{"id":82472,"date":"2025-08-24T09:16:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T09:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=82472"},"modified":"2025-08-24T09:16:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T09:16:38","slug":"even-the-chiefs-ceo-is-getting-asked-about-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-and-he-explained-why-she-clearly-has-had-a-big-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=82472","title":{"rendered":"Even The Chiefs’ CEO Is Getting Asked About Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce, And He Explained Why She \u2018Clearly Has Had A Big Impact\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At this point, if you have a connection to the power couple that is Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, there\u2019s a very high probability that you\u2019ll get asked about them. Well, that\u2019s exactly what happened to the CEO of the Kansas City Chiefs, as he was recently asked about how the pop star\u2019s relationship with the team’s tight end impacts his organization.<\/p>\n

With the release of ESPN\u2019s docuseries The Kingdom<\/em> on the 2025 TV schedule (you can stream it with a Disney+ subscription if you have the ESPN+ bundle), the team\u2019s CEO Clark Hunt spoke to THR about the Chiefs\u2019 last few years. That, of course, included some questions about Taylor Swift, who made her first public appearance at an NFL game two years ago.<\/p>\n

This interview took place right after Swift and Kelce broke the internet when she appeared on his podcast New Heights to announce her album, The Life of a Showgirl. When asked about that and embracing the \u201cunpredictability of how their relationship\u201d impacts the team, Hunt said:<\/p>\n

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The first thing to mention here is how happy we are for both Travis and Taylor in their relationship. That\u2019s the most important thing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

He went on to comment on how their relationship has helped usher in a new demographic of viewers for the NFL. At the start, some thought the league was overdoing its coverage of Swift. However, there are also countless anecdotes about how dads and daughters have bonded over football because of Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n

To that point, Hunt said:<\/p>\n

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It certainly has opened up an opportunity for us to connect with a new demographic from a fan standpoint. I\u2019m pretty sure that the Chiefs ranked No. 1 among NFL teams in the female demographic. From the time that Taylor started dating Travis, we\u2019ve seen a big shift from approximately 50 percent male and female to now our fanbase in North America is 57 percent female, which is very unique among NFL teams. She clearly has had a big impact.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

Over the last two years, many who are in or close to the Chiefs organization have spoken positively about Swift\u2019s impact. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes got real about her bringing more \u201crevenue\u201d and \u201cbuzz\u201d to the sport. He\u2019s also commented on Swift attending games and has poked fun at Kelce over it, noting that he didn\u2019t really believe she was coming until he saw her.<\/p>\n

Head coach Andy Reid also thinks Swift and Kelce have a \u201cbeautiful\u201d relationship.<\/p>\n

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They\u2019ve both publicly praised her and this relationship on many occasions alongside Travis Kelce\u2019s work on the field. Now, the team\u2019s CEO is doing the same thing. In the interview, he proved that again by emphasizing how well the pop star knows the game now, saying:<\/p>\n

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I enjoyed seeing the New Heights podcast and hearing her talk about her passion for the team. She\u2019s clearly not a casual fan. She\u2019s gone all in, which is really great. Again, we couldn\u2019t be more happy for their relationship and we\u2019re happy to have Taylor as part of the Chiefs\u2019 kingdom.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

Of course, he\u2019s not ignorant of the attention that\u2019s on Swift specifically when she\u2019s at the game. As he said, there\u2019s \u201calways a little bit of a spectacle\u201d off the field when she\u2019s there. However, that\u2019s nowhere near a bad thing, as he explained:<\/p>\n

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Well, there\u2019s usually a 100 percent focus on what is happening on the field. When Taylor attends a game, there\u2019s always a little bit of a spectacle going on in a suite somewhere in the building, which the networks have done a great job of capturing. But I know our fans really enjoy it and love having her there knowing that she\u2019s such a great Chiefs fan. It does create a different energy when she\u2019s in attendance.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

Now, I\u2019m really excited to see how the next NFL season unfolds. I\u2019m sure Taylor Swift will be there. And as we get closer to her album\u2019s release and her relationship with Travis Kelce remains a major topic of conversation, I can\u2019t wait to see how her world and this world of football continue to collide.<\/p>\n

While this whole situation has its critics, overall, the discourse has remained pretty positive. And it\u2019s clear that those directly involved with the folks at the center of this relationship are here for their love and the way their relationship impacts their team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Riley Utley is the Weekend Editor at CinemaBlend. She has written for national publications as well as daily and alt-weekly newspapers in Spokane, Washington, Syracuse, New York and Charleston, South Carolina. She graduated with her master\u2019s degree in arts journalism and communications from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. Since joining the CB team she has covered numerous TV shows and movies — including her personal favorite shows\u00a0Ted Lasso\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel<\/em>. She also has followed and consistently written about everything from Taylor Swift to\u00a0Fire Country<\/em>, and she’s enjoyed every second of it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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