What the NFL told Donna Kelce in the wake of dating rumors involving Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.
The Kelce family frequently finds itself in the spotlights of both the NFL and pop culture.
It’s no secret that the NFL is focusing on Taylor Swift and her recent connections to the league through her rumored beau, Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce.
But what does the mother of an NFL player think about the league making public her son’s romantic life?
In an October interview with TODAY .
com, Donna Kelce states, “I know that’s what the boys think.”.
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Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce, the center for the Philadelphia Eagles, discussed the media frenzy and whether the NFL had overstepped its bounds on their “New Heights” podcast earlier this week.
The number of cutaway shots used to promote Swift during the live broadcast of “Sunday Night Football” drew criticism.
Jason Kelce questioned his brother, saying, “Leave your feelings for Taylor aside — What is your honest opinion on how the NFL is treating celebrities at games?”.
Travis Kelce said, “I think they’re just trying to have fun with it.
I think they’re overdoing it a little bit, especially with my situation.
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Donna Kelce tells TODAY .
com that she comprehends both their viewpoint and the NFL’s as well.
Why wouldn’t they take advantage of it, she asks.
“It seems like they are laughing all the way to the bank.
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It isn’t excessive in my opinion. They do, however, in my opinion.
They depend on it for their survival.
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On the Oct.
The “Got It From My Momma” podcast has six episodes.
Good for them, she said, addressing host Jennifer Vickery Smith.
Swift performed at Arrowhead Stadium on September 1. NFL games have increased in popularity as a result of 24 and Donna Kelce.
NBC claims that the Oct.
The Chiefs-Jets game on “Sunday Night Football” averaged 27 million viewers, making it the game with the second-highest viewership this year after the Super Bowl.
Sales of Travis Kelce’s 87 Chiefs jersey increased by 400% in the meantime.
The Kelce family is accustomed to being in the media spotlight.
Travis Kelce and Donna Kelce both appeared in the “E!” reality TV dating series “Catching Kelce,” and Jason Kelce was the subject of the Amazon Prime documentary “Kelce.” Donna Kelce gained notoriety for her specially made game day attire for supporting both the Eagles and the Chiefs at the 2023 Super Bowl.
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The family matriarch, citing what she has heard from NFL representatives directly, is aware of her influence on the popularity of the league.
She said on the “Got It From My Momma” podcast, “I can tell you this, they’ve told me personally that the Kelce family has done more good PR for football than they could’ve paid a million dollars to a PR firm.”.
She has ideas about the reasons behind it, too.
“It’s just that we’re relatable,” she said.
We’re just everyday people.
We’re sincere, she assured.
“We don’t put on a show or pretend to be someone we’re not; we are genuine.
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The Swifties watching likely “know more about football than half the people who watch football right now,” she said.
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She said to Vickery Smith, “They just eat all that stuff up.
In an Oct.
statement, the NFL also addressed some of the criticisms. 4.
The league defended its use of social media, claiming that it frequently updates the profile pictures and bios of its official accounts to reflect “what’s happening in and around our games, as well as culturally.”.
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In the statement, it is stated that the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce news has been a “pop cultural moment we’ve leaned into in real time, as it is an intersection of sport and entertainment, and we’ve seen an incredible amount of positivity around the sport.”.
The vast majority of our content has continued to be heavily centered on the game, our players, and a variety of other initiatives, such as our Toy Story Funday Football alt-cast, the international competitions, and more.
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