We are lucky to have a Top person like Taylor Swift date one of us. It’s a huge boost and it’s expanding our fanbase- Patrick Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes was already slogging through the roughest regular season of his career, before the Las Vegas Raiders nearly ruined Christmas.

The world’s eyes had turned toward Kansas City. Chiefs games reached new viewership milestones, thanks in no small part to Taylor Swift’s budding romance with the team’s star tight end Travis Kelce.

Time magazine interviewed Patrick Mahomes during his award reception about the team status and recent events around the team after winning the Super Bowl and his response wasn’t too surprising. He said,

“I’VE MET A LOT OF FAMOUS PEOPLE NOW IN MY LIFE.

TAYLOR’S PROBABLY THE MOST DOWN-TO-EARTH PERSON THAT’S BEEN ON THAT STAGE FOR THAT LONG. SHE’S NEVER NOT WORKING. EVEN WHEN SHE’S TAKING HER DOWNTIME, SHE’S WORKING ON SOMETHING. SHOOTING A MUSIC VIDEO OR SINGING A SONG OR WRITING A SONG. YOU CAN SEE IT BY HOW SHE TALKS. EVEN WHEN SHE’S TALKING ABOUT FOOTBALL, WHEN SHE’S LEARNING IT, YOU CAN SEE HER BUSINESS MIND PUTTING IT TOGETHER. IT’S ALMOST LIKE SHE’S TRYING TO BECOME A COACH. ‘WHY CAN’T YOU TRY THIS, THIS, AND THIS?’ SHE’S ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS.

WE WENT FROM A NATIONWIDE TEAM THAT WAS KIND OF GLOBAL TO A FULL GLOBAL WORLDWIDE TEAM. THAT CAME FROM TAYLOR’S FANBASE. WE JUST EMBRACED IT. WE LIKE HAVING THAT VISIBILITY. AT THE END OF THE DAY, FOOTBALL HAS ALWAYS BEEN THIS BRUISING SPORT. WE WANT TO MAKE IT FUN, WHERE KIDS GROW UP AND PLAY FOOTBALL AND SHOW THEIR PERSONALITY AND BE WHO THEY ARE. THIS YEAR REALLY MAGNIFIED THAT.”