Taylor Swift Reveals Hilarious Xavier Worthy Draft Story on Travis Kelce’s Podcast

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In what was arguably the most anticipated podcast episode, possibly ever, pop star Taylor Swift appeared on Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce‘s “New Heights” podcast, which he co-hosts with his brother Jason Kelce.

One of the first topics of discussion was how the podcast was actually responsible for Kelce and Swift’s relationship after the 10-time Pro Bowler admitted during a 2023 episode that he actually wanted to give the “Fortnight” singer a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it during one of her shows at Arrowhead Stadium, but his timing didn’t work out.

A clip from that show went viral, prompting Swift to reach out to Kelce, and two years later they’re still going strong.

While Kelce’s public support for Swift and her “Eras Tour” last year was well-documented (he and Jason hyped the world tour up several times on “New Heights” last year), Swift opened up about her growing into a big football fan in support of Kelce.

The 14-time Grammy winner disclosed that she didn’t know what a first down was, what the NFL‘s chain gang, or even what a tight end was before dating Kelce, but now she says she’s a huge football fan.

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“I am forever grateful for you diving into the football world, wholeheartedly,” Kelce said during Wednesday’s “New Heights” podcast.

In fact, Swift even knew a bit of Chiefs news before Kelce did.

The “Shake It Off” singer revealed that on draft night in 2024, she found out the Chiefs had drafted former Texas standout wide receiver Xavier Worthy before Kelce even knew.

“I fell in love with it,” Swift declared. “I became obsessed with it, I became like a person who was running through the halls of my house screaming, ‘We just drafted Xavier Worthy,’ and my friends were like what is…who body snatched you? What do you mean we drafted Xavier Worthy?”

“I forget where I was, but you were the first person to tell me we drafted the fastest man in the draft,” Kelce chimed in.

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“I was screeching,” Swift stated. “I couldn’t believe it. I was freaking out.”

“I was like, ‘Wait is she right? I’m going to have to look this up. Did she get the wrong information here?'” Kelce added. “But yeah, [she was right] we traded up.”

Swift has appeared 22 Chiefs games over the last two seasons since her and Kelce started dating. Kansas City is 19-3 in those games, including 6-1 in the postseason.

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