The Kansas City Chiefs’ 2023 season can be defined by many things — the genius of Patrick Mahomes, the strength of the team’s defense, its resilience on the road in the AFC playoffs — but for many fans, this past season was defined by Taylor Swift, who ingratiated herself into the hectic world of the NFL thanks to her romance with Kansas City’s star tight end, Travis Kelce.
Swift became a fixture at Chiefs games in 2023 and attended each of Kansas City’s playoff games, including the Super Bowl LVIII win over the San Francisco 49ers. But it couldn’t have been easy for the global pop sensation to step into an unfamiliar world, with unfamiliar people. However, the “Cruel Summer” songwriter found her niche — and it made her a hit around the Kansas City locker room.
Swift baked Pop-Tarts…but not for Coach Reid!
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid revealed Tuesday that Swift baked homemade Pop-Tarts for the Kansas City offensive linemen during the season. And they were apparently so good that the players were in no mood to share with Coach Reid. “She knew right where to go,” Reid said at the NFL Combine. “She didn’t give me one, and the offensive linemen definitely didn’t give me one!”
Taylor Swift baked homemade Pop-Tarts for the Chiefs’ offensive lineman. And they didn’t share them with Andy Reid. pic.twitter.com/AKkaTzeizB
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) February 27, 2024
Reid said this is one of the reasons why he “really didn’t worry about” whether Swift would be a distraction for Kelce or his teammates. Her humility and her affability helped her become fast friends with Patrick’s wife Brittany Mahomes and the Kelce family over the course of the season — and it sounds like she will be a constant presence around the Chiefs again next season, when they try to become the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowls. “She’s so grounded for who she is,” Reid said about Swift. “I think it’s a great escape for her, and she sincerely enjoys the games.”
Love spending time with Big Red. Usual great stuff on Mahomes and how the Chiefs pulled it all together.
Hilarious nugget: Taylor Swift made the Chiefs o-line homemade pop-tarts during the season But Andy lamented he didn’t get any though 😂 pic.twitter.com/hT8Us6ak2x— Chris Simms (@CSimmsQB) February 27, 2024
