Taylor Swift witnessed the Kansas City Chiefs’ aspirations for a three-peat diminish earlier this month as the Philadelphia Eagles decisively defeated the Chiefs in the 2025 Super Bowl. Swift attended the game in New Orleans to support the Chiefs and her boyfriend, Travis Kelce. At one point, she was featured on the big screen at the Caesars Superdome, but some fans in attendance expressed their disapproval with loud boos directed at the pop star.
During a recent visit to Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid praised Swift for her poise in the face of criticism. “She’s a good girl,” Reid remarked to Pro Football Talk. “She handles that whole thing the right way. That’s a tough deal. She does a great job of handling it.”
Reid also commended Kelce for his ability to manage the increased scrutiny. He noted that criticism of NFL players’ partners is often part of the experience. “She’s part of the team and, like the other girlfriends and wives, they’re part of it. And that’s all part of the process,” he explained.
The boos directed at Swift seemed to coincide with the jeers that Chiefs players faced from a pro-Eagles crowd as they entered the field before the Super Bowl commenced. Since the game, Swift and Kelce have kept a relatively low profile. On February 18, the “New Heights” podcast announced there would be no new episode that week, stating, “No new episode this week, but WE’LL BE BACK with offseason episodes with amazing guests soon.”
Travis and Jason Kelce typically release new podcast episodes weekly. Recently, discussions surrounding Travis have focused on whether he will return to the Chiefs next season. In a recent “New Heights” episode, Kelce mentioned he is “kicking every can I can down the road” regarding his retirement decision, as he approaches his 36th birthday in October.
Reid advised Kelce to take some time to “get away” before making any decisions about his football future. “I told him, ‘Get away. Don’t think about all that. Just relax, man. Chill down, and then we got time for that,” Reid said at the combine. “I know it’s out there that there is a deadline, but he and I talk all the time. So, I’ll figure it out from him.”
The Super Bowl loss marked a disappointing conclusion to Kelce’s 12th NFL season, during which he recorded 823 receiving yards, falling short of the 1,000-yard mark for the second consecutive year. In a recent appearance on “The Stephen A. Smith Show,” Kelce acknowledged that his thoughts on retirement fluctuate, but he intends to “reevaluate” during the offseason.
