The worlds of Eras Tour attendees and Super Bowl fans collide as rumors have emerged that NFL tight end Travis Kelce and twelve-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift are dating. These rumors began after Travis Kelce attended Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour in Kansas City this past July. 

Travis Kelce and his brother Jason spoke about Travis’s first interaction, or lack of one, with Taylor at the concert on their podcast New Heights, with Travis saying, “ I wanted to give Taylor Swift [a friendship bracelet] with my number on it.”

Unfortunately, Kelce was refused backstage access and was unable to give his bracelet to the pop sensation. Though security turned him down, news outlets such as TMZ and ENews began spreading the word that the two stars were dating a few weeks later. No comment came out from Kelce or Swift regarding their relationship. 

Actions speak louder than words, however, as Swift was seen hugging Donna Kelce (Travis Kelce’s mom) in the Kelce family box during one of Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs football games at Arrowhead Stadium in Missouri. After the game, the two were seen at a restaurant together to celebrate the Chiefs’ win over the Chicago Bears. 

According to NFL Network, Travis Kelce’s jersey sales increased 400% the following week. Additionally, Kelce’s stats have increased by 52.5 yards when Taylor Swift attends his games. 

So far, the couple has been inseparable, and Travis is rumored to be spending his offseason traveling Europe with Swift for the international Eras Tour. Furthermore, the two stars’ relationship has gained so much traction that it has become a joke among Kelce’s opponents. The Broncos’ Stadium even blasted Shake it Off during the Broncos vs Chiefs game last week.

Even though Broncos fans find it funny, Swift and Kelce’s relationship brings NFL and music enthusiasts together for a common goal: getting Taylor Swift to attend more games.