Taylor Swift has 'zero' to do with Travis Kelce and Chiefs' struggles
Ex-NFL star, Merril Hoge has dismissed the bizarre theory that Taylor Swift could be to blame for the poor performance of Kansas City Chiefs player, Travis Kelce.
It's been a difficult time for Kelce, 34. Over the past month, he hasn't scored a single touchdown and only managed a combined 72 receiving yards in his last pair of games. The Chiefs marked their fifth defeat in eights games on Christmas Day against the Las Vegas Raiders and Swift was there to witness it.
In fact, Swift also attended two other losses by the Chiefs - one against Green Bay Packers and the other against Buffalo Bills. It is a far cry from the early weeks of Swift's attendance when the defending Super Bowl champions were racking up the victories.
Hoge rubbished the idea that Swift's presence was impacting results, telling OutKick: "It's irrelevant." He added, "That's a media twist. That's actually just to tell you how weak and stupid the media is and people are."
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The former NFL player explained, "It has nothing to do with the locker room. They've never been in the locker room, and they (the media) clearly don't understand the National Football League, the dynamics of winning on Sundays when you win, when you lose, the struggles that exist. Somebody who sings songs has zero to do with it."
The former Pittsburgh Steelers running back said: "Her greatness and brilliance, that'd be like her not having a successful album and saying 'Travis Kelce is because she didn't have a successful album. It has nothing to do with it. She has nothing to do with where they are right now."
These words came in response to the UNDISPUTED analyst Skip Bayless, who labelled Swift as a 'distraction' on Christmas Day, saying "Feels like it's about time to call Taylor Swift a distraction," on X, formerly known as Twitter. "What do you think, Patrick [Mahomes]? Andy [Reid]? How about you, Travis [Kelce]?" he added.
Bayless then had some choice words for Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes: "What a nightmare day for Mahomes, who just doesn't look like himself," after the latter's one-touchdown-pass and one-interception performance against the Raiders. He concluded his commentary with: "Mahomes has turned into the Most Valuable Bungler."
The Kansas City Chiefs now have two more regular season games to shake off this slump before the playoffs begin. Despite not being able to grab the top spot in the AFC (which either the Baltimore Ravens or Miami Dolphins will secure), one victory would secure their postseason place and grant them the AFC West division title.
The second seed is still within reach, or at the very least, they need to secure one victory from their remaining two games to lock in the third spot. Even if they suffer defeats against the Cincinnati Bengals on New Year's Day and the Los Angeles Chargers later, their tally of nine wins might already be sufficient for a playoff spot.
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