Taylor Swift and Jason Kelce share a sweet hug during Chiefs Game
Taylor Swift greets Jason Kelce with a hug as the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Swift, 34, hugged her boyfriend’s brother, 37, in a private suite overlooking the field at Arrowhead Stadium on Monday, Nov. 4, according to fan images found online. Quick took her mother with her Andreadad Scott And brother Austin with her to watch Travis Kelce and the Chiefs beat the Buccaneers 30 to 24.
Jason, meanwhile, was in the middle of a controversy over his handling of a rowdy over the weekend.
The retired NFL player made headlines on Saturday, November 2 when he threw the heckler’s smartphone after the person made an offensive comment about Travis and his famous girlfriend. In a viral clip, that person confronted Jason and asked, “How does it feel that your brother is in love with dating Taylor Swift?”
Jason, who was outside Penn State University’s Beaver Stadium for an appearance on ESPN’s College GameDayretaliated by grabbing the man’s phone and throwing it on the ground.
Later images of Jason surfaced respond verbally to the altercation by saying, “Who’s the ff- now?” three times.
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Radio host from Philadelphia Jon Marks condemned Jason’s behavior via
The host of “PHLY Sports” opined: “He makes a lot of money in multiple ways [sic] platforms and his brother might marry the biggest pop star ever. He can’t tap people’s phones. He needs security to deal with this s—”
Although Jason received some backlash for escalating the situation, many fans supported him for defending Travis and Swift, both of whom have not publicly commented on the incident.
We weekly Monday confirmed that Penn State University police are present investigate the dispute further. “University Police and Public Safety is the investigating agency for this incident and the process is still ongoing,” PSU police said Us in a statement.
Later that day, Jason broke his silence and apologized for his misconduct.
“I’m not happy with what happened. I’m not proud of it,” he said on ESPN’s Countdown on Monday evening prior to the Chiefs vs. Buccaneers showdown. “In a heated moment, I chose to greet hate with hate and I don’t think that’s a productive thing. I don’t think this will lead to a discussion.”
He continued: “At that moment I fell to a level that I shouldn’t have. The bottom line is that I try to live my life by the golden rules. That’s what I was always taught. I try to treat people with decency and respect. I will continue to do that in the future.”
Kelce concluded by saying, “We have a game to focus on. A matchup. I don’t think this is the platform to necessarily go into more detail.”