Fans Were Convinced Travis Kelce’s Pregame Outfit Was a Subtle Tribute to One of Taylor Swift’s Albums

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Travis Kelce has stardom has reached new levels this season, thanks to his relationship with pop star Taylor Swift.
That means the Chiefs star tight end now has a lot of new fans who are looking into everything he does for some sort of special meeting. That continued Sunday when he arrived at Arrowhead Stadium for Week 14’s game wearing a flannel jacket on a chilly day in Kansas City.
Lots of Taylor Swift fans thought that fashion choice was a subtle tribute to her album, “Evermore,” which was released on Dec. 11, 2020. Swift wore a flannel shirt on the cover of that album, so of course this all must mean something.
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Here’s Kelce’s arrival for the Chiefs battle with Josh Allen and the Bills:
Alright nah, @tkelce is here! pic.twitter.com/Yj2ximisFF
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) December 10, 2023
Here are the reactions:
On her birthday - no coincidence, just insufferably cute https://t.co/6B4wENqDay pic.twitter.com/j4bvyxuxtw
— b ᡣ𐭩 (@auroras_prose17) December 10, 2023
HE SAID ITS EVERMORES BIRTHDAY BABEYYYYYYYYY https://t.co/DGP8BgITKC
— hayl ⸆⸉ 🪩🦇 (@inmydream1and) December 10, 2023
he knew it was evermore’s 3rd anniversary https://t.co/mqYP1ktkAU pic.twitter.com/KBTxfQQW6J
— ✮ (@clairvoyantgirl) December 10, 2023
he’s celebrating evermore’s anniversary oh exactly https://t.co/yLf60e6NrI
— aaliyah ★ (@lqbyrinths) December 10, 2023
He said “Happy Birthday, Evermore.” https://t.co/LGiVe7hw8X
— Ashley Jonesy (@ashleyjonesy) December 10, 2023
he’s giving evermore on it’s birthday https://t.co/UMlJEeMSDn
— morgan 🪩⸆⸉ (@goldcnstaylor) December 10, 2023
at least someone’s celebrating evermore’s birthday https://t.co/N4rEwj3W3o
— chloe et al (@aechanting) December 10, 2023

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