Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is in one of the most high-profile relationships on the globe, as he’s dating pop superstar Taylor Swift. However, Kelce’s fans are still expecting him to keep his focus on football for as long as he continues to suit up for the Chiefs.
Which makes a recent admission, concerning his dip in on-field production last season, all the more shocking.
“I think it might have slipped a little bit because I did have a little bit more focus in trying to set myself up. And opportunities came up where I was excited to venture into a new world of acting and being an entertainer,” Kelce said, according to Awful Announcing.
“I don’t say this as ‘I shouldn’t have done it.’ I’m just saying that my work ethic is such that I have so much pride in how I do things that I never want the product to tail off, and I feel like these past two years haven’t been to my standard… I just have such a motivation to show up this year for my guys.”
Fans reacted to Kelce’s admission on social media.
“Give back some of the money then,” one fan wrote on Twitter.
“So what he is saying is, and ADMITTING IS, he owes me money for drafting him in my high stakes fantasy league last season? sounds like it,” someone else added.
It’ll be interesting to see how focused Kelce is this year, in what many are expecting to be his last season before he retires.