Travis Kelce Hit The Kansas City Chiefs’ Management With Shocking Taylor Swift Demand – Team President Spills The Beans
This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.
Kansas City Chiefs president Mark Donovan revealed that Travis Kelce surprised the team early in his relationship with Taylor Swift. Kelce asked the Chiefs not to play Swift’s music during home games at Arrowhead Stadium. The tight end felt it would distract from football and make the focus shift to his relationship.
“Travis, to his credit, is all about the team, and he’s all about the guys, and he’s all about being part of the team and not being separate,” Donovan said on FanDuel’s “Up & Adams” on Monday.
Travis Kelce also told him, “That separates me. When we are playing a game, when we are in the stadium, it’s about us and I want it to be about us.”
Donovan respected his request and made sure the stadium staff followed it. He also said the Chiefs tried to handle the attention around the couple carefully.
“We never showed Taylor on our big boards in our stadium, never. It was respectful. We’re not taking advantage of this relationship,” he said. Although, the couple recently got engaged, but the team still keeps things low-key.
Chiefs Keep Kelce-Swift Out Of All Attention
Kelce hasn’t been shy about supporting Swift’s music. He even went on stage with her during the Eras Tour in June. But he still set clear boundaries at work. Donovan said he once joked with Kelce during the first year of the relationship, telling him, “We never played a Taylor Swift song in the stadium when she is in the building.”
Swift became a huge hype during the 2023 season. Cameras showed her cheering, walking through tunnels, and celebrating with Kelce after big wins. This year, though, she has tried to stay a bit away from these. Her team kept things quieter, and she avoided TV cameras and her usual entrances.
“We never showed Taylor on our big board in our stadium, never. It was respectful… We’re not taking advantage of this relationship.”
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She has only attended home games so far and skipped the Chiefs’ 31–28 loss to the Cowboys on Thursday. Just a few days ago, there were also talks about Swift attending the games. Donovan said Swift has been kind to everyone.
“Taylor has been amazing to us,” he said. “She is a phenomenon, but she is just a special, kind person.”
Donovan added that the Chiefs handle their relationship like any other. He told Kelce, “We are going to treat you and your relationship with the same respect we treat any other player and coach’s relationship.”
Basically, Kelce met with Donovan early on to talk about keeping her safe at Arrowhead Stadium. The team and Swift’s security worked together on a detailed plan for her first visit on September 24, 2023, when the Chiefs played the Bears long back.
