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Fans Share Photos Taken With Travis Kelce Every Time He Meets Them, Even Though He Is Very Busy, He Always Takes Some Time To Interact With Fans.
Travis Kelce has seen his profile soar after Taylor Swift was seen supporting him when his team Kansas City Chiefs took on the Chicago Bears on Sunday.
The American footballer, 33, and the singer, 33, are reportedly dating and were seen in public for the first time this weekend, after spending time together under the radar for months. Within 24 hours, Travis had gained 300,000+ social media followers, seen a 400% increase in merchandise sales and had his jersey hit the top five best-selling in the NFL. ans have called it the ‘Taylor Swift effect’ as Swifties showed their support to the songstress. Travis now boasts a staggering 3.1million followers and counting.
Sports and business investor Joe Pompliano wrote on X – formerly known as Twitter: ‘Travis Kelce has had a busy 24 hours: 7 catches for 69 yards and a TD, gained 300,000+ social media followers, 400% increase in the NFL, Top 5 selling jersey in the NFL. That’s the Taylor Swift effect.’ According to Fanatics, via TMZ, sales of Kelsey’s No 87 jersey for the Chiefs saw a massive rise in sales from Sunday afternoon.
‘Yesterday, Travis Kelce was one of the top 5 selling NFL players and saw a nearly 400% spike in sales throughout the Fanatics network of sites,’ a Fanatics spokesperson told TMZ Sports. A limited edition red replica Kelce jersey on the NFL Shop website will cost fans $175, while a standard ‘player game jersey’ costs fans $130. Fortunately for the Swifties, the NFL website is doing 90-day returns – so if it ends up being a short-lived romance between the two, they will likely be able to get their money back.
Fans couldn’t believe the singer’s influence. One wrote: ‘That’s insane a 400%+ increase in sales. Swift fans support hard.’ ‘That Swift effect is crazy’ and ‘Ending up in that break-up song just may be worth all this now’. ‘That’s the Taylor Swift effect indeed. What can she say?’ Kelce turned on the style with Taylor watching on, scoring a touchdown as the Chiefs recorded an impressive 41-10 win over the Bears.
It’s not clear exactly when exactly the two began seeing each other in person, but Travis hinted romance was on the cards when he revealed on his New Heights podcast in July he had hoped to introduce himself to Taylor when he attended one of her Eras Tour stops. ‘I wanted to give Taylor Swift [a bracelet] with my number on it,’ the tight end shared, but he learned that the singer’s devotion to putting on the best performance possible made it impossible to chat with her.