On Thursday, the Kansas City Chiefs were in action against the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium in their third and final preseason game. However, neither quarterback Patrick Mahomes nor tight end Travis Kelce suited up to play as the team did not want to risk an injury ahead of their season opener in a fortnight against the Baltimore Ravens.
Despite not playing, the duo are on the sidelines cheering their team on. However, reports claim Kelce planned to skip the game and fly to Chicago to attend the Democratic National Convention. His girlfriend Taylor Swift was also rumored to make an appearance to endorse Democratic Party nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming Presidential Election.
CBS News Journalist Gayle King reported that the Chiefs tight end reached out to Harris’ campaign team to inform them of his intention to attend the final day of the DNC to throw his support behind the Vice President. During a segment discussing rumors about singer-songwriter Beyonce and Swift’s surprise appearance at the event, King claimed,
“The Taylor Swift rumors are interesting to me because I was told a couple of days ago that Travis Kelce had also reached out to the Harris campaign when it was first announced and said that he wanted to be here on the night she was speaking.” [From 0:09 to 0:22]
🚨REPORT: #Chiefs TE Travis Kelce recently reached out to Kamala Harris’s campaign about attending the DNC tonight, according to Gayle King of CBS.
Kelce is currently on the sideline at Arrowhead.
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) August 23, 2024
With Kelce still at Arrowhead Stadium, it’s unlikely he’ll make it to the United Center for Harris’ speech.
