Travis Kelce's Old Tweets: What Taylor Swift Fans Think

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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce’s old social media posts have caught the attention of Taylor Swift fans, who have criticized the NFL star for, among other things, his appreciation for chicken Alfredo, his interest in squirrels, and his Disregard for math class is upsetting.

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It’s common for internet sleuths to scour a celebrity’s social media history — especially if that person is newly famous or recently went viral — to look for past misconduct or problematic comments. Although Kelce is already a household name among NFL fans, many Swifties are just getting to know him.

So Swift’s fans have been digging through Kelce’s old posts on X (formerly Twitter) and offering new takes on what they say about Kelce.

Some fans also use the moment to do this compare Kelce was there in 2011 (he attended the University of Cincinnati from 2008 to 2012) with Swift, who released her albums “Speak Now” (2010) and “Red” (2012) during that period. But most users enjoy the tweets, which range from comments about fast food restaurants to religious holidays.

“Happy Easter everyone!!! #Shoutout to Jesus for picking one up for the team… haha” Kelce wrote in April 2010.

In a June 2011 post, Kelce wrote that he was at the Olive Garden restaurant with his father, Ed Kelce. “Had to grab the fettucini with the chicken alfredo!! #shmackin“, the tweet read. Naturally, social media users flooded this post with replies on Tuesday and Wednesday, tagging Swift and praising Kelce for his appreciation of the restaurant. (And to make fun of the “shmackin” hashtag.) Olive Garden even commented on Wednesday, tweeting, “It’s a love story baby, just say ‘when’.”

Speaking of restaurants, several of Kelce’s posts misspelled the restaurant name Chipotle as “Chipolte.” And it really seemed to be Kelce committed to spelling, according to users. “I went from classes to therapy, now I need some #chipolte and then I’ll look at my new apartment!!” Kelce wrote in April 2011.

Many social media users retweet and share some of the tweets on their own, causing them to go viral – like Kelce’s wrote“I hate it when that #Chipotle The line is damn close to the door… Smh.” A post Quoting this tweet now has more than 160,000 views.

Several social media users also pointed out Kelce’s obvious love for the MGMT song “Electric Feel.” approx. used half a dozen tweets to show his appreciation for the 2007 song.

But not all tweets are worth their weight in gold. Some have highlighted More negative posts from Kelce, including one from 2010 in which he wrote, “Judge every person…whether they’re ugly, fat, funny looking, sexy.” Kelce also reportedly deleted a tweet in which he denied having cheated on a former partner.

“I think the reason people go on these crazy deep dives and do tons of research and internet sleuthing is because they’re trying to collect the details as a form of protection,” said Ashley Rose Reeves, a social -Media influencer from Utah with more than 175,000 followers. “They’re happy for her.”

“He’s getting more and more adorable The better we get to know him,” said Reeves, 39, who runs an Instagram channel called Swiftie Sisters with more than 4,000 members. She said it’s fun to learn more about Kelce since Swift’s previous romantic partners, like Joe Alwyn, haven’t made themselves as available to the public.

Victoria Sedillo, an insurance agent in New Mexico and self-confessed Swiftie, finds many of Kelce’s old tweets relatable. “Who doesn’t love napping all the time and not being in class as a college athlete just talking about food?” Sedillo said. “His tweets remind me of what my husband was like as an athlete in college.”

Sedillo, 29, said her favorite tweet was when Kelce said it then went to therapy I go to the “Chipolte” because it showed its maturity. “It took me years to get around to seeing one, so give it credit and I love Chipotle too,” she said.

Sedillo doesn’t think fans have much to worry about previous tweets. “Taylor clearly likes Travis, he makes her happy and she knows his character better than we ever did,” she said. “As long as Taylor is happy, who cares what he tweeted?”