Remember? Travis Kelce’s merchandise sales increased by 400 percent in 2023, after the tight end appeared with Taylor Swift. According to the reports, at that time, his jerseys were one of the five highest-selling NFL jerseys within 24 hours. In addition, the Kansas City Chiefs’s player’s social media accounts also saw a huge rise in followers. With all these, it was clear that Taylor Swift’s fans too started admiring the four-time All-Pro. But wait! The story hasn’t ended yet.

Similar love from Taylor Swift’s fans was being witnessed before the calendars hit 2025. According to ProFootballTalk on X, “Despite career lows in receiving yards, yards per catch, and touchdowns, Chiefs TE Travis Kelce got the most fan votes of any player for the Pro Bowl.” Yes! The Chiefs’s tight end closed out the Pro Bowl voting with 252,200 – the highest.

This season, Travis Kelce has struggled a lot in getting targets as well as in his performance. This is evident in the stats, as he recorded 823 receiving yards, 8.5 yards per reception, and just 3 touchdowns in his 16 games. All these are his career lows so far. Despite this, Kelce became the fan favorite this time topping the chart of Pro Bowl votes.

After Travis Kelce, Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs comes in at second place with 250,082, while Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is in third place with 242,352 votes. In addition, quarterbacks Joe Burrow and Jared Goff too entered the list with 239,526 and 225,858 votes respectively.

So, this means, Travis Kelce defeated them all to be on the top. However, many NFL fans didn’t like this news, as they slammed Swifties, the singer, and Kelce.

NFL fans doubted Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s admirers?

After the news broke out on the internet that Travis Kelce received a massive number of votes for the Pro Bowl this time and has topped the list, many NFL fans called out against him. They even brought Taylor Swift and her fans into the context, saying, “Swifties don’t even watch football (with laughing emojis).” This comment by an NFL fan completely targeted the Swifties after they realized that Travis Kelce has recorded some career-low performance this year.

Another one brought up the hottest topic of 2024 – the Chiefs are benefitted and favored by the NFL and the refs. They said, “The NFL loves the Swifties being involved. Thats why the Chiefs were always going to the Super Bowl this year.” Ouch! That’s a harsh alleged statement which the Chiefs must now be used to.

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Anyway, the rest of the social media users called out Taylor Swift being the reason for Travis Kelce topping the chart. This is evident from their comments like, “Swiftie votes,” “Team Tay Tay,” and “The T Swift effect is real.” In addition, a fan also asked Travis Kelce to thank his girlfriend, by saying, “And he can thank his girlfriend for that…”

No doubt, the popularity of the tight end, and the Chiefs have definitely surged after Taylor Swift came into Travis Kelce’s life. But directly pointing at Swift and her fans might not be the right thing. What do you think?