travelling across the world from Tokyo, Japan to support her boyfriend.
After the game, as Kelce celebrated with the Vince Lombardi trophy, Swift made her way down to the field with his mom Donna and other players’ families and friends.
As Kelce left the stage, he first embraced his mom. Then he came over to Swift, who was stood slightly behind and their conversation has now come to light.
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift ‘s conversation from their reunion at the Super Bowl was posted
The Kansas City Chiefs star thanks his girlfriend for flying ‘halfway across the world’ to Vegas
The popstar says the Chiefs’ win was ‘unbelievable’ after watching the action from her suite
.@tkelce and @taylorswift13 postgame is everything. ❤️
Full @insideTheNFL Mic'd Up coverage tonight 8/7c on @TheCW
pic.twitter.com/xjtrh8f7YA— NFL (@NFL) February 13, 2024
Kelce embraced his girlfriend and said: ‘Thank you for coming, baby. Thank you.
‘Thank you for the support. Thank you for making it halfway across the world. You’re the best baby. Was it electric?
A stunned Swift, who had asked her boyfriend ‘how did you do that?’ then replied: ‘It was unbelievable.’
It comes after Swift allegedly had Kanye West removed from his seats at Allegiant Stadium after the rapper tried to upstage her at the Super Bowl on Sunday, according to former NFL star Brandon Marshall.
The songstress has attended several of the tight end’s NFL games and has regularly attracted attention, being shown on broadcasts watching on from her VIP suites.
However, Kanye was also in Sin City over the weekend and reportedly had plans to upstage Taylor.
Marshall, a former wide receiver who played for a number of teams during his NFL career, alleged that Kanye had intentionally bought seats at Allegiant Stadium, the home of the Las Vegas Raiders, in front of Taylor’s VIP box.
Cameras swarmed the couple as they shared an emotional embrace on the pitch in Las Vegas
But his alleged plans were foiled, according to Marshall, who went on to claim that the Anti-Hero hitmaker ‘made a call’ to have him removed from the stadium entirely.
Marshall suggested that Kanye was strategically placing himself in front of Taylor’s suite to photobomb all her appearances on the broadcast, when the cameras would inevitably cut to the girlfriend of Kelce.
‘Taylor Swift gets p****d off. She boom boom makes a call or two. Everybody’s involved. He gets kicked out the stadium,’ Marshal said on the I AM ATHLETE podcast. ‘He was trying to leverage her celebrity.’
However, it is unclear where Marshall got his information from and there is nothing to suggest there is any truth to his allegations.
The former NFLer did also initially confuse Taylor with fellow popstar Katy Perry while making his claims.
DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for both Swift and Kanye.