Travis Kelce‘s teammate was a lifeline for Taylor Swift after the taking pictures on the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs Tremendous Bowl parade in 2024.
In a column revealed by the Kansas Metropolis Star on Friday, January 9, operating again Clyde Edwards-Helaire mirrored on his bond with Kelce, 36, each on and off the sphere.
“[He’s] any individual who will genuinely look out so that you can the tip … Not as Travis Kelce your teammate, however as Travis, my large brother,” the 26-year-old stated.
The shut friendship has even prolonged to their vital others, together with Swift, 36, who has grow to be a fixture at Chiefs video games since her romance with Kelce started in 2023.
When the Chiefs celebrated their Tremendous Bowl victory over the San Francisco 49ers with a parade in February 2024, the festivities have been lower brief by a mass taking pictures that left one lifeless and 22 injured. Swift was on tour in Australia on the time, together with her safety staff waking her up in the midst of the night time after the information broke.
In response to the Star, Kelce was “fairly overserved,” so he gave his cellphone to Edwards-Helaire, who “comforted” the pop star by reassuring her Kelce wasn’t harm.
Clyde Edwards-Helaire Jason Davis/Getty Pictures for Hallmark Media
Swift later returned Edwards-Helaire’s act of kindness with one in all her personal that summer time. Although she was unable to attend Edwards-Helaire’s marriage ceremony to spouse JoJo as a result of her busy Eras Tour schedule, Swift made certain Kelce could be there, flying him again to the U.S. from throughout the pond within the U.Okay.
“It was a type of issues the place she understood the connection, she is aware of the place every thing stands,” Edwards-Helaire recalled.
Edwards-Helaire’s glowing phrases come as questions swirl about Kelce’s NFL future after 13 seasons with the Chiefs, who missed out on the playoffs for the primary time in additional than 10 years.
Following the staff’s last recreation of the common season — a 14-12 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, January 4 — Kelce spoke candidly about his plans for the offseason.
“[I’ll be] attempting to determine what I’m gonna do subsequent by way of my future in soccer,” he stated on the Wednesday, January 7, episode of his “New Heights” podcast. “I’ve talked to a couple individuals within the facility already, having the exit conferences and every thing, they know the place I stand, at the very least proper now. There’s plenty of love for the sport that’s nonetheless there, and I don’t suppose I’ll ever lose that.”
Kelce added that he was wanting ahead to “being a daily human” for the following few months. “It’s a troublesome factor to navigate, however on the similar time, I believe if my physique can heal up and relaxation up and I can really feel assured that I can go on the market and provides it one other 18, 20, 21-week run, I believe I might do it in a heartbeat,” he continued. “I believe proper now it’s simply discovering that reply and seeing how the physique feels after this recreation and when all of it settles down.”
Whereas his official resolution stays up within the air, a supply solely informed Us Weekly that “discussions are effectively underway” between Kelce and Netflix for a possible function as a broadcast sports activities correspondent. (Netflix had no remark when reached by Us.)
A second supply famous that the tight finish “has had talks together with his staff about retiring and never taking part in soccer subsequent season,” together with about what could possibly be subsequent for his profession if he doesn’t return to the Chiefs.
