Jason Kelce Weighs In on NFL Showing Taylor Swift During Games – Billboard

Jason Kelce, Philadelphia Eagles heart and the brother of Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce, praised Taylor Swift when a reporter requested how he feels concerning the NFL‘s unwavering consideration towards her throughout this season’s Chiefs video games.

Taylor, who’s in a relationship with Travis, has been attending her beau’s video games since late September — and the NFL’s community companions have made probably the most of televising cutaways to the pop star as she cheers him on. Her common attendance at Chiefs video games has boosted TV scores, ticket gross sales and jersey gross sales, and resulted in an uptick in social media followers for NFL- and Chiefs-associated accounts.

“The eye is there as a result of the viewers needs to see it,” Jason advised Caleb Noe, a reporter for Cincinnati ABC affiliate WCPO 9, in a latest interview. “I imply, if folks didn’t need to see it, they wouldn’t be displaying it. I do know that.”

“She’s a world star,” Jason stated. “She’s the quintessential artist proper now on the planet, singer-songwriter, immensely proficient, unbelievable position mannequin for younger girls throughout the globe. So I feel that the NFL would most likely be silly not to, , present her and be a job mannequin for all of the younger women on the market.”

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell advised CBS Mornings in November, “I feel it’s nice for the league to have that form of consideration. We welcome it.”

On the newest episode of their joint podcast New Heights, the Kelce brothers mirrored on the Chiefs’ Jan. 28 AFC Championship win towards the Baltimore Ravens.

Swift was within the crowd together with the Kelce household at M&T Financial institution Stadium in Maryland from begin to end, and afterward on the sector to rejoice the Chiefs being Tremendous Bowl-bound. She kissed Travis on dwell TV, and Travis audibly advised her “I like you” on the sector. 

“Shout-out to the most recent members of the Chiefs Kingdom,” Jason joked on the Jan. 31 episode of the podcast. “Taylor Swift, who has formally reached the Tremendous Bowl in her rookie 12 months.” 

Swift has a present in Tokyo the day earlier than the Tremendous Bowl, which is happening in Las Vegas. The Embassy of Japan is assuring followers that the famous person could have time to make it to the sport after her Eras Tour performs on the Tokyo Dome from Feb. 7-10.

“The Embassy of Japan in the USA is conscious of latest media experiences regarding the steps Taylor Swift might want to take to journey from Tokyo after her live performance on February tenth to Las Vegas in time to look at the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs play in Tremendous Bowl LVIII,” a Feb. 2 assertion learn.

“Regardless of the 12-hour flight and 17-hour time distinction, the Embassy can confidently Converse Now to say that if she departs Tokyo within the night after her live performance, she ought to comfortably arrive in Las Vegas earlier than the Tremendous Bowl begins. We all know that many individuals in Japan are excited to expertise Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, so we needed to substantiate that anybody involved might be Fearless in realizing that this proficient performer can wow Japanese audiences and nonetheless make it to Las Vegas to assist the Chiefs after they take the sector for the Tremendous Bowl carrying Crimson.”

See the newest interview clip that had Jason Kelce speaking about Swift beneath.