Patrick Mahomes reveals he's trying to prevent a Taylor Swift Super Bowl halftime show

How could he do this-- Oh wait, nevermind.

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The 2023 regular-season was an iconic one for the Kansas City Chiefs. While the team actually put together their worst regular season of the Patrick Mahomes era, it still resulted in an eventual Super Bowl trophy. Another memorable aspect of the 2023 season was that it introduced Taylor Swift to Chiefs Kingdom, as she had begun dating Travis Kelce early on in the regular season.

Swift and Kelce's relationship drew plenty of headlines and it got even crazier when she started attending games and rooted for Kelce in the suite of whichever stadium the Chiefs were playing in that week. Fast forward to the 2024 season and the two are still going strong, much to the dismay of the other 31 fanbases in the league.

With Swift and Kelce in a relationship, it's made the whole "Taylor Swift Super Bowl halftime show" even less likely. Mahomes was so kind as to point that out when a reporter asked him about it during media week. Mahomes was asked if he could help make the Swift halftime show fantasy into a reality and the star quarterback gave the best possible response (at least for Chiefs fans).

“As long as Trav’s playing and we’re in the Super Bowl, it’s going to be hard for her to do the halftime show,” Mahomes said. “So hopefully Trav keeps playing and we keep making it to the Super Bowl.”

Patrick Mahomes explains why Taylor Swift won't be available for the Super Bowl halftime show anytime soon

It is a bit surprising that Swift has never done the Super Bowl halftime show but more so before she started dating Kelce. It makes perfect sense as to why she won't now considering her boyfriend has played in five of the last six Super Bowls. Of course she's going to want to focus on being there for him rather than a performance midway through the game.

It'd also look kind of shady to everyone in the NFL if a player's girlfriend was picked as the halftime performer, even if she is the most popular popstar on the planet. It's a bummer for everyone who likes Swift's music and would enjoy watching her take the stage but Mahomes' point makes perfect sense. As long as Kelce is still playing (which he said he doesn't plan to retire soon), we won't be seeing Miss Americana taking the stage at halftime anytime soon.

Sorry Swifties.

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