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00:00 Travis Kelce insists that he and Taylor Swift can't listen to the outside noise after criticism
00:20 of his focus amid their love story, but the chief star admits that he "brought this on
00:24 myself" that the tight end hit new heights of fame in 2023 after winning his second Super
00:30 Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs, hosting Saturday Night Live and taking his romance
00:35 with Taylor Swift public.
00:37 The couple's love story has dominated headlines throughout the season with the pop star attending
00:42 several of his games.
00:44 But both Kelce and Swift have faced questions with some fans and analysts blaming the songstress
00:49 for the dip in the chief star's output at times this season.
00:53 "I'd be silly to say I didn't notice it go up," he said when asked about his rise
00:58 in fame during Friday's press conference.
01:01 "I think the Super Bowl helped that and obviously how I live my life off the field
01:05 definitely helps out," he added with a sly smile.
01:08 "But I brought this on myself and I do enjoy having fun with it all and making sure my
01:13 focus is right here in this building."
01:16 The tight end admitted his new relationship with the global superstar and the high profile
01:20 that comes with it does come with its challenges, especially when it comes to questions over
01:25 his performance on the field, "It's just the outside noise and dealing with everyone
01:29 else's perspective of things," he said.
01:32 "You hear it through the media throughout the season when I haven't had success or
01:37 things aren't going well that perhaps we aren't focused.
01:41 But if you're in this building, you know what's going on.
01:44 So you've got to compartmentalize what you're hearing and make sure you're staying on
01:48 task and giving everybody in the building and on that team the right perception," but
01:52 he insisted that he and the 12-time Grammy Award winner block out the noise and focus
01:57 on their relationship.
01:58 "As long as we're happy, we can't listen to the outside noise," he added.
02:04 Swift has attended several of the tight end's games this season to great fanfare and attention
02:09 with the broadcast often focusing on her in the stands, but as the Chiefs slumped towards
02:13 the end of the regular season, NFL fans — or the "to chads," brads and dads as Swift called
02:19 them — have been left disgruntled by the attention the songstress was getting from
02:23 the league and the media, Fox Sports analyst Skip Bayless even chimed in, claiming it was
02:28 time to start calling Swift a distraction too.
02:31 Kelsey and the reigning Super Bowl champions following their defeat to the Las Vegas Raiders
02:36 on Christmas Day.
02:38 Even Patrick Mahomes Sr. weighed in.
02:41 Revealing he hopes he is not in the same booth as Jason Kelsey and Swift when he watches
02:46 the Chiefs play the Baltimore Ravens for a place in the Super Bowl on Sunday, the father
02:51 of the Chiefs quarterback was talking to WFAN Sports Radio's Evan Roberts on Thursday night
02:56 when he was asked if he will be joining the pair in the suite for Sunday's huge game.
03:00 "I hope not," Mahomes Sr. said with a chuckle.
03:03 "No, I don't think so.
03:06 Travis normally has his own thing and Patrick has his own deal too, and I imagine if Taylor
03:11 wants her own suite she's got enough money to get whichever one she wants."
03:15 Meanwhile, two-time Super Bowl winner hasn't let the extra attention go to his head, claims
03:20 Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
03:23 "Travis has always been Travis," the signal caller told NBC.
03:28 "It's been cool to watch for me because he has all that attention but he's just been
03:32 himself the whole time.
03:34 He's still Travis Kelsey.
03:37 He still will walk through the stadium and treat every single person like they're his
03:40 best friend.
03:42 And he's going to be like that in the locker room every single day.
03:47 It hasn't been any different."
03:49 Jason Kelsey and his wife Kylie met Swift for the first time at the Chiefs' win over
03:53 the Buffalo Bills Sunday and will be at Travis's game once again this weekend.
03:58 However, per ERA's tour on the horizon, it's not yet clear if Swift will be making the
04:04 trip to Baltimore to watch her man try to punch his ticket to the Super Bowl.
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