Tom Compton may have spent 10 seasons in the NFL, but he still didn’t make the guest list for one of the biggest weddings in New York City. And his wife, Tiffany Compton, made sure everyone knew it.
Tiffany posted a TikTok of her husband putting up Roman shades around the house while Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were getting married Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Her caption didn’t leave much room for doubt about the joke she was making: “When your husband played for every team in the NFL except the Chiefs so we’re hanging Roman shades instead [of] going to a wedding.”
She also admitted in the post that she was picking a fight, and the clip - set to sad violin music - took off fast. The video has now been viewed by more than 1.4 million TikTok users.
The comments section matched the tone. “Super rude of you, Tom,” one person wrote.
Another added, “Unacceptable😫,” while someone else chimed in with, “You should sue.” “Honestly rude of him,” another follower said, and one more joked, “The kids seem irritated with dad too.”
Compton’s NFL path explains the punchline. Washington picked him in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft, and he went on to spend 10 seasons in the league.
He played for Washington, Atlanta, Chicago, Minnesota, the New York Jets, San Francisco and Denver. But he never suited up for the Kansas City Chiefs, which meant he never played alongside Kelce.
Meanwhile, Swift and Kelce’s wedding drew a massive crowd. Reports estimated about 1,000 guests were there, and the ceremony was said to have cost at least $35 million.
Chiefs players, coaches, former teammates and celebrities from sports and entertainment were among the invitees. Patrick and Brittany Mahomes, Tom Brady, Matthew Stafford and Andy Reid were among the NFL names reported to attend.
Adam Sandler officiated the ceremony after building a friendship with Kelce through the movie ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ and other appearances together.
So while the rest of the football world and plenty of A-listers were in New York, Tom Compton was at home handling a different kind of project.
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