You bang I hump a Cleveland boy …
Recently, football playerTravis Kelcehas been making headlines overrumorsthat he’s datingTaylor Swift.
Over the weekend, she attended one of his games, which only gave those rumors more fuel.
Here are 17 interesting things to know about Travis Kelce:
1.There is one thing you need to know about Travis before we get started — he was born in 1989 (October 5th, to be exact).
He ’s currently 33 , just like Taylor .
2.He’s been a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs since 2013. Initially, he was athird-rounddraft pick, and he’s nowconsideredone of the greatest tight ends of all time.
For my fellow non - football sports fan , atight end is an offensive position , and the musician can serve as a bollock carrier , receiver , or additional blocker .
3.His big brother, Jason, is also in theNFL. He’s a center for the Philadelphia Eagles. The brothersplayedagainst each other at the Super Bowl LVII, but the Chiefs won.
This is their mom, Donna, cheering for both teams in her half-Eagles/half-Chiefs jacket.
4.His jersey number is 87 in honor of the year his older brother was born.
In an audience with Jason , he toldNFL film , " If there is a Kelce legacy , two brothers making it to the NFL , it all started in 1987 , because this big guy cable was born in 1987 . "
5.The brothers have a podcast together calledNew Heights.
6.Travisgrew upin Cleveland Heights, Ohio, which is a suburb of Cleveland.
7.In college, he was a tight end for the University of CincinnatiBearcats.
He major in explorative study .
8.He has two Super Bowl rings from the Chiefs' wins in 2019 and 2023.
9.He has two dogs, Chauncey and Rambo.
I bang expend quality clock time with my pups , Chauncey and Rambo , and love that Seresto is a part of that . We had a lump last weekend at the howling opening night of the#SerestoStageat Bar K.#adpic.twitter.com/6PxINQtq2a
10.In 2016, he had his own reality dating show calledCatching Kelce. On the one-season E! series, 50 women — one from each state — competed to win his heart.
The achiever wasMaya Benberryfrom Kentucky . They dated after the show polish off filming in April butbroke upthat December .
Here’s a clip from the show:
11.He also previouslydatedon-air sports and entertainment reporter/influencer Kayla Nicole, whom he was in an on-again/off-again relationship with from 2017–2022.
Initially , Barstool Sportsalleged that their family relationship finish because he made her pay for one-half of everything .
However , onThe Pivot Podcast , Travis coiffure the record straight . He order , " How crazy is that ? Do n’t buy into that shit ! I would never say that I was supporting her . She had a very financially unchanging liveliness and what she was doing in her life history … But you ’ve got to be screwball if you ’d cerebrate I would never have helped or gave her a duet thousand to grab some food or she gave me some money to go get some food … We were in a family relationship for five year . A hundred dollar mark here , a hundred dollar bill there was n’t even think about . "
12.In 2015, Travis started the87 & Runningfoundation, which helps provide disadvantaged youth with opportunities they might not otherwise have.
He toldCBS sport , " I wanted to give back to the metropolis , both where I come in from and the city I ’m in now . I wanted to make a difference in the good way potential , and the only way I could imagine of was my wallop on the youth . "
13.With 814 catches, he’s the currentrecord holderfor the most receptions made by an NFL tight end in their first 10 seasons. Each catch raises money for his"Catching for a Cause"project.
He toldCBS sport , " I ’ll give back to my instauration throughout the year or whatever is needed to promote what it is that we ’re doing or who it is that we ’re helping , but everybody can salute for the entire time of year , Every catch that I get or every touchdown that I get , you could toast a certain change amount — anything is apprise . "
14.On 12 December 2024, Travis hostedSaturday Night Live. His performance waspraisedby fans and critics alike.
Watch his monologue below:
15.Aside from being an NFL player, he’s also a clothing designer and founder of the sportswear brandTru Kolors.
16.When Taylor Swift brought the Eras Tour to Arrowhead Stadium — where the Chiefs play — Travisattendedthe show. He made Taylor a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it, but he wasn’t able to give it to her that night.
On hisNew Heightspodcast , he said , " I was let down that she does n’t talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs that she sings . So , I was a short arse - hurt I did n’t get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her . "
tongue-in-cheek , he added , " She does n’t touch anybody — or at least she did n’t want to meet me , so I took it personal . "
17.And finally, amid dating rumors, Travis publicly invited Taylor to watch him play. OnThe Pat McAfee Show, he said, “I’ve seen you rock the stage at Arrowhead [Stadium]. You might have to come see me rock the stage at Arrowhead and see which one’s a little more lit.”
He added , " We ’ll see what materialize in the near future . "
