Taylor Swift’s romance with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce was the biggest non-football story of last season.
What started out as an internet rumor quickly developed into the world’s hottest power couple, with Swift becoming a regular fixture at Arrowhead Stadium as she continues to cheer on her superstar tight end boyfriend.
The Grammy-award-winning superstar has been at 21 Chiefs’ games over the past two seasons, and has become quite the good luck charm.
That run includes a brilliant playoff performance last year that culminated with a Super Bowl victory during former Eagles fan Swift’s first official year as a Chiefs fan.
In games Tay Tay has attended this season, the Chiefs have gone a perfect 9-0 to take their record to 18-3 overall.
Now, they’re into the Super Bowl on February 9, chasing an unprecedented three-peat with nothing but Philly standing in their way.
Win or lose in the upcoming big game, Swift has gained legions of new football fans, and it appears Patrick Mahomes’ dad is one of them.
Patrick Mahomes Sr — who played in MLB for the New York Mets — outed himself as a Swiftie when asked about the singer last year.
However, he’s not so much a fan of her music, rather, he just thinks she’s a great person.
When asked in an interview about her relationship with Kelce, Mahomes Sr said of Swift, “She’s down to earth.”
The elder Mahomes then recounted how he once introduced himself to her, but she already knew who he was after watching Netflix’s Quarterback docuseries, which follows his quarterback son and two other NFL signal callers during the 2022-23 season.
“I actually walked up and introduced myself to her, and she said she knew who I was because she had watched the Quarterback series,” he said.
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“Every time I’ve hung out with her, she just acts like a normal person.”
Mahomes Sr also added that Swift took the time to take photos with his daughters.
Mahomes’ mother, Randi Mahomes, also appears to be a big fan of the ‘Bad Blood’ singer.
In 2023, Randi, who split from Pat Mahomes Sr in 2006, shared several Instagram photos of her daughter Mia, Patrick’s half-sister, hanging out with Swift.
“I love how sweet Taylor was to my girl!!” Randi wrote.
Tay Tay appears to have endeared herself enormously to the Mahomes clan, regularly attending games with the quarterback’s wife, Brittany.
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The pair were at Arrowhead Stadium for the wild card matchup against the Dolphins last season, and could be seen swaying along to the tune of Swag Surfin’ by Fast Life Yungstaz.
They enjoyed the action from a luxury VIP box and wore custom jackets to help withstand the icy conditions.
The matching jackets — designed by Kristin Juszczyk, the wife of 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk — even had their respective significant other’s name and jersey numbers emblazoned on them.
“Twinning & Winning,” Brittany wrote on Instagram to caption a series of photos with Swift.
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Swift has continued to support the Chiefs this season as they aim to make NFL history.
She recently took in a game with WNBA phenom Caitlin Clark, and took to the field to celebrate with Kelce after the Chiefs punched their ticket to Super Bowl LIX with an AFC Championship win over the Buffalo Bills.
“Oh my god this is so insane. Look at this, this is not a real-life situation,” she could be heard telling Travis on the field.
Swift is widely-tipped to make an appearance at the big game on February 9 in New Orleans, where she will no doubt be hoping to go two-for-two in Super Bowls as a Chiefs fan.
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