Caitlin Clark didn’t leave much room for debate when Kylie Kelce put the question to her: Travis Kelce is her favorite Chiefs player of all time.
Clark made the comment during a bonus episode of Kylie Kelce’s Not Gonna Lie podcast, and when Kylie asked whether her brother-in-law topped Clark’s list, the Indiana Fever star went straight to the point.
“Come on. Of course he is.
I was a Tony Gonzalez fan when I was growing up, too. But no, Travis is definitely my favorite Chiefs player of all time, and Patrick is right behind him.
So, it’s been very fun to follow,” Clark said.
The answer fit right in with the way Clark has talked about the Chiefs for years. She grew up in Iowa rooting for Kansas City, and she’s turned into a familiar face at Arrowhead Stadium. Last month, she sat with Taylor Swift to watch Kelce, and the Kelce brothers returned the favor by showing support for her on New Heights.
Kylie also brought up Clark’s loyalty to Kansas City when the topic turned to the Colts jersey she refused to put on, even while playing in Indianapolis. Clark said she wasn’t thinking about how it would look in the moment, but she realized afterward that most of her teammates had worn it.
“Honestly, like in real time, I wasn’t like thinking like, ‘Oh, I’m not going to put this on cause I don’t want like the Chiefs fans mad or Travis mad or whatever.’ But after the fact, I didn’t realize all my teammates had it on.
So, that made me look worse. But, whatever.
I still have the jersey,” Clark said, on the podcast.
She also made her allegiance plain when talking about the Colts.
“No, I mean I wish them the best, the Colts, but I am diehard Chiefs. I’ve been diehard since I was a young kid and it is what it is,” Clark said.
Clark didn’t stop at fandom, either. She weighed in on Kansas City’s season and said the team has answered a difficult 2025 with a stronger run.
“It’s just like they just make it look so easy. Obviously, the Seahawks game the other week wasn’t great for us, but it’s all right.
The Seahawks are pretty good, but it’s been fun to kind of see them, like, have the bounceback year that they have had. Obviously, last year was tough with the injuries and everything, but I’m feeling good about it this year,” Clark said.
The Chiefs are 5-2 after Sunday’s loss to the Denver Broncos, and they can count on Clark being one of their loudest celebrity supporters the rest of the way.
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