Why Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson kept silent on Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce trip
That's the message pals Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson drove home Monday on the latest installment of their 'Calm Down' podcast, days after the Chiefs tight end posted a handful of Instagram photos of the group's offseason getaway with the pop superstar.
'When the opportunity came about for all of us to spend time together and go on vacation, we were elated to have time with them, but also, just in general, see what she's all about,' Thompson said of Swift, who has been dating Kelce for two years.
Advertisement
3 Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift spent time with Charissa Thompson and Erin Andrews this offseason.
Travis Kelce/Instagram
3 The couple has been dating since 2023.
Travis Kelce/Instagram
'She's everything and more. Their lives are so public, so it was very important for Erin and I not to say anything — not because we don't like to share stuff with you, but it's important for us to let them dictate the narrative on things they do in their personal life.'
Advertisement
Thompson, a longtime Swiftie like Andrews, added the 14-time Grammy winner is 'a dream,' and she's elated the couple 'make[s] each other happy.'
Kelce, 35, who reported to training camp this month ahead of his 13th NFL season, sent the internet into a frenzy on July 24 when he posted pics of his offseason 'adventures' with Swift, 35, Andrews, Thompson and their significant others, Jarret Stoll and Steve Cundari, respectively.
3 Travis Kelce is currently preparing for his 13th season in the league.
Travis Kelce/Instagram
'We're so protective of them and their privacy and what they deserve, so that's why we never said anything or never planned on saying anything,' Andrews added on Monday's episode.
Advertisement
'… I will say this, our group, the six of us, we had a time.'
Andrews, 47, and Thompson, 43, have long championed a Kelce-Swift connection, with the Fox Sports reporters encouraging the 'Fortnight' singer to give the three-time Super Bowl winner a chance after he failed to pass along a friendship bracelet at a July 2023 Eras Tour show with his telephone number on it.
Swift made her first appearance at a Chiefs game two months after Kelce's reveal.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
25 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Browns QB has absurdly bad training camp practice
The Cleveland Browns' quarterback battle is taking clearer shape after over a week of training camp practices. Quarterback Joe Flacco seems to be leading the way, especially after Kenny Pickett went down with a hamstring injury and has yet to return to team drills. Another one of the four quarterbacks had a particularly bad practice on Friday. Dillon Gabriel struggled heavily on Friday, going 3-of-14 in team drills, per ESPN Cleveland. Struggles continued into Saturday, according to Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN. "Dillon Gabriel is again getting a lot of work in team drills," Oyefusi posted on X. "Led the 2s vs. the 2s after Flacco and didn't find a completion from about a half-dozen attempts outside of a check down. Led one play with the first-team offensive line and is now leading the 3s, where he just had 2 straight completions to end the session." These struggles could lead to more opportunities for Shedeur Sanders, but it looks like Flacco is in the driver's seat to be the No. 1 quarterback for Week 1. Follow The Sporting News on WhatsAppBrowns legendary quarterback praises Shedeur Sanders Browns get major quarterback news ahead of latest training camp practice Browns should trade for former first-round pick quarterback after standout preseason performance Browns disgruntled star changes tone, wants to be in Cleveland for rest of career Browns could be eyeing former Defensive Player of the Year as Martin Emerson Jr replacement
NBC Sports
25 minutes ago
- NBC Sports
Get a free copy of Big Shield this weekend
As you may know (and quite possibly may not care), I've redirected a portion of my hunt-and-pecking capacity to writing books in recent years. The fifth one is coming on August 19. And so to justify mentioning that you can pre-order Big Shield right here for as low as 99 cents, I'll give a copy away this weekend. The second book out of the first box was up for grabs two weeks ago. This will be the third book from the first box. Signed, sealed, and delivered to the winner. To enter, send an email to florio@ with this subject line: '8/2/25 Big Shield giveaway.' Throw in your preferred inscription and address. Later today, I'll finish the last, final, umpteenth reading of the 385-page manuscript in search of any/all typos or mistakes. (Over/under on typos/errors I'll miss is 4.5.) Big Shield explores the potential intersection of gambling, the mob, and professional football. (Not the NFL.) The concept is already generating interest for potential adaptation into a film or a series. (That will inevitably change once they read it.) But don't wait for the film and series that undoubtedly will never be made. Click the link and make the order for the 99-cent ebook. Or, if you prefer old-school book reading, the $14.99 print edition. If you're on the fence, here's one of the 81 chapters.
USA Today
26 minutes ago
- USA Today
Jameis Winston says Eagles dynamic duo is 'something the NFL never wanted to see'
During a sit-down with Ryan Clark and the Pivot Podcast, Jameis Winston praised Philadelphia's duo, stating they are "what the league never wanted to see." Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley are the fuel that makes the Eagles' offensive engine run, and one veteran quarterback believes they are the duo the NFL never wanted to see come together. During a sit-down with Ryan Clark and the Pivot Podcast, Jameis Winston praised Philadelphia's duo, stating they are "what the league never wanted to see." Hurts, crowned Super Bowl LIX MVP, became just the second QB in Eagles history to deliver a Super Bowl Championship to the City of Philadelphia, joining Nick Foles (Super Bowl LII MVP). According to Elias Sports, Hurts is only the seventh NFL QB to appear in multiple Super Bowls and win a championship in their first five seasons. The other QBs who did so are Troy Aikman, Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, Ben Roethlisberger, Kurt Warner, and Russell Wilson. In his first year with the Eagles, Saquon Barkley became just the ninth player in NFL history to surpass 2,000 rushing yards (2,005) in a single season.
