The world of sports and music collided in September 2023 when pop icon Taylor Swift was seen at an NFL game cheering on Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. After weeks of speculation from football fans and Swifties all around the world, it was confirmed that the two are dating.
And since then their relationship has become a huge sports and entertainment story that some people just can’t get enough of. So what do athletes who played with Kelce over the years think about him dating the biggest pop star on the planet? Here’s why one of Kelce’s former teammates isn’t surprised by it at all. Former wide receiver Jason Avant spent several seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. He later joined the Chiefs where he played with Kelce in the 2014 and 2015 seasons before retiring.
Kelce was only in his second NFL season when Avant joined the Chiefs. At that time people were talking more about his suspension back in college for failing a drug test than his play on the field. As Avant joked: “Kelce was suspended for smoking weed at college — but I disciplined him at the Chiefs.” Avant also discussed Kelce’s ability to listen and learn and the raw talent he saw from the tight end right away.
Speaking on behalf of Casino Alpha Avant explained: “Kelce took my advice well, he absorbs everything. He would go over moves with me and say I learned this from you, let me see if I can do it. There were things he could do as a tight end that tight ends just aren’t supposed to do. He can stop and start better than any tight end that’s ever played the game.” By 2015, Kelce made his first Pro Bowl and has been selected every single year since.
