Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are keeping things low-key during their respective off-seasons — the NFL off-season for the former and life after the Eras Tour for the latter.
However, they remain top of mind as one of the entertainment and football world's hottest couples, especially thanks to their combined star power, and Travis' colleagues are weighing in on it as well.
Fellow Super Bowl champs Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski brought up the Kansas City Chiefs tight end during an episode of their podcast Dudes on Dudes, making sure to praise him despite the Chiefs' crushing defeat at Super Bowl LIX at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles.
"He's a superstar," Julian said of Travis, then bringing up Taylor. "He's dating Taylor [expletive] Swift, and they might have a kid. That would be a great kid."
Rob added: "They should. The kid [will] be performing, having eight catches a game, and then doing the halftime show... in 24 years?" to which Julian quipped: "Probably sooner. Taylor was on the scene when she was, like, 13."
Rob continued: "Their kids will be, like, 14 in college. They just surpass middle school cause he's so smart. He'll be in the league at 18 and performing at halftime."
© Getty ImagesTravis has spoken openly about his relationship with Taylor in a few interviews and more so on his podcast New Heights with his older brother Jason Kelce.
Taylor, for her part, has been more sparing as she chooses to maintain a more private life. She has gushed about her boyfriend on social media and in award show speeches, but brought him up more extensively during her conversation with TIME in December 2023 when she was named their Person of the Year.
© Getty ImagesDespite only being together for a few months at the time (and two months before her Super Bowl appearance that went viral), she was already full of praise for her boyfriend and the world of football itself.
Travis and Taylor: relationship timeline
© Ezra Shaw- July 2023: Travis first shows interest in Taylor after her concert at Arrowhead Stadium, attempting to give her a friendship bracelet with his number.
- September 2023: Taylor attends a Chiefs game, sitting with Travis' mom, signaling their growing connection, and they leave together.
- October 2023: They’re spotted holding hands at public events, including an SNL afterparty, confirming their relationship.
- November 2023: The couple goes public, with Taylor referencing Travis in her concert lyrics, and he confirms their relationship in an interview.
- January 2024: Taylor and Travis ring in the new year together with a kiss, and he declares his love after the Chiefs’ AFC Championship win.
- February 2024: Taylor supports Travis at the Super Bowl, celebrating his victory with him in a major public moment.
- April 2024: Taylor references Travis in her song lyrics, further solidifying their relationship in her music.
- June 2024: Travis makes a surprise appearance onstage with Taylor during her Eras Tour show in London, taking their public connection to the next level.
She referenced her appearances at his games, most notably the ones at Arrowhead Stadium, always being highly publicized. "I don't know how they know what suite I'm in," she mentioned. "There's a camera, like, a half-mile away, and you don't know where it is… so I don't know if I'm being shown 17 times or once."
© Getty Images"I'm just there to support Travis," the "Shake It Off" singer added. "I have no awareness of if I'm being shown too much and pissing off a few dads, Brads, and Chads."
"This all started when Travis very adorably put me on blast on his podcast, which I thought was metal as hell," she recalls. "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."
© Getty ImagesTaylor continued: "When you say a relationship is public, that means I'm going to see him do what he loves, we're showing up for each other, other people are there and we don't care. The opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you're seeing someone. And we're just proud of each other."
