By KEN MAGUIRE (AP Sports Writer)
FRANKFURT, Germany — Travis Kelce declined to discuss Taylor Swift’s status for Sunday’s game in Germany — and their status as a couple.
The Chiefs tight end spoke Friday at a press conference but wouldn’t say whether the pop star plans to attend the game against the Miami Dolphins at Deutsche Bank Park.
“When I mention or everybody knows that she’s at the game, the Vegas, the over under on my catches kind of goes up and down, the spread goes up and down,” Kelce joked. “I don’t want to mess with any of that stuff, so I’m just going to keep it to myself.”
The Chiefs arrived Friday morning and practiced at the campus of the German national soccer team in Frankfurt.
Kelce was asked for his relationship status and if he’s “in love” — which drew oohs and chuckles.
“The latest status is I got to see her last week,” he good-naturedly replied.
The reporter repeated the second part.
“I’m going to keep my personal relationship personal,” Kelce said.
Swift is scheduled to resume her Eras Tour on Thursday in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She has three shows at Estadio River Plate followed by six dates in two cities in Brazil later this month.
She was not at the Chiefs game at Denver last week. The Broncos won 24-9.
Kelce has averaged 108 yards receiving in the four games Swift has attended — and less than half that in the three games she did not.
The tight end had a 12-catch performance for 179 yards and a touchdown in a 31-17 win over the Los Angeles Chargers two weeks ago, when Swift danced with Brittany Mahomes, wife of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, in an Arrowhead Stadium suite.
“I think it’s pretty much a coincidence,” Kelce said Friday. “I’ve had some pretty big games in my career.”
Swift has never performed at Deutsche Bank Park. Her tour includes seven shows scheduled in three German cities — all next July.
Mahomes feels fine
Patrick Mahomes feels “perfectly fine” after an illness and said on Friday he’s ready to move on from last week’s subpar performance.
The Kansas City quarterback had flu-like symptoms before losing a fumble and throwing two interceptions in a 24-9 loss to the Denver Broncos.
“I’m feeling perfectly fine,” Mahomes said Friday at a press conference after the defending Super Bowl champions landed in Frankfurt and held a practice. “It was kind of just that night and a little bit that next day. I kind of got back pretty quickly.”
Mahomes also sustained a cut on his left hand, but said he’s not worried about it ahead of Sunday’s game.
“The hand is fine, just have to cover it up for some practices, but I don’t think I’ll have much of anything on it for the game,” he said.
The Chiefs had key drops and five turnovers in the loss to the Broncos.
“You find that stuff, you correct it, you talk about it with your coaches and your teammates and then you move on,” Mahomes said. “The NFL is a long season. That stuff happens.”
Running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire did not make the trip because of an illness.
