Taylor Swift blasts Travis Kelce into Hollywood stardom; romance a gamble for NFL star

Taylor Swift was joined by Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman and more as she cheered on Travis Kelce at the Kansas City Chiefs-New York Jets game Oct. 1. (Credit: Rachelle Janeczek via Storyful)

Travis Kelce was a well-known name for football fans, but once he started his apparent relationship with Taylor Swift, he became a household name for Swifties.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter on X, formerly Twitter, Kelce gained 860,000 followers on Instagram, more than he did in the past three Super Bowls he’s played. 

NPR also reported that Kelce’s jersey had a 400% spike in sales since Swift’s first appearance Setp. 24 at the Kansas City Chiefs-Chicago Bears game.

Swift fans went wild seeing her at the game in a luxury suite with Kelce’s mom, Donna, and the rumored couple were seen leaving the stadium together.

Swift gave a thumbs up while sitting in a luxury suite with Kelce's mom, Donna. (Jason Hanna via Getty Images)

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The "Shake It Off" singer appeared in the stands again Sunday, with a celebrity entourage that included Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Sophie Turner and Hugh Jackman, once again drawing the eyes of football and Swift fans to the NFL.

Taylor Swift, Brittany Mahomes, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman were all in a luxury suite together during Sunday's game. (Kevin Sabitus)

Neither Kelce nor Swift have confirmed the dating rumors, but Kelce did speak about her appearance at the September game on his podcast with brother Jason Kelce, "New Heights."

"Shoutout to Taylor for pulling up. That was pretty ballsy," he said. "I just thought it was awesome how everybody in the suite had nothing