Patrick Mahomes Says Travis Kelce’s Romance with Taylor Swift Has ‘Not Become a Distraction’

Patrick Mahomes supports his teammates on and off the field.

The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, 28, opened up about his teammate Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s romance in a new interview with ESPN, explaining that their relationship “hasn’t become a distraction.”

“I was fortunate enough to meet Taylor and see what a good person he is,” Mahomes told reporter Jeff Darlington. “I think you can understand why it hasn’t become a distraction or anything because everyone cares about being the best they can be every day.”

“We’ll see when we get to the off-season, maybe I’ll be traveling to Europe for a concert or something,” he continued.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce arrive at the SNL Afterparty in October 2023.

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Elsewhere during the conversation, which took place before the Chiefs’ home game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday, Mahomes was asked if the romance story seemed bigger than winning two Super Bowls.

“I don’t think the feeling is any different,” he said. “People see the whole Taylor Swift and Travis thing [thing] and they make it a big deal because it’s a huge deal. I think it’s a bigger deal for the fans than the guys who are actually in the building.”

As for his friendship with Kelce, 34, Mahomes revealed he feels like his teammate is a “brother.”

“His family and my family have almost become one family because of the relationship we have and how we’ve kind of become just brothers on and off the football field,” he described. “He’s not trying to be that Travis Kelce Saturday night live guy, he just wants to be a guy that comes to play football every day.”

“And I think that’s what makes him so special and why guys really gravitate toward him,” Mahomes added. “We both like to win and we like to compete, and I think that’s what makes us the same weight on the football field because we’re going to compete until the very end.”

Taylor Swift performs on her ‘Eras ​​Tour’ in Arizona in March 2023.

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Timeline of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship

Mahomes previously spoke about meeting Swift during a September press conference, when he called her “really cool, good people.”

Since then, his family has had positive encounters with the pop star, including when his 12-year-old sister, Mia Randall, posed for pictures with Swift at a game in October.

“I love how nice Taylor was to my girlfriend!!” Mahomes’ mother, Randi, wrote about the moment on Instagram using the hashtag “#GirlPower”.

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Swift even befriended the quarterback’s wife, Brittany Mahomes, with whom she shared moments at Chiefs games in Mahomes’ suite — and even practiced a special handshake.

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