Taylor Swift may be feeling the strain of Travis Kelce’s football schedule, but she’s not backing away from the Chiefs sidelines.
Reports surfaced after the couple’s Fourth of July weekend wedding at Madison Square Garden that Swift was “frustrated” by how little time she and Kelce have had together while he’s been immersed in Kansas City’s preseason camp. One insider described the dynamic this way:
“She is frustrated because football is taking up so much of his time - he works overtime - causing them to not see each other a ton, and she would like more,” an insider told the Daily Mail.
“Travis being in training camp has meant she has had to go out alone. They do not see each other every single day, but they see each other every single week - they are very dedicated to that.”
Even with that reality, Swift has kept showing up to support Kelce, who is widely expected to be entering his final NFL season before retirement.
That drew a strong endorsement from Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith, who was asked in a Variety interview about the attention around Swift attending Chiefs games. Smith didn’t see the problem.
“She’s there to support her husband and she doesn’t care about all this other stuff, but the networks do. The networks are exposing everything because of who she is.
She’s not looking for the damn camera!” Smith said.
“She’s trying to be Taylor Swift, wife to Travis Kelce, and is trying to enjoy life. She’s not going, ‘Put me on the camera!
I’m here!’ Most stars aren’t even like that.
The media needs something to talk about, this is fresh and new, and she’s a big star. Do I like it?
No. Can I do anything about it?
No. Can she do anything about it?
No. The only thing she can do is not show up at the games, and who wants to do that?
She’s just trying to be herself. That’s what losing your anonymity truly means - people follow you.”
A source also said Swift isn’t making the situation harder on Kelce, even if the couple’s time together is limited.
“She refuses to complain to him about his absence, because she knew what she signed up for, she knew he would be at practice after they got married. She knew the honeymoon would be short so she can’t complain at all, and she doesn’t want to guilt Travis. That is not her deal, she never shames or complains,” a source told the
“She wants to support him so he can do his best this season.”
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