{"id":5655,"date":"2024-09-05T19:28:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T19:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=5655"},"modified":"2024-09-05T19:28:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T19:28:36","slug":"chiefs-president-reveals-tasteful-ways-team-plans-to-show-taylor-swift-at-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=5655","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs President Reveals Tasteful Ways Team Plans to Show Taylor Swift at Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-mm-id=\"_pkzlv0ntz\">\n<p data-mm-id=\"_pkzlv0ntz\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_pkzlv0ntz\">The NFL is back, and so is Taylor Swift. Some fans will be elated to see the pop star cheering on Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs again on their television screens, while others will groan and gripe about Swift\u2019s 22 seconds of airtime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_u9zj5913w\">With another season of\u00a0<em>Swift-mania<\/em>\u00a0on the horizon, the Chiefs\u2019 gameplan regarding her unavoidably public appearances at Arrowhead Stadium is simple: Respect Kelce and Swift\u2019s relationship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_dcrt07hjs\">Chiefs president Mark Donovan recently spoke with Front Office Sports about the two stars\u2019 increased publicity within the past year and described how the team may consciously limit Swift\u2019s airtime for the sake of the couple\u2019s privacy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_vsu1irfru\">\u201cThis is another conversation we had with Travis was, we did our very best to respect the relationship,\u201d Donovan said on Thursday (at the 22:35 mark in the video). \u201cLast season, in Arrowhead Stadium, we didn\u2019t play a single Taylor Swift song during our games. And that was a sign of respect. We\u2019re not trying to capitalize on this. We\u2019re trying to celebrate it, but it\u2019s not about doing too much or showing her every touchdown or anything like that. She never appeared on our big board.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"style_120ff32\" data-mm-id=\"_xvo5hjbqp\" data-mm-type=\"embed\">\n<figure class=\"_sk5w3b\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"_1nhfz2\" title=\"Chiefs President Talks Three-Peat, Team Relocation, Taylor Swift\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VeU_Lm0CybM?feature=oembed\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"MM_DISPLAY_MANAGER_AD_DYNAMIC_0-2-4\" data-ad-type=\"hb\">\n<div id=\"MM_DISPLAY_MANAGER_AD_DYNAMIC_0-2-4_slot\" class=\"slot\" data-google-query-id=\"CPzNtr3ErIgDFWzm_QUd288gLQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_23162276296\/sportsillustrated\/si.com\/inarticle_d_1__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_9kofal87q\">\u201cWe had one day when we had six or seven big celebrities in the stadium, and prior to the game we showed them on the sideline and then put them on the big board,\u201d Donovan continued. \u201cIt\u2019s another way of saying, this is the place to be, the coolest people in entertainment are here too. And I went to Travis afterwards and I\u2019m like, \u2018It\u2019s a little odd to me that we showed like four Hollywood people, two entertainers, a comedian and Taylor\u2019s in our suite watching but we\u2019re not showing her.\u2019 And he\u2019s like, \u2018Let\u2019s keep doing it the way we\u2019re doing it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_udpa6icoa\">Swift reportedly plans to be at Arrowhead as early as Thursday for Week 1\u2019s matchup against the Baltimore Ravens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_8kogbwx08\">Despite some fans\u2019 ongoing grumbles, the NFL hugely benefited from \u201cThe Swift Effect\u201d last year. The league posted its highest ratings since 2015 with regular season games attracting an average of 17.9 million viewers, a 7% increase from the previous year, according to a January 2024 report by\u00a0<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/media\/nfl-posts-highest-regular-season-tv-ratings-since-2015-1817bd5f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/media\/nfl-posts-highest-regular-season-tv-ratings-since-2015-1817bd5f\" aria-label=\"The Wall Street Journal - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\"><em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_77s8avw5e\">Heading into the 2024-25 season, the NFL has already embraced Swift\u2019s presence by\u00a0<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cbs-s-nate-burleson-destroys-nfl-fans-complaining-about-taylor-swift-in-season-promo-01j6ywex99c2\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cbs-s-nate-burleson-destroys-nfl-fans-complaining-about-taylor-swift-in-season-promo-01j6ywex99c2\">releasing a hype video<\/a>\u00a0which featured the pop star several times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_8ibr07qa9\">\u201c[Taylor] wants to be a fan,\u201d Donovan said. \u201cShe wants to be there to support Travis, and we\u2019re going to create that opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NFL is back, and so is Taylor Swift. 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