Chiefs tease Rom-Com trailer featuring Hallmark’s Tyler Hynes and Janel Parrish
Tyler Hynes and Jannel Parrish.
Getty Images (2)The Kansas City Chiefs are finding romance in football this NFL season.
The team’s official social media page was plagued a short movie of an upcoming trailer starring Tyler Hynes And Jannel Parrish on Tuesday, January 9, titled Falling for footballin which a Chiefs fan, played by Hynes, must choose between his love for his favorite team or his girlfriend, played by Parrish.
The clip starts with Parrish catching Hynes shopping for Chiefs fan merchandise. “You’re not just a fan, it’s your livelihood,” she says through tears, declaring “it’s the Chiefs or me” before running away. As Hynes starts to chase after her, he stops to shout, “Come on, Amber… no one hates football.”
According to the Chiefs, the full trailer – which appears to be a playful parody of Hynes and Parrish’s Hallmark films – will be released on Wednesday, January 9. “No one hates football… watch the full trailer of Falling for football tomorrow morning ❤️,” the team captioned the post.
It’s unclear whether the trailer will simply be a promo for the team or precede an actual TV movie, but the team has also posted a poster via their Instagram who channels Hallmark’s famous Christmas novels and writes, “It’s the late season, and it’s not the holiday without a little made-for-TV movie magic.”
The artwork shows Hynes and Parrish gazing lovingly into each other’s eyes with a Chiefs logo between them, along with the words: “Coming to a stadium near you.”
Donna Kelce reposted the poster via her Instagram story, leading some fans to speculate whether Falling for football is inspired by her son – and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end – Travis Kelce’s romance with Taylor Swift.
“If this isn’t the true story of Taylor and Travis, I’m out. 😂,” one fan wrote in the comments section of the Chiefs post. Another added: “OK marketing. This is awesome😂👏,” while a third user joked that the Chiefs “missed the opportunity to not have Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift as main characters 😂.”
For his part, Hynes said, “It’s me. Hi. I’m the problem, it’s me. 🏉.”
Falling for football isn’t the first time Travis and Swift’s romance has been referenced in line with NFL promotional materials. Last month, a promo that aired on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown featured the Hallmark screenwriter Julie Sherman Wolfe in which she explains how the 2023-2024 football season was like a Christmas movie she would write for her network.
Wolfe, who has written 24 films for Hallmark, explains in the video that the NFL, like her films, has been “full of twists and turns” and “moments of pure joy.” As she talks about how there has also been “unexpected romance” for some players, the screen flashes to a moment where Travis, 34, is on the field as Swift, also 34, cheers him on in the stands.
“Yes, someone’s heart can be broken, and not everyone gets the big kiss in the end, but all that’s left, especially at Christmas, is love,” she continues. “And in the end, everyone will have their storybook ending. It is Hallmark after all.”
Travis and Swift’s relationship has been the Hallmark-esque love story of the NFL since the pair were first linked in September 2023. The couple has made it a point to support each other in their respective careers in recent months , meaning Swift has shown up at several Chiefs games around the country.
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While some fans of the sport have pushed back on heavy coverage of Swift during games, Swift previously shared during her December 2023 TIME cover story that doesn’t concern itself with the “Dads, Brads and Chads” she might upset by standing up for her boyfriend.
“If you say a relationship is public, that means I’m going to see him do what he loves, that we stand up for each other, that there are other people there and we don’t care,” Swift explains. ‘The opposite of that is that you have to go to extreme lengths to make sure no one knows you’re seeing someone. And we are just proud of each other.”