Travis and Jason Kelce struck out when it came to understanding a Taylor Swift reference in their latest podcast episode.
On the Wednesday, September 18 episode of New Heights — the Kelce brothers’ hit football and pop culture-centric podcast — the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 34, and former Philadelphia Eagles center, 36, took to X (formerly Twitter) to read ideas from their listeners for future bonus content for the show. Before Jason could begin reading the first tweet, he stopped, puzzled by the user’s name, “Emma Fell In Love.”
“Here’s a few of your suggestions,” the father of three started off. “From Emma Fell in Love. Is that, like, a lyric or something?,” Jason asked his brother. Travis couldn’t help his older sibling out, as he was equally perplexed. “I have no idea,” the University of Cincinnati alum responded.
Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with his brother Jason Kelce after a 17-10 victory against the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game at M&T Bank Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end and his brother, retired Philadelphia Eagles player, Jason Kelce got confused by a Taylor Swift reference on their podcast.
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“When Emma Falls in Love” is not a lyric but rather the title of a song by Travis’s popstar girlfriend, Taylor Swift. The track was on her 2023 album “Speak Now” (Taylor’s Version) and is ‘From the Vault’ — meaning Swift wrote it when she was recording the original Speak Now in 2010, but it never made it onto the album.
After the apparent confusion, Jason read the fan’s suggestion, which asked the podcast hosts to break down football rules for newbies who don’t know much about the sport and may be listening more for the Taylor Swift content.
“I’m sure many #Swifties & tons of dads/daughters would love some @NewHeights bonus content teaching football concepts in an ELI5 format. I’d love to be able to understand the @NFL portions of the podcast, but a lot of it is hard to grasp as someone with no background,” the fan tweeted.
The two NFL stars were again lost as Jason asked his brother, “What the hell is ELI5?”
At first, Travis also didn’t know, but then he realized it meant, “Explain it like I’m five.”
Travis and Jason have previously referenced Swift on the podcast and have thanked the Swiftie’s for their support. The dynamic duo recently signed an impressive $100 million deal with Amazon’s Wondery for their podcast.
