Debate erupts over Swift being a ‘distraction’

Even with Taylor Swift festively donning a Santa hat bearing Travis Kelce’s jersey number, and prominently cheering for her boyfriend from a VIP suite at Arrowhead Stadium, he and the rest of his Kansas City Chiefs looked frustrated and miserable as they lost 20-14 to the Las Vegas Raiders on Christmas Day. It was the team’s third loss this season with Swift in attendance, prompting prominent sports analyst Skip Bayless to raise the question that appears to be on the minds of some Chiefs’ fans. In a post on X Monday, he suggested that the media’s feverish coverage of Swift’s romance with Kelce — and the NFL’s apparent obsession with promoting the relationship — has become a “distraction” for the team and for the league.

— Bay Area News Group