Travis Kelce joked that he’s been “put on the map” since news broke of his budding relationship with Taylor Swift.
The tight end and his brother, fellow NFL star Jason Kelce, announced on their “New Heights” podcast Wednesday that their show has reached No. 1 across various platforms.
“We are officially on the map. Both Travis and I have officially been put on the map,” Jason joked.
“Just when you think you been skatin’ away from it,” responded Travis, who hardly contained his laughter.
Jason, who is a center for the Philadelphia Eagles, not-so-vaguely credited the “Anti-Hero” singer attending games for giving them a boost in the rankings.
“Nothing out of the ordinary from week 3, so can’t really explain why the boost in viewership,” Jason quipped, “but we appreciate you guys tuning in.”
The Kelces’ jest comes after Bethenny Frankel joked that Swift, 33, put the NFL athlete “on the map” by dating him.
“I’ve never heard the man’s name in my life. It’s not only that she put him on the map – she drew the map, she charted the course that we’re gonna take when we utilize the map, and she took him like a claw in the arcade as a toy and put him on the map,” Frankel said in a TikTok.
The former “Real Housewives of New York City” doubled down on never having “heard his name” in her “whole life” despite Travis, 33, being one of the best players in the NFL.
“When I look at him, he looks like a guy who would be in like a crime movie like a tough Russian Albanian just has like two lines in a scene like, ‘it’s done, looks tough,’” she continued, putting on some sort of Eastern European accent.
The Skinnygirl founder, 52 later told fans she was “just baiting” her followers.
She claimed she actually was aware of Travis’ own stardom.
“I know some of you are mad at me, I’m sorry that I said Travis was put on the map by Taylor Swift, I know that Travis was on the football map,” she said.
“It’s just a joke, he’s wonderful, he’s amazing, he’s a nationally famous football star, she happens to be a global icon, so all in good fun.”
Unlike the “Love Story” singer’s relationship with ex Joe Alwyn, Swift has been very public with her new beau.
The “Miss Americana” star has attended two of Travis’ games and was seen getting cozy with him at an afterparty in Kansas City, Mo.
Although they left the Chiefs vs. Jets game separately, the pair were able to spend time together at her New York City apartment before last Sunday’s game.
