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Taylor Swift joked in a teaser for her Aug. 13 appearance on boyfriend Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast that, “If there’s one thing that male sports fans want to see in their spaces — it’s more of me”
Swift previously received backlash from football fans for being shown too many times on screen during NFL games, prompting the league to defend her appearance
Despite complaints, Swift has continued to show up to Kansas City Chiefs games to support her boyfriend, and Kelce has done the same for her tour shows
Taylor Swift is fearless when it comes to taking a playful swipe at “male sports fans.”
The Grammy winner, 35, jokingly took aim at the demographic in a preview of her appearance on boyfriend Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast — which he co-hosts with his brother Jason Kelce — with a cheeky joke aimed at the diehard crowd.
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RIOTUSA, Ice Spice, Keleigh Teller, Taylor Swift, Ashley Avignone and Blake Lively, from left, at a Chiefs game in February 2024
“As we all know, you guys have a lot of male sports fans that listen to your podcast,” she said in a newly released teaser clip. “I think we all know that if there’s one thing that male sports fans want to see in their spaces and on their screens — it’s more of me.”
Swift’s joke comes after she received backlash from football fans for being shown too many times on screen during games, prompting the NFL to step in and comment on the coverage.
The league told PEOPLE in October 2023 that the move to feature Swift was a normal part of their strategy, saying that they have “seen an incredible amount of positivity around the sport” while featuring the singer-songwriter. They also noted that “the vast majority” of their content is still “focused on the game, our players and variety of other initiatives.”
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Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift in a ‘New Heights’ teaser clip
The Athletic also conducted a survey to see whether NFL players thought the “Fortnight” singer’s appearances at Kelce’s games is good for the league, with the majority responding that they thought the “coverage that stemmed from it” was positive.
However, one anonymous NFL athlete noted that he felt that Swift being shown in the leagues’ season-opener video “five times” while their “quarterback was featured none,” was not “right” since she wasn’t in the NFL.
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Taylor Swift and Donna Kelce cheer on the Chiefs at a game in January 2025
That player went on to add that while she brought “more attention to the game,” he felt that the NFL were “using her face” too much on broadcasts. “If she’s at a game, they probably show her like six, seven times. People get … sick of it if they keep doing it over and over again,” he said.
This criticism has not deterred the pop star from attending her Kansas City Chiefs’ beau’s games — much to his own delight. Kelce shared in a GQ profile that he enjoys being the “plus one” to her events and vice-versa.
“I get to be the plus one,” Kelce told the magazine. “I get to go and be that fan. Because I am a fan [of music]… It’s so cool that I get to experience her being that plus one for me on the football field…. I feel that same enjoyment every time she comes to my shows.”
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Taylor Swift attends a Chiefs game in September 2024
The couple has routinely been spotted supporting each other at their jobs, with Kelce often popping up backstage – and even on stage – during Swift’s recent Eras Tour, and Swift often seen cheering on her boyfriend and his teammates at Chiefs games throughout the NFL season. Kelce joked to GQ that he “sort of made her a football fan.”
“She is the most engulfed fan now. She knows what the injury reports look like. She understands what special situations are, third and short — all these things because she just naturally loves to hear about my job,” he said.
Taylor Swift’s New Heights podcast episode drops Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. ET.
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