Travis Kelce Admits He Is 'Protective' Over Taylor Swift

Jason Kelce Slams 'Unexpected' Coverage Of His Brother's Romance With Taylor Swift!

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By Afouda Bamidele on October 24, 2023 at 11:00 AM EDT

Jason Kelce is worried about the media's obsession with his brother, Travis Kelce's relationship with singer Taylor Swift.

The professional football player has disclosed that even though he's accepted — and even loves — the romance between the twosome, he didn't expect the media coverage to be so much. His brother and Taylor have been making headlines since Travis attended the "Blank Space" singer's Eras Tour concert at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Travis Kelce's Brother Jason Worries About 'The Level Of Stardom' Taylor Swift Is Bringing Him

Although it's been many moons since Travis attempted to present Taylor with a friendship bracelet containing his phone number on it but stumbled in doing so during her concert, the press coverage of the romance has remained heavy.

From capturing the Grammy Awards winner when she appears at Arrowhead to support her beau to her landing a kiss on his cheek, the press has covered it all. While the paparazzi's attention is nothing new to the "Look What You Made Me Do" hitmaker, it certainly is a problem for her man's brother. Speaking about the situation in a recent interview, Jason said:

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"It's certainly been weird, the level that it is now. On one hand, l'm happy for my brother that he seems to be in a relationship that he's excited about, that he is genuine about. But there's another end of it where it's like, 'Man, this is a lot."

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Jason Kelce (62) on the sidelines during the game against the Dallas Cowboys on January 8, 2022 at Lincoln Financial Field.
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Continuing his rant, the Philadelphia Eagles player told NBC Sports' Peter King, "There's paparazzi talking about him fueling his car before the game today and I'm like, 'Is that really necessary information to share?'" before adding, "This is another level of stardom that typically football players don't deal with."

Even though Jason reiterated his stance about being really, really happy" for his younger brother and "where he's at in his current situation with Taylor," he did have these "alarms sometimes with how you know, over-in-pursuit people can be."

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That said, the 35-year-old maintained that Travis "can deal with some of this. As long as it's not, you know, becoming a threat to his safety and things like that." Jason's remarks came after paparazzi captured the lovebirds leaving the Kansas City Chiefs versus Los Angeles Chargers game hand in hand. 

The lovers gave onlookers quite the show with their matching red outfits. The "Bad Blood" singer opted for a Chiefs sweatshirt, a pleated black skirt, matching black heeled loafers, and a beaded "87" bracelet, a nod to Travis' jersey number. 

As for Travis, he opted for a red flannel shirt, light brown pants, and blue sneakers as he and his exited Arrowhead Stadium. The Blast shared that the duo left the venue in a golf cart, with Taylor holding the professional athlete close.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce hold hands as they arrive to the snl after party
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This will be the MTV Music Video Awards recipient's fourth appearance at her man's games since dating rumors suggesting she had been spending time with the NFL star started circulating last month. 

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Fans got more to be excited about after Travis' father, Ed Kelce, all but crowned Taylor the best thing ever in his first interview since his son got involved with her.

As The Blast reported, the patriarch shared his initial impression of The Big Help Award winner following their initial official meeting earlier this month at Arrowhead Stadium, describing her as "a very, very sweet, very charming, down-to-earth young woman."

After pointing out that she's "very genuine," Ed recounted the "very special" attitude that the Pennsylvania native portrayed, stating:

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"We're sitting in the suite, she gets up and in the front room, she gets up to go get a drink or something and she starts picking up empty bottles, cans, plates that are scattered around.  And I'm just thinking, I don't think she got the diva memo. She didn't get the spoiled musician. She doesn't know how to pull that off. And that really said a whole lot."

The Cleveland native also commended Taylor for being "very smart," remarking, "I mean, very. That comes through right away."

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