Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at tennis match.Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce (Photo by Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images)
An Atlanta Falcons superstar is boldly poking the bear ahead of his team’s Week 3 “Sunday Night Football” clash against Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Travis Kelce’s Chiefs are coming off a nail-biting victory over the Cincinnati Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium that moved them to 2-0 on the season. The Falcons, coming off a potential season-saving road win over the Philadelphia Eagles, will try and hand the defending champs their first loss of 2024.

Trash-talking a premier NFL superstar like Kelce is never a good idea. But Falcons Pro Bowl safety Jessie Bates III couldn’t help but place himself in the spotlight by threatening to trash-talk Taylor Swift during Sunday’s clash.

Appearing on “The Pacman Jones Show: Politely Raw” hosted by former NFL star Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones, Bates warned Travis Kelce that there may be some trash talk about his celebrity girlfriend:

“I don’t listen to much Taylor Swift but obviously you got to respect [her] for what she has done with her career and then with Travis, obviously, you got to have some type of respect with him…But once that clock ticks and we in between those lines you know I see red sometimes so I might say some crazy stuff to him. It may involve Taylor, it may not.”

Kelce is off to a surprisingly slow start, with only four receptions for 39 yards and no touchdowns over Kansas City’s first two games. We”ll see if he can put together a signature Kelce performance on prime-time and put Mr. Bates in his place.

 

In his second season with Atlanta, Bates has two pass breakups and one interception. He intercepted Jalen Hurts late on Monday night to seal the Falcons’ victory and prevent them from a disastrous 0-2 start.

Perfect Opportunity For Travis Kelce To Take Over

The Falcons will likely assign star cornerback AJ Terrell to trail wide receivers Rashee Rice and/or Xavier Worthy, which would open the door for Travis Kelce to draw favorable matchups and take over the game.

It’s only a matter of time until Patrick Mahomes starts feeding Kelce aplenty again. And you have to think Kelce might be a little more motivated to dominate on Sunday following Bates’ bold comments. It’s never a good idea to trash-talk a player’s significant other, after all.

REPORT: Details Emerge On Who Kansas City Chiefs Superstar TE Travis Kelce Will Vote For In The US Presidential Election

Donald Trump, Travis Kelce and Kamala Harris Donald Trump, Travis Kelce and Kamala Harris (Photo via Getty Images)
Kansas City Chiefs tight end has reportedly made a decision on who he’s voting for in the upcoming 2024 United States presidential election.

The 34-year-old Travis Kelce hasn’t publicly endorsed Republican Donald Trump or Democratic nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris, but it sounds like he’ll be voting blue for the Nov. 5 election.

Kelce’s girlfriend, Taylor Swift, took to Instagram to to endorse Harris following yesterday’s presidential debate. And according to a new report, Kelce will follow suit and endorse Harris as well.

A source told the Daily Mail that Travis Kelce will “soon” endorse Kamala Harris, and that the the three-time Super Bowl champion was “proud of” Taylor Swift for expressing her beliefs ahead of the election:

“Travis will definitely be endorsing Kamala and will be doing it very soon – perhaps within the next day or so. After Taylor revealed her endorsement for Kamala, Travis knew what he had to do. He understood the assignment.

He was very proud of Taylor for finally speaking out and he supports her in everything she does, this will be no different. They share the same beliefs and ideals and goals, and this is one of them.

Together they both know that they can make a greater impact on fans and voters than either one of them alone.”

Kelce’s teammate, Patrick Mahomes, has stated on numerous occasions that he won’t be using his platform to endorse a candidate. That’s a contrary of Brittany Mahomes, who has offered support for Donald Trump on Instagram.

In May 2020, Swift criticized Trump’s responses to the George Floyd protests and vowed that he’d be voted out in November. Democratic nominee Joe Biden defeated Trump, marking the first unsuccessful U.S. presidential re-election bid since George H.W. Bush in 1992.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have been together for a year. She was in attendance for the Chiefs’ Kickoff Game against the Baltimore Ravens at Arrowhead Stadium last week, a 27-20 Kansas City victory.

Travis Kelce & Chiefs Welcome The Bengals On Sunday

The Chiefs got past another Super Bowl contender in Week 1. Up next, they’ll welcome another AFC rival in Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals in a rematch of the 2021 and 2022 AFC Championship Games.

Burrow was sidelined (season-ending wrist injury) for the Bengals-Chiefs game last year. He is 3-1 against Kansas City, with the only defeat coming on a late Harrison Butker field goal in the 2022 AFC Championship Game.

The Bengals lost their season opener 16-10 to the New England Patriots on Sunday. With a loss, Cincy would fall to 0-2 to begin the season for a third straight year.