'Swelce' Official: Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift Romance Nickname Given Big Stamp of Approval

How Travis Kelce Reacted When Taylor Swift Watched Him Play
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Literally, Travis Kelce has approved of the moniker he and Taylor Swift's romance has generated.

The tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs autographed a jersey that had his number, 87, written on the back and the word "Swelce" at the top.

In addition to "Traylor," the mashup is one of Kelce and Swift's "ship-names." The red and white personalized Chiefs jersey was up for bid on Chiefs Bid, an NFL-run online auction platform where fans may place bids on items that players have signed or worn.

Swelce Jersey
KELCE SIGNED "SWELCE" RED CUSTOM JERSEY Chiefs Bid/Metabilia.io

A fortunate admirer paid more than $500 for the personalized jersey. Since they originally revealed their affair three months ago, Kelce and the "Blank Space" singer's relationship has swept Swifties and the NFL by storm.

On September 24, Swift made her debut with Donna Kelce, Kelce's mother, in the stands at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

Fans initially questioned whether this was Swift and the NFL player's first date, but the "Love Story" singer later disclosed in an interview with Time Magazine that the two had been discreetly dating for some time. According to Swift, 34, and Travis, 34, "started hanging out right after" the athlete called her out on his "New Heights" podcast in July, the athlete said to the publication.

He was narrating at the time how, while attending one of Swift's performances in Missouri, he tried-and failed-to give Swift his phone number via a friendship bracel

et. "So we actually had a significant amount of time that no one knew, which I'm grateful for, because we got to get to know each other," Swift shared.

Travis has also expressed his admiration for the "Lavender Haze" singer on a few occasions.

"Obviously I've never dated anyone with that kind of aura about them ... I've never dealt with it," Kelce said in an interview with WSJ Magazine last month. "But at the same time, I'm not running away from any of it.... The scrutiny she gets, how much she has a magnifying glass on her, every single day, paparazzi outside her house, outside every restaurant she goes to, after every flight she gets off, and she's just living, enjoying life."

Page Six has revealed that Swift will attend both Travis' Christmas Day football game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium and the athlete's New Year's Day game, which both take place during the holiday season. An informant informed us that "she'll definitely be at the games."

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