{"id":3075,"date":"2024-11-21T07:53:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T07:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3075"},"modified":"2024-11-21T07:53:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T07:53:43","slug":"chiefs-president-sets-the-record-straight-on-travis-kelce-taylor-swift-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3075","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs President Sets the Record Straight on Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift Relationship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0tight end\u00a0Travis Kelce\u00a0and pop star\u00a0Taylor Swif<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/tag\/taylor-swift\">t<\/a>\u00a0have been dating for over a year, and there\u2019s still a small contingency of fans who doubt the legitimacy of their relationship.<\/p>\n<p>There were rumors circulating in early October the two had a breakup contract in place, and they couple didn\u2019t help themselves when Swift missed two of Kelce\u2019s games after attending the Chiefs first two games of the season.<\/p>\n<p>However, any breakup speculation was quickly debunked by Kelce\u2019s representatives, and he even further poured cold water on any conjecture the two were in a sham relationship on his \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast with \u201cGrotesquerie\u201d co-star Niecy Nash at the end of October when he said \u201cYou know it\u2019s real, and you know that me and Tay are absolutely happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One prominent person who needs no convincing about the legitimacy of Kelce and Swift\u2019s relationship is Chiefs president Mark Donovan, who recently said during an appearance on \u201cSquawk Box\u201d the two aren\u2019t together as part of a PR stunt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d love to say that it was a marketing strategy, but it is an authentic relationship, and we\u2019re happy to have it,\u201d Donovan said. \u201cIt\u2019s been nothing but good for us. I think the best thing I can say about the whole relationship and the impact it\u2019s had on us is: Taylor Swift is an authentic member of the Kansas City Chiefs kingdom. 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