Donna Kelce is often found in the crowd at her sons’ NFL games, sporting Chiefs red, Eagles green or sometimes both, cheering them on. Her appearances Sept. 24 and Oct. 1 drew extra eyes, though, due to a surprise guest — Taylor Swift, who’s rumored to be romancing with Donna Kelce’s younger son.
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift have become an enormous media spectacle — but for Donna Kelce, her sons’ personal lives are for them to share or not share. The famous NFL mom stopped by TODAY Oct. 6 to talk about her new partnership with KIND Snacks, as well as how she’s handling life in the NFL and pop culture spotlight. “I’ve been bringing KIND bars for years, I’ve always had them in my bags,” she told Hoda and Savannah of her Donna’s Purse Snacks (now sold out!).
As for her son’s rumored relationship, she kept mum. When asked if she thinks it’s a budding romance, she told Savannah and Hoda, “I honestly can’t tell you. It’s just too new.” She later sat down with TODAY.com to talk more about her perspective on the NFL scene, her sons’ futures in the league — and how she’ll know when a romance for her younger son is meant to be.
Donna, you are the star of the show right now. Can you describe a moment where it hit you that this is your life now? I don’t think this is my life now — I thought, “This is fleeting, just lean into it, have a great time and it’ll be over soon.” But that’s not the case. I feel like I’m in an alternate universe. I feel like it’s morphed into something bigger than I could have ever expected. And especially at my age, you know, my career is over. I’m retired. There are no words for it. It’s just mind boggling.
Do you think this is going to last? I don’t. I think once the kids are out of football, it’ll be over. But it’s kind of cool, and that’s fine. Did you watch the “Kelce” documentary? Oh, yes. I cried through the whole thing. But it was cool to relive that segment all over again. It was just such an amazing thing to be able to share that with my boys. And I just really enjoyed it.
