To think, this time a year ago, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift didn’t know each other. Yet this week, the two were relaxing in a villa on the shores of Lake Como as the pop star’s tour took her to Italy.
Relationships can move so fast. And like a proud best friend, Patrick Mahomes is taking credit for the love match. He said so Thursday during an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show.
“We enjoy it. It’s been a good run. I’d like some of the credit,” Mahomes told McAfee. “I was the one who invited Travis to the first Taylor concert, when the friendship bracelet … he was sitting in my suite. I feel like I was the matchmaker. (And) I had some input there as well. (And) I was like ‘dude, go for it, just go for it.’ You know Travis, man. He does it. He’a great dude and I’m glad it’s all worked out for the best.”
McAfee then proclaimed Mahomes as maybe one of the best NFL players of all time and perhaps one of the best matchmakers in the world. Because the pairing of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce not only was a heart-warming love match, it was a perfect coupling for the Chiefs and the NFL.
But should Mahomes take the credit? The origin of this love story could go in so many paths. Who should get the matchmaking credit?
We know that Mahomes and wife, Brittany, attended the Eras Tour with Kelce on July 8 at Arrowhead Stadium. Kelce sat with them in Mahomes’ suite. The tight end tried to meet Swift that evening, but failed to get an audience with the most popular woman in the world.
Then on July 26, Travis Kelce talked about his possible infatuation with Taylor Swift when he co-hosted his podcast with brother Jason Kelce.
And there were more folks working in the background. Chiefs coach Andy Reid says he suggested Kelce get together with the pop star. And Erin Andrewsopenly campaigned for it during her own podcast. However, the Fox Sports personality doesn’t want credit for getting Kelce and Swift together. But she and Charissa Thompson did talk about the two.
“We don’t take any credit for that! We just had fun with it,” Andrews said in an interview with the New York Post. However, in the podcast, Andrews said “hey Taylor, date Travis Kelce! He’s so fabulous! Do it for America!'”
The NFL world knew about the potential coupling on Sept. 24, when Taylor showed up for a Chiefs game. But by then, the pair had been hanging out for several weeks.
Finally, Swift herself talked about the genesis of her relationship with Kelce.
“This all started when Travis very adorably put me on blast on his podcast, which I thought was metal as hell,” Swift told Time magazine. “We started hanging out right after that. So we actually had a significant amount of time that no one knew, which I’m grateful for because we got to get to know each other. By the time I went to that first game, we were a couple. I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game? We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date.”
So should Mahomes get a matchmaking credit for Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift. Maybe, he should be credited for an assist for the push he gave his buddy.
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