Travis Kelce‘s summer of romance has finally come to an end as the Kansas City Chiefs tight end returned to the NFL grind Sunday.
Kelce has enjoyed a whirlwind offseason following his pop superstar girlfriend Taylor Swift across Europe as she performs her Eras Tour to sold-out crowds across the continent.
However, the time has come for the loved-up Super Bowl winner to turn his focus back to the field as he arrived for his first session of the Chiefs’ 2024 training camp Sunday.
Kelce was spotted coming down the iconic hill in St Joseph, Missouri, where the Chiefs’ preseason training facilities are located, for his 12th season.
Kelce was seen rocking his signature ‘El Travador’ mustache, which has made a return for the preseason once again.
Travis Kelce arrived at Chiefs training camp on Sunday after an offseason with Taylor Swift
A 90,000-strong crowd screamed as he swept Swift off her feet and carried her across the stage.
Most recently, the three-time Super Bowl champ was spotted by eagle-eyed Swifties at her concert in Gelsenkirchen, Germany on Wednesday – just three days before he had to report to Chiefs training camp.
It marked Kelce’s 13th appearance at one of his girlfriend’s shows since they started dating last summer.
The three-time Super Bowl winner was seen rocking his signature ‘El Travador’ mustache
Kelce was spotted coming down the iconic hill in St Joseph, Missouri , where the Chiefs’ preseason training facilities are located, for his 12th season
Kelce has been busy jetting around Europe with girlfriend Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour
Not only is 13 Swift’s favorite number, but the pop megastar also attended 13 of Kelce’s Chiefs game last season.
Kelce’s coach, Andy Reid, recently shook off any concerns about extra attention surrounding Kelce as training camp gets underway for the upcoming football season.
‘I think it’s great for him. He can handle it. As a matter of fact, I think he probably loves it to a point. I think there’s a great escape for him,’ Reid said of Kelce’s fame.
‘I said that about Taylor, too. I mean, she comes to the game, she can kind of escape having to be the show. When he goes to her concerts, she’s the star,’ he went on.
‘That podcast of theirs is ridiculous, so he’s gotten a lot of notoriety for that,’ Reid added, referencing the New Heights podcast he co-hosts with his brother Jason .
‘He’s an outgoing guy. I mean, he comes into a room, he’s going to light the room up. Everybody’s his best friend. Until you prove him wrong, everybody’s a friend,’ Reid continued of Travis.
‘He can handle it, it’s not something that [he’s] been given that he can’t handle.’
Quarterbacks, including Patrick Mahomes, and the rookie arrived for pre-camp earlier
Earlier in the summer, Kelce performed on stage in London alongside his girlfriend
Kelce’s heartbreak at being separated from Swift may have been soothed by a sweet message he received upon arrival at camp.
He had a touching note waiting for him in his locker when he returned to Chiefs HQ for training camp this week.
Actors Tyler Hynes and Hunter King, who are starring in the upcoming Hallmark movie Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story, revealed Travis’ mom Donna encouraged them to sneak ‘a note into Trav’s locker.’
‘I wrote the lyrics to Friends in Low Places [by Garth Brooks] because he sang it at the [Super Bowl] parade that I was at, and I said, “Don’t ever change,”‘ Hynes said in an interview with People.
