Taylor Swift praised for her NFL knowledge by Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs teammate Patrick Mahomes – as he opens up about his friendship with the singer: ‘It’s like she’s trying to be a coach!’

Patrick Mahomes has opened up about his blossoming friendship with Taylor Swift after the singer began dating Kansas City Chiefs teammate Travis Kelce last year.

“I’ve met a lot of famous people now in my life – Taylor is probably the most down-to-earth person that’s been on that stage for so long,” Mahomes told TIME after the publication named the Super Bowl winner one of the most influential people of 2024.

‘She never works. Even when she’s taking her downtime, she’s working on something. Record a music video or sing a song or write a song. You can tell by the way she talks.

‘Even when she’s talking about football, when she’s learning it, you can see her business mind putting it together. It’s almost like she’s trying to become a coach. “Why can’t you try this, that, and this?” She asks the right questions.’

Mahomes also admitted that Swift’s support for the Chiefs meant the team “went from a nationwide team that was a little bit global to a fully global, worldwide team — which came from Taylor’s fan base.”

Swift went to 13 Chiefs games last season and drove back from four Eras Tour dates in Tokyo to watch Kelce and Mahomes win the Super Bowl in Las Vegas in February.

She has also struck up a close friendship with Brittany Mahomes, Patrick’s wife, since going public with Kelce back in September.

That Vegas win was the third for Mahomes, who at 27 already ranks as the best prospect to match Tom Brady’s seven Super Bowl wins.

But whether he reaches that total or not, Mahomes has an opportunity next season to accomplish something Brady never could as he leads the Chiefs’ shot at a historic third straight Super Bowl triumph.

The Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles — and Kelce’s brother Jason — in the 2023 game before winning this year against the San Francisco 49ers.

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