Commissioner Roger Goodell took a seat with CBS Mornings today to share his ideas on a few of one of the most important present events in the NFL — so, yes, that implies he needed to discuss Taylor Swift.
In his Wednesday (Nov. 22) meeting with host the program’s co-host Nate Burleson, Goodell claimed that he enjoyed to see the love in between the pop celebrity and Kansas City Chiefs limited end Travis Kelce going so well. “Listen, they’re happy,” he claimed. “They seem to be enjoying their relationship, that’s great in and of itself. But it has connected more fans of Taylor’s and more fans of the NFL in some way to see that now they have a connection to our game.”
Continuing, the commissioner included that the pairing has actually absolutely brought a much broader fanbase to the NFL. “Taylor, she’s an unbelievable artist, obviously Travis is an unbelievable player,” he claimed. “I think it’s great for the league to have that kind of attention. We welcome it.”
Viewership of NFL games — specifically those entailing the Kansas City Chiefs — is booming many thanks to the pop celebrity’s love with Kelce and her resulting presence at games. In truth, the Chiefs’ Monday evening (Nov. 20) face-off with the Philadelphia Eagles, home to Travis’ older sibling Jason, was the most-viewed Monday evening football game in 27 years.
Some sporting activities followers, nonetheless, have actually slammed the NFL for its Swift-driven insurance coverage since late, and also Travis himself confessed last month that the network was “overdoing it a little bit.” Soon after, the NFL safeguarded its concentrate on Swift’s participation via a statement: “The Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce news has been a pop cultural moment we’ve leaned into in real time,” it checked out. “It’s an intersection of sport and entertainment, and we’ve seen an incredible amount of positivity around the sport.”
See Goodell’s complete CBS Mornings meeting over.
