Last Updated on 07/09/2024 by Arun jain
Singer since then Taylor SwiftThe relationship with the NFL is tight Travis Kelce went public Last fall, not only did the world tune in to watch Kansas City Chiefs games Team winning waysBut extremely public (it’s not police interrogation-style reflective like the glass on the VIP box!) and private (who hasn’t lost our cool while watching a loved one! A competition?) circumstances. During the 2023-2024 season, members of the Chiefs organization will Let it slip from time to time While they knew the singer was heading to a game—but don’t expect to this time, Taylor Swift’s presence at the game has been tightly guarded due to heightened security concerns.
That’s not to say Swift has ever made her plans to hit a game particularly public. Her team has remained remarkably tight-lipped about her travel plans, rarely responding to requests for comment on how she spends her time when not performing on her never-ending Eras tour. Kells acknowledged that last year’s media blackout, Then says that Because her improved on-field performance was linked to swiftness in the box, keeping her ticket position quiet was a way to keep bookmakers from setting odds for the game.
That fear seems strange these days, in a month After Austrian officials A terrorist attack was foiled during Swift’s three-night Eras tour dates at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium. The singer, who has Dealing with threats and stalkers From the early days of his fame, Said that The alleged terrorists’ failed plans “filled me with a new sense of dread.” According to attendees of subsequent concerts, the venues saw increased security following the aborted attack in Vienna, and no credible threats against the singer and his fans have been reported in the weeks since.
According to from New York PostThat increased security extends to any Chiefs game Swift attends, a measure that keeps any loose-lipped people on the NFL sidelines out of Swift’s favor. This Post points to The Athletics Scoop obtained anonymously This week Swift will be at the Chiefs’ opening season game against the Baltimore Ravens – which she was We all knowAs an example of the type of leaks that Team Taylor is trying to avoid.
“She has presidential-level security,” says an unnamed source Post. “After Austria, her security firm is not so happy that her whereabouts are out.” According to that source, “there is speculation that an NFL team leaked the news, perhaps to attract more viewers to Thursday’s big game.” (Vanity Fair rEveryone took Swift’s team out for confirmation Postbut had not received a response as of publication time.)
If true, the plot worked. According to ESPNThis week’s Chiefs game was the most-watched NFL kickoff game since Thursday Night Football began in 2002. 28.9 million tuned in, up 5% from last year’s Chiefs opener, during which 27.5 million watched the (swiftless) Chiefs lose to the Detroit Lions.
It’s unclear what other steps Swift’s team might take to cover her viewers. Suspicious popcorn machine Dressing her up as a team mascot as she walks around the stadium. She already is Made legal threats Against social media accounts tracking the movements of his private jet.
In any case, it seems that even in these very strange times, Swift and Kelce are still trying to live as “normally” as two inquisitive people can: Friday night’s pair were seen at Lucali’s, a well-known cash-only Brooklyn pizza restaurant Tightly edited menu Brick-oven pizza. Even without inside information, I feel safe predicting that we’ll be seeing Swift in the stands (and a couple out and about) for the next few weeks, as the Eras tour is on hiatus until Friday October 18, when it resumes for her. The final leg with a series of shows in Miami.
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