Originally appeared on E! Online
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s big reputation is safe with the Kansas City Chiefs.
The franchise’s president Mark Donavan opened up about the initial promise he made to the to the NFL pro, 36, in the early days of his relationship with the Grammy winner.
“I told Travis, ‘Look, we are going to treat you and your relationship with the same respect that we treat any other player or coach’s relationship,’” Donavan shared on the “Up and Adams Show” Dec. 1. “It’s a relationship. We’re not going to monetize it. We’re not going to go out there and go crazy.”
The NFL exec went on to praise the Arrowhead Stadium staff for keeping Kelces’ winning romance with Swift, 35, low key while other broadcasts make a point to snag a glimpse of “The Fate of Ophelia” singer on their big screens.
“For a couple of years, all those shots you see of Taylor in the stadium — he scores a touchdown, he makes a catch, it goes to Taylor, especially the first year.” Donavan explained. “We never showed Taylor on our big boards in our stadium, never. It was respectful. We’re not going to do that.”
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Aiming to treat the couple like any other, he emphasized, “We’re not taking advantage of this relationship.”
Even more, Donavan claimed that the Chiefs’ arena team never even blasted a T-Swift song through their speakers when she came around to cheer on her guy.
“I joked with him early on in the first year,” he continued. “We never played a Taylor Swift song in the stadium when she’s in the building.”
But Kelce — who popped the question to Swift in August after two years together — made this separation of his personal and professional life as seamless as possible.
“Travis, to his credit, is all about team and he’s all about the guys and he’s all about being part of a team and not being separate,” Donavan added. “And he said, ‘That separates me… When we’re playing a game. When we’re in that stadium, it’s about us. And I want it to be about us,’”
And It’s clear that Swift feels this respect from the Chiefs, as well.
“Taylor’s been amazing to us,” Donavan gushed. “It’s been nothing but good. She is a phenomenon. She is just a special kind of person.”
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