Swifties and Sunday Night Football are about to go from strange bedfellows to a match made in heaven.
For Taylor Swift, one Kansas City Chiefs game just wasnât enough. After all but breaking the internet by appearing in a luxury suite at Arrowhead Stadium to cheer on Travis Kelce last Sunday, the singer-songwriter is set to do it all againâthis time in New Jersey, according to multiple reports.
Both Front Office Sportsâ Michael McCarthy and NFL Insider Jordan Schultz reported on Wednesday night that the âCruel Summerâ singer plans to attend the Chiefsâ matchup against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. The news will no doubt fuel both the rampant rumors of the pairâs burgeoning âLove Story,â as well as ticket prices to the game, with the so-called Swift effect having already caused sales of Kelce-themed merch to spike nearly 400 percent.
However, it remains unclear whether the tight end and 12-time Grammy winner are actually dating, with the pair seemingly content to leave fans guessing for now. Earlier on Wednesday, a smiling Kelce acknowledged on his podcast that his personal life was no longer âso personal,â joking to his brother that âI did this to myself.â
Aside from giving a âshout outâ to Swift twice for âcoming through and seeing me rock the stage,â Kelce remained cagey about his relationship status. âI think whatâs real is that it is my personal life and I want to respect both of our lives,â he said.
That didnât stop TMZ from publishing proof that the pair are, in the tabloidâs diplomatic parlance, âclearly two people comfortable with each other.â In a Wednesday report, the outlet shared photos from Kelceâs post-game party on Sunday that showed Swift with her armed draped around his neck.
The party at a Kansas City rooftop bar was where Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes met Swift, he told reporters after a Wednesday practice. âSheâs really cool, good people,â he remarked, but quickly shut any further questions down. âBut like Trav said, man, Iâm going to let them have their privacy and just keep it moving.â
It remains the rumor on everyoneâs lips, however. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas tweeted about it; noted Eras Tour attendee and New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick joked that it would be Kelceâs âbiggestâ catch ever.
Brands eager to get their own piece of the Swift effect have since rushed to muscle in on the meme, with Hidden Valley Ranch changing its social media display name to âSeemingly Ranchâ and tweeting about âRanch! (Taylorâs Version).â Going even further was Heinz, which announced Tuesday that it would sell a limited number of bottles of Ketchup and Seemingly Ranch.
âItâs a new Era for Heinz,â the brand said on Instagram.