When Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce began dating pop sensation Taylor Swift earlier this year, there were a lot of people suggesting that the relationship could be detrimental to the Chiefs, providing a distraction. But one Kansas City Chiefs coach paints a very different picture.
During a recent appearance on The Sports Shop With Reese & Kmac, Kansas City Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt claimed that Taylor Swift “actually affected the team in a positive way.”
The biggest thing, Merritt claims, is that Kelce became so happy after they started dating that he became “a different man.”
“My player, my brother is happy beside me,” Merritt said on the show according to Entertainment Tonight. “Travis came in there a different man. So, she helped us.”
But more than that, Swift simply became a part of the Chiefs’ community after she began coming around.
“But upon meeting her, I felt like she actually added to what it was that we were trying to do,” Merrit said. “Because there were so many people that were hating the fact that she was being shown on TV, that you know what, you’re part of our family because you’re now with Travis, so therefore you’re our little sister or you’re whatever it may be, you’re part of family.”
And obviously, it worked as the Chiefs were able to win their second consecutive Super Bowl, with her cheering them on from the stands.
“She won a Super Bowl in her first year in the NFL,” Merritt joked. “How about that?”
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