Whereas most NFL press conferences are about soccer, Travis Kelce has fielded fairly a number of questions on girlfriend Taylor Swift forward of Tremendous Bowl LVIII.
Kelce, 34, will hit the sector in Las Vegas with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs as they tackle the San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas on Sunday, February 11. Whereas lots of the questions posed to him at press conferences main as much as the large recreation have been about Swift, not sports activities, the tight finish mentioned he isn’t attempting to struggle the eye.
“Coming up here is a once in a lifetime experience that I’ve been able to go through a few times,” Kelce defined when requested about preserving his composure at press occasions. “I guess I’m just comfortable in the atmosphere and the chaos that goes around us. Just gotta embrace it. The more you fight it, the more pissed off you might get or more negative you might start thinking. I’m a guy that likes to think about things a positive way and you know what? For a week, why not go through all this craziness and showcase my story, my family and everybody that has gotten me to this point.”
Scroll all the way down to see all of the instances Kelce was immediately requested about Swift at his pre-Tremendous Bowl press conferences:
Friday, February 2
Reporter: For you in Baltimore [against the Ravens] on Sunday, what did it imply having [the chance] to be on the sector along with your mother and father to have your brother there, to clearly have that interplay with Taylor? What does it imply to you?
Kelce: It’s one other reminiscence within the journey that we get to cherish, man, and I’m lucky that I bought all of the assist I want off the sector. And , it provides me a cause to play that a lot tougher on the sector, the individuals you simply talked about.
Monday, February 5
Reporter 1: That is prone to be the most-watched Tremendous Bowl of all time, partly due to your relationship with Taylor Swift. Does that put additional strain on you?
Kelce: You’ll be able to’t put anymore strain than I placed on myself. That’s simply the center of a competitor. She’s positively introduced numerous new faces to the sport and it’s been enjoyable to expertise that.
Reporter 1: Does all the consideration trouble her or is she OK with that?
Kelce: She appears to be having fun with the video games. She’s part of Chiefs Kingdom proper now. It’s enjoyable seeing her benefit from the recreation of soccer, realizing that it’s type of new to her life.
Reporter 1: Does she have a parking place for her non-public jet?
Kelce: I’ll must ask.
Reporter 2: What did you say to Taylor [after breaking a Grammys record with] her fourth Album of the 12 months?
Kelce: She’s unbelievable. She’s rewriting the historical past books herself. I informed her I’ll have to carry up my finish of the discount and are available house with some {hardware} too. … Taylor has an unbelievable fanbase that follows her and helps her all through her life and it’s been enjoyable to type of collect the Swifties within the Chiefs kingdom. It’s been cool to simply expertise all of that.
Reporter 2: Taylor additionally lately introduced that she has a brand new album [titled The Tortured Poets Department] popping out, did you get to listen to any of the music?
Kelce: I’ve heard a few of it, sure, and it’s unbelievable. I can’t look ahead to her to shake up the world when it lastly drops.
Reporter 2: You must give us one thing in regards to the new album.
Kelce: Oh I can’t provide you with something. [mimes locking his lips] I go away that to her.
Reporter 3: Inform us about final evening, watching the Grammys.
Kelce: I used to be lucky. We landed in Las Vegas simply in time for me to show it on on my cellphone and catch her profitable her thirteenth award, saying her new album after which, clearly, the large one on the finish, the Album of the 12 months for the fourth time, setting data. It was fairly superb.
Reporter 3: Did you get an opportunity to speak to her?
Kelce: No, I haven’t. She needed to bounce proper on a aircraft, so it’s been loopy.
Reporter 4: Taylor is in her history-making period, what period are you in?
Kelce: My Tremendous Bowl period.
Reporter 5: What’s one thing you’ve discovered from Taylor that’s helped you along with your recreation on the sector?
Kelce: That’s nice query, man. I don’t know. She has a tremendous love for all times, so simply ensuring that I test my ego on the door and produce the precise vitality each single day.
Reporter 6: Kadarius Toney goes by the rap identify Yung Joka. I’m simply questioning, will Taylor get on an album with him to assist him put his rap profession on the map?
Kelce: I imply she’s been recognized to dabble within the rap world, I don’t know. we’ll must see. I’ll see if Joka is up for it or not.
Reporter 7: What’s your favourite music by Taylor Swift?
Kelce: Proper now, I’d in all probability say “Anti-Hero” simply ’trigger I hear it each single day.
Reporter 8: Once you get that second ring, what are you going to do and does Taylor get one too as a result of she was your massive cheerleader this season?
Kelce: She is totally the No. 1 fan proper now, and I really like having her at each single recreation that she will be able to make. And we’ll see. My focus is on attempting to win this recreation. Every part afterwards would simply fall in place. They have a tendency to roll out the purple carpet for you in the event you win the Tremendous Bowl so I don’t suppose you bought to plan this occasion.
Tuesday, February 6
Although his press convention targeted on sports activities, one reporter later introduced up Swift by informing Kelce that he wouldn’t ask in regards to the 14-time Grammy winner. “Now Travis, I’m not gonna ask you about your girl, man, that’s not my job,” a sportscaster on the opening evening ceremony mentioned.
Kelce quipped, “That’d be a first.”
Wednesday, February 7
Reporter 1: You congratulated Taylor after the Grammys, Has she given you a Tremendous Bowl pep discuss?
Kelce: No, she’s targeted on entertaining the gang out in — is it Singapore now? No, I believe that’s in a number of weeks. She’s out in Japan, Tokyo perhaps. So, she’s simply engaged on entertaining them, ensuring she’s prepared for her performances and every little thing. However the Tremendous Bowl, we’ll fear about if she will be able to make it.
Reporter 2: I do know that you’re targeted on profitable your personal ring. Have you learnt there’s an precise guess that you simply guys get married on the Tremendous Bowl? What do you say to that?
Kelce: These bets are loopy.
Reporter 3: Who’s getting a hoop first, the 49ers or Taylor?
Kelce: I’m hoping I get this ring on Sunday, I do know that.
Reporter 4: If Taylor have been to put in writing songs about you, what would she write about?
Kelce: That’s a query for Taylor.
Reporter 5: Once you shot your shot with Taylor in your podcast, did you ever suppose in 1,000,000 years all this might come from it?
Kelce: By no means thought it might’ve landed. I didn’t even suppose it might land or I might get a response from her.
Reporter 5: How nice is it 1707472580?
Kelce: We’re right here and we’re all completely satisfied, I do know that.
Reporter 6: What have you ever discovered about your self because the begin of this whirlwind romance amid this heightened fame?
Kelce: Um, being worldwide is means totally different than simply being well-known in Kansas Metropolis.
Reporter 6: Is there something that you simply nonetheless haven’t fairly gotten a grasp on that you simply’re nonetheless getting used to?
Kelce: Nah, I bought all of it found out, I believe.
Thursday, February 8
Reporter 1: Why do suppose everyone seems to be so fascinated with you [and Taylor]?
Kelce: The values that we stand for and who we’re as individuals. We like to shine mild on others, shine mild across the folks that assist and assist us. I really feel like we each have only a love for all times.
Reporter 2: I used to be questioning in the event you might assist me full this lyric right here: “Karma is the guy on the …”
Kelce: Chiefs, positively.
Reporter 2: End it! “Coming straight home to …”
Kelce: What’s the second query?