Patrick Mahomes acknowledged that Taylor Swift changing into a member of Chiefs Kingdom helped take the crew's fan base into the following stratosphere.
Mahomes, 29, mentioned Swift's impression on the franchise throughout the first episode of The Kingdom, premiering Thursday, August 14, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN.
“I'm to see what camp seems to be like this 12 months,” Mahomes stated whereas making his technique to the primary day of the Chiefs 2024 coaching camp at Missouri Western State College. “Clearly, we bought a giant fan base with the Swifties coming. I'm to see if it's even crazier, if that is smart.”
He added, “We've bought a number of media round us.”
Swift, in fact, is courting Kansas Metropolis Chiefs star Travis Kelce. The pop star, 35, made her first look at a Chiefs sport in September 2023 when the crew hosted the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium.
After spending the summer time globe trotting with Swift, Kelce was able to get again to some normalcy.
“I requested Travis after staying the summer time at five-star lodges around the globe, what was it going to be like to return again for coaching camp,” Kansas Metropolis Star author Blair Kerkhoff recalled within the docuseries, which was filmed final 12 months. “He stated he missed the cinder block partitions of coaching camp.”
Upon arrival at camp, Kelce, 35, was greeted by followers of his A-list girlfriend, with the collection exhibiting one younger woman holding an indication studying: “Go Taylor's boyfriend.”
“One of many coolest issues about being right here in Kansas Metropolis is that it does really feel like a giant ol' household,” Kelce stated in a testimonial. “We've been lucky to have a number of the identical guys are available in 12 months in, 12 months out. The core group has been right here for fairly a bit now.”
Kelce was drafted by the Chiefs in 2013, whereas Mahomes was chosen by the crew in 2017. Each future Corridor of Famers have spent the whole thing of their careers with the franchise.
“That is our dream job,” Kelce stated. “All people has spent their whole lives desirous to play within the Nationwide Soccer League. Not solely that, however play for championships. Play for Tremendous Bowls.”
He added, “I believe the mannequin of success is simply the need to maintain discovering new methods to achieve the mountaintop, and to have the fireplace to do it each single 12 months.”
The primary two episodes of The Kingdom premiere Thursday, August 14, on ESPN at 9 and 10 p.m. ET, with episodes 3 and 4 premiering on Tuesday, August 19, and episodes 5 and 6 premiering on Wednesday, August 20.
