Ever since Swelce grew to become an merchandise, there’s one query that followers preserve coming again to: how did Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce meet? In spite of everything, it isn’t every single day that these two would occur to cross paths.
Because it seems, some eagle-eyed followers might need uncovered a mutual connection that might clarify how Swift and Kelce ended up in one another’s lives. In a now-viral submit on X, previously often called Twitter, a Swiftie identified the stunning hyperlink—and it includes one in all Swift’s dancers, Kameron Saunders.
Saunders, who has been performing for the Midnights star on her current Eras Tour, is the brother of Kelce’s former Kansas Metropolis Chiefs teammate, Khalen Saunders. “WHY NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT HOW TAYLOR’S DANCER KAM SAUNDERS IS BROTHER TO KHALEN SAUNDERS THAT PLAYS WITH TRAVIS KELCE,” wrote the fan. Later, the social media consumer clarified, “Okay he doesn’t play there anymore however Travis and Khalen actually received this yr superbowl collectively.”
For some extra context: The Chiefs received the Tremendous Bowl in February 2023, at which level, it’s true that Kelce and Khalen Saunders had been teammates. Khalen now performs for the New Orleans Saints. In the meantime one month after Khalen’s Tremendous Bowl win with the Chiefs, his brother Kameron Saunders introduced on Instagram that he was happening tour with none aside from Swift.
“I’ve been holding onto this since December once I acquired the decision,” Kameron wrote in a caption of a submit shared on March 18, 2023. “We opened final evening in Arizona and I’m simply overwhelmed by all of the love messages and DMs … That is tremendous particular as a result of only a month in the past we had been on this SAME stadium watching my brother win his second Tremendous Bowl ring.”
Might it’s a coincidence? After all. However loads of followers at the moment are satisfied that the Saunders brothers performed an element in Swift and Kelce’s romance.
“Oh my gosh i’m wondering if someway travis acquired a very good phrase in with kam who then informed taylor,” one fan puzzled. One other wrote, “Now I perceive why ppl suppose they’ve been relationship for longer.”
A third social media consumer begged the query: “IS THIS HOW THE BRACELET GOT SHIPPED TO THE RIGHT ADDRESS???”
ICYMI, the fan is probably going referring to the broadly reported origin story behind Swift and Kelce’s romance. Because the story goes, Kelce made a friendship bracelet together with his quantity on it, and wished to offer it to Swift whereas attending one in all her Eras Tour present’s at Arrowhead Stadium. Sadly, he wasn’t capable of meet Swift as deliberate—and he even talked in regards to the disappointing expertise on an episode of his “New Heights” podcast, which he hosts together with his brother, Jason Kelce.
“I used to be disillusioned that she doesn’t speak earlier than or after her reveals as a result of she has to avoid wasting her voice for the 44 songs that she sings,” Kelce admitted on the July 26, 2023 episode. “So, I used to be a little bit butt-hurt I didn’t get handy her one of many bracelets I made for her.”
Two months later, nonetheless, rumors started swirling that Swift and Kelce had been spending time collectively. In response to a supply who spoke to E! Information on the time, the pair frolicked “as soon as” in New York. “They’ve been texting and speaking right here and there,” the insider shared. “It’s been very low-key as he’s been in season.”
Kelce later revealed the flirty line that seemingly landed a date with the pop star. “I threw the ball in her court docket,” he mentioned throughout an look on The Pat McAfee Present. “I informed her, you realize, ‘I’ve seen you rock the stage in Arrowhead [Stadium], you might need to return see me rock the stage in Arrowhead and see which one’s a little bit extra lit.’”
Quickly sufficient, Swift did precisely that: she joined the group at his September 24, 2023 sport towards the Chicago Bears in Arrowhead Stadium, the place she was photographed cheering for the NFL tight finish alongside his mother, Donna Kelce. Swift went on to assist her beau on the Chiefs’ match towards the New York Jets on October 1, 2023, and once more at their October 12, 2023 sport towards the Denver Broncos.
Since then, Swift and Kelce have been noticed collectively publicly various instances. Most just lately, the pair made separate cameos on Saturday Evening Stay (albeit on the identical evening) and joined one another on the after social gathering later that evening. Whether or not the Saunders brothers had one thing to do with their budding romance or not, it’s secure to say that issues appear to be going effectively for these two.
