Travis Kelce’s Chiefs Teammates’ Quotes on Taylor Swift: Patrick Mahomes, Justin Reid and More

Patrick Mahomes

The team’s superstar quarterback has been quick to offer his support for his longtime friend’s relationship.

“I’ve been lucky enough to meet Taylor and [see] how good of a person she is,” Patrick explained during a November 2023 interview on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown. But despite the overwhelming attention Taylor’s presence at games has brought the Super Bowl champs, ​Patrick maintains that the “Cruel Summer” singer has not affected their performance on the field.

“I think you understand why it’s not become a distraction or anything like that because everybody cares about being the best they can be every day,” he added at the time.

Months later, during a February 5, 2024, press conference in Las Vegas ahead of Super Bowl LVIII, Patrick said it had been “cool to watch” his teammate fall in love throughout the season.

“It’s been a heck of a season, a heck of a run, and I’m glad that he’s [as] happy as he is,” the quarterback concluded.

Patrick even admitted in a post-Super Bowl interview posted to TikTok by ESPN that ​the last song he sang in the shower was none other than Taylor’s “Love Story.” A true Swiftie!

Mecole Hardman Jr.

The wide receiver wowed Taylor with his “magical” Super Bowl LVIII winning catch.

“She was like, ‘Good job, proud of you, good game.’ Like, ‘Man, it was crazy,'” Mecole recalled Taylor telling him on the field after the win during the February 27, 2024, episode of “The Pivot Podcast.”

And it wasn’t the first time Mecole had impressed the “Lover” singer with his skills. He explained how, earlier in the season, he had shown her a card trick at a team party and ​said that Taylor referenced it again when speaking to him about his game-winning touchdown.

Even though he’s used to spending time in her circle these days, Mecole admitted that he still gets starstruck sometimes. “When we leave, like, ‘Damn, that’s, like, Taylor Swift,'” he quipped.

“Taylor’s so cool, bro,” he continued. “She just vibes.”

Rashee Rice

During a December 2023 interview on Fubo Sports’ “Airing It Out” podcast, Rashee explained why fans wouldn’t see a picture of him posing with Taylor anytime soon.

“You know, those guys like Trav and Pat, they invite us out because they know that we are the only guys that see them every day and know and see them for who they really are not just like, ‘Bro you’re a superstar football player!’” he continued. “It’s just Pat and it’s just Trav.”

He added, “And I wouldn’t go up to another dude’s girl and be like, ‘I get a picture with you?’”

Ross Travis

Ross, who played for the Chiefs with Travis for a few months in 2015, is a new Swiftie after catching one of her Australian Eras tour stops alongside his friend.

He wore plenty of friendship bracelets to the concert in the spirit of his friend’s girlfriend, and took to Instagram after the February 23, 2024, show in Sydney to share his reaction to the record-breaking tour.

“I understand now. That. Was. Amazing,” the tight end wrote in an Instagram Story.

Justin Reid

The safety fought back against the criticism surrounding the coverage of Taylor at Chiefs games ahead of her appearance at the 2024 Super Bowl.

“I don’t understand why she’s getting all the hate,” Justin told TMZ Sports in a February 3, 2024, interview. “She’s an awesome person, awesome artist all around.”

Andy Reid

One of Taylor’s biggest fans on the Chiefs is none other than head coach Andy Reid.

Not only has Andy spoken highly about Taylor as a person, calling her a “good girl” during an October 2023 appearance on “The Five Spot” podcast, but he even suggested having Taylor at games has improved Travis’ performance.

“Kelce is getting better with time. Taylor can stay around all she wants,” he said at the time.

As it turns out, Big Red had actually met Taylor before Travis did. “I knew her from Philadelphia. Her dad was a big NFL fan,” Andy explained on “The Five Spot,” adding that he met the singer and her dad when she was “real young.”

In November 2023, after Travis famously traveled to Argentina to visit Taylor on her Eras tour, Andy told journalist Tod Palmer, “I’m just glad he’s found somebody he likes and she’s found somebody she likes.”

“That’s a good thing,” he added.

During an interview with NBC Sports’ Pro Football Talk, Andy’s story about Taylor baking some of the Chiefs players homemade Pop Tarts went viral.

“She didn’t give me one, and the offensive linemen definitely didn’t give me one,” Andy joked during the February 27, 2024, interview. However, he added that Taylor’s baked goods offering was just another example of her “grounded” nature.

Dave Merritt

Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt gushed about Taylor and her impact on Travis and the team in a February 2024 appearance on the “Sports Shop With Reese & Kmac” podcast.

“She actually affected the team in a positive way,” he said. “Everybody was excited that Travis was happy. So when my player, my brother, is happy beside me, that helps me and that encourages me.”

Dave also said Travis “came in there a different man” after he started dating the singer. The coach revealed that Taylor secretly came to support Travis at Chiefs games before they went public with their romance in September 2023.

“Upon meeting her, I felt like she actually added to what it was that we were trying to do,” Dave added. “Because there were so many people that were hating the fact that she was being shown on TV, that you know what, you’re part of our family because you’re now with Travis, so therefore you’re our little sister or you’re whatever it may be, you’re part of family.”