LAS VEGAS | When there are 6,000 journalists from all over the world on the same floor, there's no time to say too much about your relationship with one of the world's biggest stars. What Travis Kelce has made no secret of is that he still has a lot of work to do to join his other half, Taylor Swift, in the win column.
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Apparently, the couple of the hour attracted attention during the traditional media evening that officially kicked off the week of Super Bowl activities in Las Vegas.
An hour before the players arrived at center field at Allegiant Stadium, the wildlife in front of the podium stretched as far as the eye could see.
The journalists, including several zany characters, shouted “Travis” to ask him questions as he took his seat, but the cacophony of the surrounding area made the exercise difficult.
We can already imagine a poor rookie reporter trying to interview him about a football topic like his tight end position and then realizing what a zoo it was! Even more so than at the usual media evenings.
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Trophy competition
Apparently, several questions focused on his highly publicized romance with Taylor Swift.
Kelce didn't seem bothered by the recurring theme. He responded politely without making a fuss and seemed genuinely happy to talk about his flame, who set a music industry record on Sunday with a fourth Grammy for album of the year.
The Chiefs player, who owns two Vince Lombardi Trophies awarded to the Super Bowl winner, wants to use the matchup against the 49ers to add to his collection.
“She’s amazing,” he said of his famous lover.
“She is rewriting the history books. I told him that I had no choice but to do my part to take home a trophy too,” he said with a smile.
No pressure
Obviously, Kelce wasn't born with this relationship. He was already one of the best players in NFL history long before Swift came into his life.
However, its popularity has since exploded. It took him two years to reach 1.1 million subscribers on Instagram.
Since his romance with Swift came to light in the fall, his subscriber count has increased to 5.8 million.
This shows that a whole new wave of the star's fans, the Swifties, are now at least casually interested in the NFL. Or at least to the Chiefs, which doesn't seem to bother Kelce too much.
“It can’t put more pressure on me than myself, believe me. It is clear that she has brought many new fans to our sport. She seems to really enjoy the games and is now part of the Chiefs kingdom. It’s new in his life and it’s nice to see,” Kelce said.
The NFL is having fun
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Recently, various articles have reported an economic impact of more than 300 million for the NFL and the Chiefs in just a few months.
If many fans complain about Swift's omnipresence, they will have to be patient.
Many misguided minds even say that they are convinced that the NFL is organized with the type of view that created such a scenario to attract more and more attention.
“This is nonsense, it’s not even worth talking about,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said at his annual conference.
“We see two people having fun together. That's wonderful. I wish you luck.
“You look very happy. She [Swift] knows what real entertainment is and I think that's why she loves the NFL. Obviously it's causing a stir. “It brings us a new group of fans, especially young women,” said the big man of the racetrack.