{"id":54501,"date":"2025-06-09T02:59:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T02:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=54501"},"modified":"2025-06-09T02:59:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T02:59:19","slug":"travis-kelces-mom-gets-quirky-baseball-game-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=54501","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce&#8217;s Mom Gets Quirky Baseball Game Honor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ac_102369808\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>The celebrity of the Kelce family has grown far beyond what both Jason and Travis thought when each of them entered the NFL. This in most part has to do with the latter&#8217;s relationship with pop megastar Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n<p>In turn Swift&#8217;s presence at Kansas City Chiefs games has brought the matriarch of the Kelce family, Donna, into the public eye. 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