Travis Kelce, whether he likes it or not, is going to be acquiring attention over his rumor relationship with Taylor Swift for a while. He doesn’t appear too anxious about it impacting his football career.
Kelce is concerned about the impacts of his dating one of the most prominent singers in the world while addressing reporters Friday. He admitted the persistence of the paparazzi but said that he could retain that life detached from his day job.
He said, “We’re learning with the paparazzi, just taking photos from all over the place. But at the same time, it comes with it. You’ve got a lot of people that care about Taylor and for good reason, so [I’ve] just got to keep living and learning and enjoying the moments.
“At the end of of the day, I’ve always been pretty good about compartmentalizing and being able to stay focused in this building. I’ll just keep rolling with that.”
He added that the Chiefs’ facilities were something of a refuge for him, “I think it’s always been that for me. No matter what’s going on in my life, good or bad, I think this is one place I can get away and just being locked in and focused and always check myself and my ego at the door and make sure that I come in with a clear mind.”
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end once said he thought the NFL was “overdoing it” with its coverage and hype of Swift, like how the league reportedly requested its TV associates to show ads for Swift’s concert movie for free, but he also believed “everybody’s having fun with it” on Friday.
He also replied to a jab he received from Aaron Rodgers, another outcome of his new level of fame.
Kelce’s connection with Swift has coincided with his role in Pfizer’s “Two things at once” ad campaign suggested advertising the fact that people can get their COVID-19 vaccination at the same time as their annual flu shot.
Rodgers called Kelce “Mr. Pfizer” on his weekly appearance on ESPN’s “Pat McAfee Show,” to the laugh of the eponymous host and co-host A.J. Hawk.
Kelce mainly laughed off the nickname, but he also pointedly indicated the fact that the New York Jets, Rodgers’ current employer, is owned by Woody Johnson, inheritor of the family behind the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical company, which produces its own COVID-19 vaccination.
He said, “I thought it was pretty good. With this ‘stache, I look like a guy named Mr. Pfizer. Who knew I would get into the vax wars with Aaron Rodgers, man? It’s Mr. Pfizer versus the Johnson and Johnson family over there.
“I got [the vaccine] because of keeping myself safe, my family safe, the people in this building, so yeah, I stand by it. 1000 percent. Fully comfortable with him calling me Mr. Pfizer.”
