{"id":24863,"date":"2024-02-11T22:55:08","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T22:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/11\/rob-gronkowski-loves-how-taylor-swift-inspired-new-football-fans\/"},"modified":"2024-02-11T22:55:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T22:55:08","slug":"rob-gronkowski-loves-how-taylor-swift-inspired-new-football-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/11\/rob-gronkowski-loves-how-taylor-swift-inspired-new-football-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob Gronkowski Loves How Taylor Swift Inspired New Football Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"


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From one tight end to another, Rob Gronkowski<\/strong><\/a> approves of Travis Kelce<\/strong>\u2019s relationship with Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s great [and] it\u2019s great for the NFL,\u201d Gronkowski, 34, exclusively told Us Weekly <\/i>at his pre-Super Bowl party on Saturday, February 10, in Las Vegas. \u201cShe\u2019s bringing a lot more eyeballs to the game, as well and those eyeballs are sticking because the NFL\u2019s a great product.\u201d<\/p>\n

Swift and Kelce, both 34, have been dating<\/a> since summer 2023 after he famously \u201cput [her] on blast\u201d via his podcast regarding his crush. They took their romance public nearly three months later when she attended her first Kansas City Chiefs game. (Kelce is a tight end for the Chiefs, who are the defending Super Bowl champs.)<\/p>\n

The Grammy winner has attended 12 of Kelce\u2019s games \u2014 Super Bowl LVIII<\/a> at Vegas\u2019 Allegiant Stadium on Sunday, February 11, is likely to be No. 13 \u2014 and is proud to support her man. The NFL has capitalized on Swift\u2019s presence by frequently showing her on camera, which inspired more of her fans to want to watch the games.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Athletes Who Have Defended Taylor Swift Attending NFL Games\u2028<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tGetty Images (3) Many professional athletes do not agree with the \u201cdads, Brads and Chads\u201d hating on Taylor Swift\u2019s attendance at NFL games. Swift has been a fixture at boyfriend Travis Kelce\u2019s Kansas City Chiefs games since September 2023, with the NFL occasionally showing her on the Jumbotron and on the broadcast when Kelce has [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThe new eyeballs are loving it and they\u2019re sticking and watching the games as well week in and week out,\u201d Gronkowski added on Saturday at Gronk Beach, held at Encore Beach Club at Wynn Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

While Gronkowski and other pro athletes have seen the positive impact of Swift\u2019s newfound football fandom, a collective of viewers were less than enthused. Irate fans criticized the NFL for showing Swift on camera more than footage of the actual game.<\/p>\n

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\n Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.<\/span> Gotham\/GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know how they know what suite I\u2019m in. There\u2019s a camera, like, a half-mile away, and you don\u2019t know where it is, and you have no idea when the camera is putting you in the broadcast, so I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m being shown 17 times or once,\u201d Swift told TIME<\/i> in her 2023 Person of the Year<\/a> profile. \u201cI\u2019m just there to support Travis. I have no awareness of if I\u2019m being shown too much and pissing off a few dads, Brads and Chads.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Swift, her sole game day goal is to support Kelce and his career.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Taylor Swift’s Chicest Game Day Styles at Travis Kelce’s Chiefs Games<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tTaylor Swift\u2019s game game outfits are the definition of trendy and festive. Swift started attending Kansas City Chiefs games in September 2023 amid her budding romance with tight end Travis Kelce. From official Chiefs gear to miniskirts and leather jackets, Swift has been supporting her beau in style. At the Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Chargers [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cWhen you say a relationship is public, that means I\u2019m going to see him do what he loves, we\u2019re showing up for each other, other people are there and we don\u2019t care,\u201d the 14-time Grammy winner added. \u201cThe opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you\u2019re seeing someone. And we\u2019re just proud of each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Swift is expected to attend Sunday\u2019s Super Bowl, with a source telling Us Weekly <\/i><\/a>that she is \u201cdoing everything in her power\u201d to get to Vegas from Japan where she had a concert the night before.<\/p>\n

Win or lose, Kelce is planning to return the favor<\/a> and join Swift on the international leg of her Eras Tour <\/i>next month. (Once the Super Bowl ends, Kelce will be in his NFL offseason.)<\/p>\n

Gronkowski will also be at the Super Bowl to attempt to kick a field goal during a live ad for FanDuel.<\/p>\n

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