Pat McAfee is sick and tired of something surrounding the NFL.
No, the sports talk host isn’t among those hating on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship.
He’s over the football fans who have constantly complained about the Swift-Kelce connection.
McAfee used Monday’s edition of “The Pat McAfee Show” to tell those hating on “Traylor” to pipe down as the Chiefs get set to face the 49ers in the Super Bowl in two weeks.
“The most successful woman on Earth right now happens to be dating the greatest tight end of all time who’s on the current dynasty. Why’s everybody so mad about it?” McAfee mused on-air. “I’m sick of people being mad about it. What are we even talking about?… I don’t fully understand.”
The Chiefs star tight end and the international pop icon have been in the limelight all season after the two became linked in September and eventually confirmed they were dating.
The NFL and media outlets have embraced Swift’s presence around the sport with extensive coverage when she is on hand to see Kelce and the Chiefs play.
Swift has been at both of Kansas City’s playoff games to cheer on her man, but the constant attention has rubbed some football fans the wrong way and they have not been afraid to share it.
McAfee did acknowledge that he could have understood early on when Swift first started attending games and rumors that they were dating first started to pop up.
‘Oh, she’s releasing a movie? Oh, he’s in 14 commercials? Oh, we’re getting worked right now?” McAfee said, explaining how he got that part of it. “The NFL, a bunch of bums shoving it down our throats.”
But McAfee pointed to the romantic embrace Kelce and Swift had on Sunday night in Baltimore after the Chiefs punched their ticket to the Super Bowl.
The “You Belong with Me” singer lovingly hugged Kelce and the two shared a kiss in video captured during the postgame celebration on the field.
The songstress even told Kelce “I love you” as they embraced.
“Did you see them after the game yesterday? They’re in actual love! I’m so happy the world got to see that,” McAfee said.
The ex-NFL punter-turned-successful sports talk host then began to argue why Swift’s presence was a good thing for the league.
“Taylor’s a part of the football world now,” McAfee said. “This is good news, not bad news. But many people are going to say, ‘How many times is CBS going to show Taylor Swift at that Super Bowl?’ Well, she is a global phenomenon. She’s selling out stadiums in all these countries, in which it’s the first game they’re watching every single year. I assume they’re going to show Taylor a lot.”
There had been some question over whether Swift would be at the Super Bowl in Las Vegas on Feb. 11, but seems to have been answered.
A source revealed to Page Six that Swift will be on hand in Sin City to see Kelce and the Chiefs go for their second consecutive NFL title.
Swift returns to the international leg of her Era’s Tour and is slated to play four shows in Tokyo starting on Feb. 7.
The last show is on Feb. 10, but the source told Page Six that Swift will “get on her plane right after the concert.”
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