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Taylor Swift met Bernie Kosar at Travis Kelce’s home before arriving at Chiefs game

Taylor Swift and Bernie Kosar
Taylor Swift and Bernie Kosar

Taylor Swift returned to GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, but it could be the final time she comes back to Kansas City for a while.

Well, to see a football game, that is.

The Daily Mail reported that Swift flew to Kansas City on Sunday morning and went to boyfriend Travis Kelce’s house.

While at Kelce’s home in Briarcliff, Swift met former Cleveland Browns Pro Bowl quarterback and Boardman High School graduate Bernie Kosar.

In an appearance Monday on “The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima” on 92.3 the Fan in Cleveland, Kosar said that he traveled to Kansas City to support the Kelce family in their “Operation Breakthrough” charity.

Kosar was asked which side initiated the photo op.

“I think my concussion issues would really be elevated if I said she was begging for a picture with the old man,” Kosar laughed.

Earlier in the day, Kosar posted a picture of him shared by the Kelce family of Travis and his brother, Jason Kelce, who plays for the Philadelphia Eagles, wearing his jersey as kids. The Kelce family is from Cleveland Heights.

Swift later made her way to Arrowhead Stadium, her fourth trip to see Kelce play in person, including three games in Kansas City.

And, no, Swift didn’t sneak into the stadium in a popcorn cart (as an urban legend suggests). Here is video of her arrival at Arrowhead Stadium.

Swift’s Eras Tour will have her in South America for tour dates starting in early November. After Sunday, the Chiefs don’t play at Arrowhead Stadium again until Nov. 20, one day after she plays a concert in Rio De Janeiro.

Special bracelet

An eagle-eye viewer noted that Swift was wearing a friendship bracelet with Kelce’s No. 87 on it.

Swift was in a suite at Arrowhead Stadium with Brittany Mahomes, Jackson Mahomes and others.

Mahoning Matters contributed to this story

This story was originally published October 24, 2023 at 7:43 AM with the headline "Taylor Swift met Bernie Kosar at Travis Kelce’s home before arriving at Chiefs game."

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.