When Taylor Swift began courting Kansas City Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce in 2023, she knew little about soccer. Now, the pop star is obsessive about the game.
She tracks who the Chiefs choose within the NFL Draft. Throughout her Wednesday debut on Kelce’s podcast, “New Heights,” Swift recalled going bonkers when Kansas Metropolis chosen broad receiver Xavier Worthy with decide No. 28 within the 2024 draft.
“Oh my god, I fell in love with [football],” Swift stated. “I grew to become obsessive about it. I grew to become an individual who was working by means of the halls of my home screaming, ‘We drafted Xavier Worthy.’ And my associates have been like. ‘Who’s physique snatched you? What do you imply we drafted Xavier Worthy?’ I used to be screeching. I could not consider it.”
Kelce stated Swift was the primary individual to inform him the Chiefs chosen Worthy, who set a 40-yard dash record (4.21 seconds) on the 2024 NFL Scouting Mix in Indianapolis.
“You have been the primary individual to inform me that we drafted the quickest man within the draft,” he stated. “I could not consider it both. I used to be like, ‘Is she proper?’ I am gonna need to look this up. Did she get the incorrect info right here?’ However, yeah, we traded up [from pick No. 32 with the Buffalo Bills].”
Together with monitoring the Chiefs’ drafts, Swift has realized extra in regards to the sport’s varied go coverages and guidelines. The 14-time Grammy winner admitted she thought all offensive gamers performed on the identical time and did not know what a primary down was earlier than she began courting Kelce.
“We’re speaking about Cowl 2, Cowl 4, Cowl 0, man protection,” she stated. “I am not able to be an analyst proper now, however give me 16 months.”
Maybe one of many league’s broadcast crews will let Swift make a quick look within the sales space when she attends one among Kelce’s video games.
Worthy, in the meantime, might proceed to showcase why he made Swift ecstatic on draft night time. In his rookie season, he had 59 receptions for 638 yards and 6 landing catches in 17 video games. With the Chiefs expanding his role this season, he could possibly be in for a extra productive yr.
