Travis Kelce hasn’t posted his typical numbers for the 2024 football season, but apparently that doesn’t matter to his fans.
Despite a poor season by his standards, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end received the most fan votes for the 2025 Pro Bowl.
He received 252,200 fan votes, and to be fair, his relationship with Swift likely boosted that number.
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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce celebrates his touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second half of an NFL football game on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Fried)
Kelce and Swift began dating last September, significantly boosting his already sky-high popularity outside of football circles.
Kelce, who was tapped to host Saturday Night Live after winning Super Bowl 57, had already dabbled in reality television, but dating Swift took his name to a whole new level.
This year will be Kelce’s tenth Pro Bowl selection. This season he caught 97 passes for 823 yards and three touchdowns.
However, this will likely be the first time since 2015 that Kelce has played at least 16 games and failed to gain 1,000 yards. Kelce played 15 games last year, the first game he missed due to injury since his rookie season, and scored 984 points.
Jahmyr Gibbs received less than 2,000 votes less than the second-highest vote-getter, Kelce.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce warms up before the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium. (Charles Leclerc – Image)
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Kelce isn’t the only Chiefs player to have slowed down on offense. In fact, it’s an epidemic throughout the team. However, elite defense and the right way the ball bounces (sometimes literally bouncing) has helped them to a 15-1 season so far and the top seed in the AFC on the back of back-to-back Super Bowl titles .
Jayden Daniels, Joe Burrow and Jared Goff rounded out the top five.
This is the Pro Bowl’s third year after the NFL canceled its full-contact All-Star game and replaced it with a weeklong skills competition and flag football competition.
The game takes place in Central Florida and takes place on February 2 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, a 7-on-7 flag football contest between the AFC and NFC.
kansas city chiefs (Scott Galvin-Imaan Photo)
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Retired Super Bowl quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning will return as head coaches in both leagues.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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