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Travis Kelce weighed in on Taylor Swift's play-planning ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs' first NFL football game of the season on Thursday, Sept. 5, against the Baltimore Ravens.
The tight end recently appeared inThe Rich Eisen Show where he discussed whether or not an interview with the team's quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, was accurate. Mahomes had mentioned that the Grammy winner made plays to improve his knowledge of the football.
Last week, Mahomes revealed the curious fact during an interview with NFL on NBC“He’s the most famous person in the world and he’s very interested in football,” the quarterback said during the interview. “He asked a lot of interesting questions. He’s already planning plays, so maybe we have to include one.”
Eisen asked Kelce on the show if this statement was true, and he asked, “Is it true that Mahomes dropped this one? Is she calling plays or designing plays?”
Kelce confirmed this was true and explained that this was Swift’s method of understanding exactly how the game works. “She’s been very open to learning the game, I didn’t know a lot about the rules and everything else,” the NFL player told the host.
“I think what makes her so good at her profession is that she is very detail-oriented in every aspect, from the lyrics to the music, even the releases and music videos. She is so detail-oriented that I think she was just curious about the profession.”
She added that while the Grammy winner's plays “haven't gotten to Coach Reid yet,” she will let everyone know after the fact if the team completes a play run by Swift.
Though there may be a reason the plays have yet to reach any members of the coaching staff, as Kelce admitted the plays are “a little biased” and intended for him.
During another part of the interview, Kelce reflected on his performance during one of the London shows on the Eras Tour and whether any preparation was necessary.
“Taylor knew that when the lights were on I was going to have fun and she put me in a position where I didn’t have to do much to make it a success,” she explained. “She put me in a very comfortable part of the show.”
The footballer revealed that his biggest concern was making sure he didn't drop the “Our Song” singer during a specific song, which required him to pick her up and place her on a couch instead of focusing on the dance moves themselves.
“I didn’t want to drop her while I was carrying her on stage,” he said. “It would have been the most embarrassing thing I could have ever done.”
Kelce was able to complete the lift and learned from the crowd's reaction that he would be open to doing a similar performance alongside his girlfriend in the future.
“I'm always up for having fun on stage with Tay Tay,” he told Eisen.
The Grammy winner is currently on a break from her Eras Tour and is not scheduled to perform again until Oct. 18, when she will play three shows at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium with Gracie Abrams as her opening act. She is expected to make an appearance at the Chiefs' season opener later this week in Kansas City.
