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Fans Were Convinced Travis Kelce’s Pregame Outfit Was a Subtle Tribute to One of Taylor Swift’s Albums

This was probably just a coincidence.

Andy Nesbitt

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Travis Kelce has stardom has reached new levels this season, thanks to his relationship with pop star Taylor Swift. 

That means the Chiefs star tight end now has a lot of new fans who are looking into everything he does for some sort of special meeting. That continued Sunday when he arrived at Arrowhead Stadium for Week 14’s game wearing a flannel jacket on a chilly day in Kansas City. 

Taylor Swift cheers during the second half of the Kansas City Chiefs-Green Bay Packers game at Lambeau Field.
Taylor Swift cheers during the second half of the Kansas City Chiefs-Green Bay Packers game at Lambeau Field.  :: AP Photo/Morry Gash

Lots of Taylor Swift fans thought that fashion choice was a subtle tribute to her album, “Evermore,” which was released on Dec. 11, 2020. Swift wore a flannel shirt on the cover of that album, so of course this all must mean something.

MORE: Fox’s NFL Pregame Show Found a Weird Way to Address Taylor Swift’s ‘Dads, Brads, and Chads’ Line

Here’s Kelce’s arrival for the Chiefs battle with Josh Allen and the Bills:

Here are the reactions:

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ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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