Patrick Mahomes says fame hasn't changed Travis Kelce
Travis Kelce has become world famous since his romance with him Taylor Swiftbut according to teammate, he is still the same person he has always been Patrick Mahomes.
“Travis has always been Travis,” the 28-year-old Mahomes told reporters on Wednesday, January 24, according to NBC Sports. Pro football talk. Mahomes noted that it was “cool” to see his old friend stay grounded despite the extra attention. “He's been himself all the time. He's still Travis Kelce. He will still walk around the stadium and treat everyone like they are his best friend, and he always will. It has been no different for me.”
While Kelce and Swift, both 34, have made waves with their relationship in recent months, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end has been a household name among football fans since being drafted into the NFL in 2013. I work every day and am fortunate to have a lot of great players around me and Travis is one of them,” Mahomes said of his teammate.
Even apart from his romance with Swift, Kelce has made a name for himself outside of football. In recent years he has starred in his own dating show, Catching Kelceserved as the face of the biopharmaceutical company Pfizer and realized a lifelong dream of hosting Saturday evening live.
While Mahomes told reporters on Wednesday that he couldn't make Kelce's March 2023 deadline SNL Making his debut for a childhood friend's bachelorette party, the quarterback said it was “really cool” to see Kelce on the late-night sketch series as he has been a fan of the show for years.
“[Travis] knows everything he outlines from guys who have been there Saturday evening live growing up and he always tells me about things from before I was even born,” Mahomes joked. “And I'm like, 'Trav, I'm not your age, I don't know what that is.'”
Mahomes added that it was “definitely a goal” of Kelce's to appear on the NBC series, let alone host it, saying, “Hopefully he'll be able to do more stuff like that in the future after he finished playing football.” .”
For his part, Kelce recently expressed his excitement about expanding his career options beyond his talents on the field.
“I've been fortunate enough to be able to do some of the things outside of sports that I enjoy, like being in front of the camera,” he explained during a Jan. 11 press conference. “The SNL things have opened up a new happiness and career path for me.
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Despite being open to future opportunities in the entertainment industry, Kelce noted that it's “funny” to even talk about life after the NFL because it's “so much further down the road” for him at this point.
“I have no reason to stop playing football,” Kelce said when asked if retirement is a current consideration. “I love it. We're still having success.”
For now, Kelce is focused on helping his team get through the playoffs and defend its Super Bowl LVII championship. He and Mahomes led their team in a win against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, January 24, and now face the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship next week. If they win, they will once again compete to become Super Bowl champions.