Over the past several months, global pop superstar Taylor Swift has become a mainstay at Kansas City Chiefs games in support of her new boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Given that Swift is likely the most famous woman on the planet, her presence at games has attracted a lot of attention, and Super Bowl winning head coach Tony Dungy seems to think that’s ruining the sport.
During a recent interview with Fox News, Tony Dungy spoke on why he thinks young people are increasingly “disenchanted” with sports.
“I think we’ll always have sports in some form or fashion. Some people are disenchanted with it,” Dungy said.
Tony Dungy fears Taylor Swift is part of why NFL fans are ‘disenchanted’ https://t.co/zzvutxwfgp pic.twitter.com/W8PFyPcrq8
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 13, 2024
When asked about “The Taylor Swift Effect” in the NFL right now, Dungy claimed that Swift had some blame in “disenchanting people” from watching sports.
“That’s the thing that’s disenchanting people with sports now,” Dungy said of Swift. “There’s so much on the outside coming in. Entertainment value and different things. Taking away from what really happens on the field.”
Dungy quickly took a lot of heat on social media for his comments as people blasted him in their reactions.
It’s not her fault the TV networks keep showing/talking about her!
She’s just a fan trying to support her boyfriend!! https://t.co/9t4faydiiS
— Joe Thomas (@joethomas73) January 13, 2024
the song is called *Enchanted please get it right https://t.co/WEZ6BF1ptv
— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) January 13, 2024
The only ppl distracted by Taylor Swift at NFL games are the men w/ microphones. Everyone else is literally fine. They’re like “how much longer can the fans put up with that woman sitting at games?!”
Meanwhile NFL fans just want the refs to not make game-altering mistakes https://t.co/hruib5QsDj
— Tanya Ray Fox (@TanyaRayFox) January 13, 2024
this is just him trying to find more different ways to call the nfl “woke” https://t.co/glg4aRT7jF
— Brian Floyd (@BrianMFloyd) January 13, 2024
I’d argue the price of tickets and the fact it’s an average entertainment product is a bigger reason https://t.co/ycM0V3Mao2
— TMB🤌🏻 (@tmb237) January 13, 2024
As usual, this guy is full of nonsense. Nobody is swearing off football because of Taylor Swift’s totally real relationship with Travis Kelce. But I guarantee I’m not the only one disenchanted with Tony Dungy’s habitual bigotry and intolerance. https://t.co/pjcskAzsvy
— SportsAngle (@SportsAngle) January 13, 2024
I think Tony Dungy is a much bigger reason why NFL fans are “disenchanted”.
Seriously, when will these old males learn to leave Taylor Swift alone? It will not end well for you; nor should it. https://t.co/BF7trDYfqj
— Mitchell (@duckboy0315) January 13, 2024
Were I disenchanted with the NFL, it would probably be due to talking heads who provide nothing in the way of analysis, and get all crunchy when other people insist that they live a certain way.
Probably just me. https://t.co/uIkrk2Z1eh
— Doug Farrar ✍ (@NFL_DougFarrar) January 13, 2024
How is he this out of touch with… everything https://t.co/jCLvwJ8BVU
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) January 13, 2024
Swift has made it clear that she is simply attending games in support of Kelce and does not particularly care who is bothered by her appearance or the attention she receives.
[Fox News]
