Travis Kelce will play in the Kansas City Chiefs’ first preseason game when the team faces off against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday, August 10.
The main trainer Andy Reid revealed he plans to play Kelce, 34, Patrick Mahomes and an additional start in the game. Reid’s strategy differs from other NFL coaches, who typically rest star players in the preseason. Reid, for his part, shared his thought process.
“I’m going to play everybody,” Reid told the media on Wednesday, August 7. The higher draft picks are going to be there (against) better competition, so I want to see how they handle it.
However, the athletes will not play the entire game and time will be limited to one quarter.
“I let him get into the swing, and who knows how to do that,” Reid said. “Both sides of the ball, he knows how to do it, but everywhere you have to go in and shoot, so he gives you a chance to do that.”
Kelce and his teammates report to training camp in July. The tight end spent the majority of the offseason traveling with his girlfriend Taylor Swift around the world. Swift, 34, and Kelce began dating in July 2023 and Department of Tortured Poets The singer attended some of Kelce’s games at the end of the season. Swift cheered Kelce all the way to Super Bowl LVIII this February, where the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22.
Swift is on her European leg Tour of Eras since May. During one of her London shows in June, Kelce joined her on stage to perform during Swift’s “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” interlude.
Since returning to training camp, Kelce has been interacting with his and Swift’s fans. Earlier this month, the footballer signed a fan-made Swift and Chiefs jersey.
Swift, for her part, is scheduled to appear in Vienna starting Thursday, August 8. However, the concert was canceled due to an alleged terrorist plot aimed at showing it. Swift was scheduled to perform three shows at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium from August 8 to August 10 before authorities became aware of the suspected threat.
The show was later canceled and two suspects were arrested in connection with the crime. A third suspect was later arrested.
“Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour Vienna shows (have) been canceled due to government officials’ confirmation of a planned terrorist attack,” said a statement from concert organizer Barracuda Music. “With confirmation from government officials of a planned terrorist attack at the Ernst Happel Stadium, we have no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone’s safety.”
Neither Swift nor Kelce have publicly spoken about the terror plot or the canceled event.