Jason Kelce went from stirring the pot about Travis Kelce's love life to forming a detailed bond together with his brother's famous person girlfriend, Taylor Swift.
The couple's unlikely love story started on an episode of the Kelces' “New Heights” podcast in July 2023 when Travis revealed that he tried to offer Swift his cellphone quantity on a friendship bracelet at an Eras Tour live performance in Kansas Metropolis. (In the event you're like Us, you've misplaced depend of what number of instances the phrase “butthurt” has been used since that now-infamous SeatGeek advert aired.)
Jason wasted no time leaping into the general public dialog, teasing throughout a September 2023 radio interview that the hypothesis about Travis relationship Swift was “one hundred pc true.” When Swift made her first look at a Kansas Metropolis Chiefs sport later that month to cheer on Travis and his staff — sitting subsequent to his mother, Donna Kelce, in a VIP suite — Jason shared extra ideas on the identical radio present.
“It was enjoyable watching the entire world take it in, to be trustworthy with you,” he mentioned of the fan frenzy, including that he was “joyful” the key was lastly out “so I can hopefully cease being requested questions on it.”
Kathryn Riley/Getty Photos; Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Photos Taylor Swift has discovered one other fan in boyfriend Travis Kelce's older brother, Jason Kelce. “I've been lucky to satisfy Taylor now, she's superior, down-to-earth, real individual,” Jason, 36, instructed NFL Community's Cameron Wolfe on the 2024 Professional Bowl on Sunday, February 4. Jason famous that Swift's character is refreshing […]
The questions endured, nevertheless, and Jason started to spend extra time with Swift as her romance with Travis heated up. By November 2024, the retired NFL participant was proudly introducing himself to followers as “Taylor Swift's boyfriends' brother.” That very same month, Swift subtly congratulated Jason and his spouse, Kylie Kelce, by way of social media following information that the couple predict their fourth child lady.
Scroll down for a more in-depth have a look at Jason's bond with Swift:
Candid Quotes
Jason wasn't afraid to have slightly enjoyable with Travis and Swift within the early days of their romance, as soon as cosigning a fan's rant in regards to the “corny” couple in September 2023 by dropping a “Go Birds” by way of X. (Earlier than becoming a member of Chiefs Kingdom, Swift acknowledged {that a} lyric from her tune “Gold Rush” was a nod to the Philadelphia Eagles, Jason's staff of 13 years.)
In October 2023, Jason joked about Swift's star energy, sharing an Instagram pic of Donna sitting with Jake from State Farm (Kevin Miles) at an Eagles sport. “I even have a famous person in my nook,” he teased within the caption.
On a extra severe be aware, Jason has typically gushed over seeing his brother so pleased with Swift. “We simply need to be supportive of him and their relationship and every part that they've obtained occurring, as a result of it's so fantastic proper now,” he mentioned at an occasion in June 2024. “He's my brother, he's all the time going to be my brother.”
Sitting within the Suite
Jason and Kylie joined Swift at a Chiefs sport for the primary time in January 2024 when Travis' staff performed the Buffalo Payments in New York. Jason's habits on the sport shortly went viral — none of Us will neglect him leaping out of the suite shirtless — and positively made a memorable first impression on Swift.
“Tay mentioned she completely liked you,” Travis instructed his brother throughout an episode of “New Heights” after the sport, joking, “[Your] greatest first impression is the worst impression ever.”
When the dynamic duo caught up at one other Chiefs sport in the course of the 2024-2025 season, Jason stored his shirt on. Footage shared by way of social media in November 2024 confirmed him hugging Swift in a non-public suite at Arrowhead Stadium when Travis performed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Tremendous Bowl Recollections
The Kelce household and Swift had the VIP remedy on the 2024 Tremendous Bowl as they watched the Chiefs defeat the San Francisco 49ers. Swift's posse of A-list friends tagged alongside, from Blake Vigorous to Ice Spice.
“There was a lot taking place within the suite,” Jason mentioned on “New Heights” in February 2024. “Seems all people needs to satisfy Taylor. [Shaquille O'Neal] got here into the suite … I believe it was my first actually understanding of among the issues she has to take care of. … It was very overwhelming.”
Sporting a wrestling masks and Chiefs overalls, Jason partied with Travis and Swift in Las Vegas to have fun the massive win. “Shout-out to [one of] the latest members of the Chiefs Kingdom, Taylor Swift, who has formally reached the Tremendous Bowl in her rookie yr,” Jason teased on the podcast.
Travis Kelce's coronary heart grows three sizes each time Taylor Swift bonds with the folks he loves. “All people is aware of how shut Travis is together with his household,” a supply solely tells Us Weekly. “So it actually means every part to him how seamlessly Taylor blends in with all of them.” Regardless of her fame, the pop star, 34, “actually […]
On the ‘Eras Tour'
Like his brother, Jason attended a number of Eras Tour concert events all through Swift's record-breaking run. He skilled the three-hour present for the primary time in London in June 2024, later gushing over Swift's “insanely spectacular” efficiency on his and Travis' podcast.
“Dude, if I did what she did for one tune, I must change my garments,” he joked on the time, including that Swift's devoted followers make attending the live performance much more “memorable.” (Pics surfaced on-line of Jason buying and selling friendship bracelets within the crowd, a practice Swifties have come to know and love.)
4 months later, Jason and Kylie introduced two of their daughters, Wyatt and Ellie, to an Eras live performance in Miami. Jason was caught sitting down for a second in the course of the present, however he denied falling asleep. He subsequently opened up about why he by no means gave buddies tickets to Swift's tour.
“She's been nothing however pretty to our household, she's an exquisite individual and I don't need that to type of be a dynamic,” Kelce defined on The Wealthy Eisen Present in November 2024. “It's a right away no. As a lot as Taylor has mentioned she is going to deal with anyone that I ask for. … I'm not gonna be the one to impose on that. I don't need to put that place on the market.”
Shout-Outs to the Swifties
When Swift took an curiosity in soccer, so did lots of her followers — and the Kelces by no means shied away from discussing their new demographic. Swifties have earned a number of shout-outs on “New Heights,” with Jason thanking the followers for getting considered one of his Christmas songs to the highest of the charts in November 2023.
Throughout a September 2024 radio interview, Jason praised Swift for connecting so carefully together with her followers all through her profession. “I believe that she's constructed up such a fan base and a contingency and an quantity of individuals that basically, actually simply love her,” he mentioned, evaluating Swift to music legends like Bruce Springsteen.
Prepared for the Holidays
“It's robust to buy folks that may have something that they need,” Jason joked throughout an look on Jimmy Kimmel Stay! in November 2024 when requested about spending the vacations with Travis and his girlfriend. Referencing Swift's friendship bracelet pattern as soon as once more, Jason teased that he would possibly make “friendship macaroni necklaces” as Christmas presents.
Tremendous Bowl Bets
Shortly earlier than the Chiefs confronted off in opposition to the Eagles in Tremendous Bowl LIX, Jason made a wager associated to the pop star's Pennsylvania roots.
“We have now seen for the final two years now, many instances [the] Kansas Metropolis [Chiefs] rating a landing, significantly if it's your brother. Taylor Swift within the sales space, she's going loopy. The hugs are going all over. Goes viral,” Joe DeCamara instructed Jason on the 94WIP Morning Present in January 2025. “$100 to you. [Eagles running back] Saquon Barkley scores a landing. You hug Taylor Swift and say, ‘Go birds!' … Let her know the hammer says, ‘Go birds!' By the way in which, the entire metropolis of Philadelphia says, ‘Go birds!'”
Household Obsession
In Could 2025, the PGA Tour released footage of Jason introducing himself to golfer Shane Lowry, after seeing his Travis-themed Halloween costume. “Are you positive you're not a Kelce?” Jason playfully requested on the golf course.
The Irish athlete went on to elucidate the inspiration behind his look, revealing that his daughter is “obsessed” with Swift. “Who's not?” Jason replied with a smile.
A part of Their World
On the Amazon Upfront in Could 2025, a reporter hinted that she'd “love” to see Swift on “New Heights” sometime. “I believe you and numerous different folks, for positive,” Jason joked.
When requested whether or not the pop star has met his and Kylie's fourth daughter, Finn, Jason confirmed, “She has. … We have been lucky to have all of them [visit]. It doesn't occur typically, all people's busy. Nevertheless it was actually particular.”
Unforgettable Moments
Jason made a refined reference to Swift throughout a July 2025 episode of “New Heights” whereas reminiscing about “consuming for a whole six hours with Payments Mafia” again in January 2024. “That was a f***ing actually enjoyable day,” he recalled to Travis. “It was additionally the primary time I met your girlfriend. In order that was an all-timer.”
