Travis Kelce said on his New Heights podcast that the NFL is "overdoing it a little bit" when it comes to the coverage of he and Taylor Swift's relationship.
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00:00 Travis Kelsey has had too much of Taylor Swift.
00:02 Well, at least he says the NFL's overdoing it
00:04 with the coverage.
00:05 I'm Robin Lundberg here with Claudette Montana.
00:07 And Claudette, you know, Travis is involved
00:09 in this relationship, but he says it
00:11 on the New Heights podcast he does with his brother, Jason.
00:13 Is Travis Kelsey within his rights
00:16 to criticize the NFL for covering Taylor Swift?
00:19 - I feel like he kind of did this to himself
00:21 by talking about it so much on his podcast.
00:23 And I gotta say, I am guilty of being overly invested
00:26 in this entire situation.
00:27 I've made like 10 TikToks on it already,
00:29 but the NFL's gotta chill out just a little bit.
00:32 We don't need to pander her like 17 or 18 times
00:35 during a game.
00:36 The NFL's honestly acting like a professional athlete
00:39 has never dated someone famous before.
00:40 Hello, Russell Wilson is married to Sierra.
00:43 You never see her on the broadcast ever.
00:46 I think it's fun to show her.
00:47 I think people are invested in the situation,
00:50 but this also puts so much pressure on them.
00:52 They're still in the early stages of their relationship.
00:55 So we gotta relax just a little bit.
00:57 I'm trying to not let it make me hate Taylor Swift.
01:01 She made "Folklore," which I think is a great record.
01:05 I'm not into her pop records as much,
01:07 but I can't fully hate on her 'cause of that.
01:09 And it really shows she has a different level of fame.
01:12 I mean, she just has a different level of fame.
01:14 She put Travis Kelsey on the map, after all.
01:16 As far as Kelsey saying it, it's a podcast.
01:20 So you're speaking long form in a podcast.
01:23 I get it, people will say,
01:24 you're the central reason this happened,
01:26 friendship bracelets and all that.
01:28 But it was a big pop culture moment.
01:31 And you know how the media is, that feeds into it,
01:34 which allows the NFL to feed into it.
01:36 And then it goes overboard 'cause we don't need a Swift cam.
01:40 We don't need everyone to tell us they're a Swifty.
01:43 And I think there is a certain segment of the NFL fan base
01:46 that feels like their precious territory
01:49 is being encroached upon here.
01:51 In the end, is it a big deal?
01:53 Of course, it's not actually a big deal.
01:55 No one is getting harmed by this.
01:57 But I do think 24/7 ad nauseum coverage
02:02 has rubbed some people the wrong way.
02:04 - Not the Swifties though.
02:05 The Swifties are into this entire situation.
02:07 The NFL's revenue has gone way up.
02:09 I understand why they're showing her so much
02:12 because at the end of the day, the NFL's a business.
02:14 But I agree with you, we gotta relax,
02:16 pump the brakes just a little bit.
02:18 - And it does show you how big a deal she is
02:19 because the NFL is so popular,
02:21 yet they're bringing in perhaps an even added Democrat.
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