Taylor Swift inspires NFL star Travis Kelce to stay at Kansas City Chiefs for another season

As well as inspiring millions of musicians around the world, it seems pop megastar Taylor Swift is also having an impact on her own household. Swift's fiancé, NFL star Travis Kelce, has confirmed he will stay on for another season at the Kansas City Chiefs - after being inspired by his love.

The 36-year-old tight end said Swift’s joy for her music inspired him to stay on with his team, and changed his mind amid public revealing he had considered leaving the NFL after becoming a free agent. But on Monday (March 9), he agreed to sign a new contract with the Chiefs.

Speaking on the Pat McAfee show, Kelce said: "We share the same love for what we do, and fortunately we’ve had this desire since we were kids in our selective professions. It’s amazing to see her keep going to the table, keep finding new things to write about, keep finding new melodies and, on top of that, still seeing her have that love and joy in what she does.

"Of course that’s motivating. That’s motivating for anybody to see, let alone my fiancée, knowing that I’m going through something where I’m trying to figure out exactly what the future holds for me.

"Something like that definitely motivates me to say, 'You know what, I’m not done, either'. I’ve still got some ideas in the back of my mind and still got some juice left to play this game."

Kelce has been with the Chiefs since 2013, and has picked up three Super Bowl titles with the team. But despite being a sports star in the US and among NFL fans around the world, he has become a globally-known name since his relationship with the Cruel Summer star went public.

They announced their engagement in August last year in a social media post which said: "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married."

Swift sang about the NFL star in her UK number one album, The Life Of A Showgirl, including on her song Opalite which references his birth stone, Opal. The track climbed the UK charts and became Swift’s sixth number one single earlier this year after the singer released an accompanying star-studded music video which featured actor Cillian Murphy, singer Lewis Capaldi, TV presenter Graham Norton, About Time star Domhnall Gleeson and actresses Greta Lee and Jodie Turner-Smith.

The record has since been named the best-selling album globally in 2025 by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).