Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs embraces Taylor Swift after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime during Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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When Taylor Swift appears with her partner, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, on the podcast he co-hosts with his brother, Jason, it’s likely to shatter ratings records.
But Chiefs head coach Andy Reid had a more wry take.
“I’m like really old,” the 67-year-old Reid said, jokingly. “My grandkids will be all over it.”
Reid, who previously was the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, had actually met Swift, a Pennsylvania native who comes from a family of Eagles fans, prior to her meeting Kelce.
He praised her relationship with the Pro Bowl tight end.
“It’s a neat deal,” he said. “I’m happy for them. Both of them like each other, and what a plus that is. They care about each other, and I think that’s the most important thing. The older you get, you want these guys to have somebody they can settle down with and that whole deal.”
Swift is slated to discuss the drop of her 12th album called “The Life of a Showgirl” on New Heights with Jason & Travis, which will be released at 7 p.m. EST.
Since the podcast’s debut in 2022, it has been a ratings hit, capitalizing on the rapport between the brothers, whose respective teams faced off in Super Bowl LVII in the first year of the podcast.
The MVP of Super Bowl LVII — along with Super Bowl LIX and Super Bowl LVIII — Chiefs superstar Patrick Mahomes has guest starred on it.
With the Chiefs having a day off from practice on Thursday as they travel for Friday night’s preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks, Mahomes said he looked forward to listening to the podcast on Wednesday night.
“I’m obviously super excited, just knowing Taylor and seeing the process from just a little bit closer of how she makes the albums. It’s going to be amazing because of how much work she puts into it,” Mahomes said. “What better place to announce it than the New Heights podcast.”
It’s a big week for Kelce, who also appears on the cover of GQ. In the in-depth cover story, he discusses his relationship with Swift.
“When there is not a camera on us, we’re just two people that are in love. It can be perceived as something else because of how much it is talked about and how much we are tracked whenever we do go out,” he told GQ. “We are two fun-loving people who have the morals to appreciate everyone for who they are. We share all those values.”
Kelce, who trained in South Florida this offseason while shedding noticeable weight to get in shape for the 2025 NFL season, went to the Everglades for the GQ photo shoot and held snakes and alligators.
Though Mahomes said the photos turned out well, the quarterback emphatically stated he would never attempt something like that.
“I would 100 % not,” Mahomes said. “Even in the Everglades in general, it’s just not my spot.”
Reid had another amusing response.
“It’s great to be young,” he said. “I’m not sure who was madder: Travis or the alligator.”
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jefffedotin/2025/08/13/andy-reid-and-patrick-mahomes-react-to-taylor-swift-appearing-on-travis-kelces-podcast/