Fans have been clamoring for news on a Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding seemingly since news of their relationship went public. Now, Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid has weighed in on what he might say if asked to speak at their nuptials.
“Well, there are a few [stories] I can’t tell,” he said in a Thursday, August 7, appearance on Kansas City–centric “Fescoe & Dusty” podcast. “There are a lot of great stories, he’s done so many good things. All the things he does off the field people don’t know about, helping people out. He’s got a big heart that way, and I appreciate that the most.”
Reid, 67, also reminded listeners that he’s actually known Swift, 35, longer than his star tight end has. Before Reid joined the Chiefs, he was head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1999 to 2012. Swift is originally from the Philadelphia area, and he got to know her before her fame reached meteoric levels.
“I knew her before he knew her,” he said, referring to Kelce, also 35. “My family has been a big fan of hers and we know her father and mother and that whole deal from the Philadelphia area. Her dad’s a huge football fan.”
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Reid, who let it be known he has Swift’s Red album, added that he’s impressed with how Swift has handled her fame.
“She became this famous person and arguably the most famous woman in the world since probably the queen passed away,” Reid said. “But she sure handles it the right way, and that’s the part I appreciate the most.”
“The thing I appreciate most is how she handles it, how [Kelce] handles it,” he added. “They just do it the right way and they’re not a distraction by any means. People always ask, ‘Are they a distraction?’ Absolutely not. There’s no distraction because of how they handle it.”
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Reid is a football lifer first and foremost. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Brigham Young University, his alma mater, in 1982, and has watched the game evolve at the college and pro levels ever since.
He also credited Swift with helping bring more women and girls into the fold, and the NFL for leaning into it.
“Women, girls, they’re looking at the game a little bit more,” he said. “Look at flag football now. We’re talking about Olympic sports, we’re talking about college sports. Girls are having an opportunity to play the game and they’re loving it. Not that it was all tied into her, but she had a big part in that. The NFL has bought into that too and supporting that. I think it’s a beautiful thing all the way around.”