
Taylor Swift, Caitlin Clark.
(Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)Caitlin Clark cheers on the Kansas City Chiefs alongside Taylor Swift.
Clark, 22, joined Swift, 35, during the Chiefs’ playoff game against the Houston Texans on Saturday, Jan. 18, at Arrowhead Stadium. A video shared via TikTok by the NFL’s official account Saturday showed Swift’s boyfriend, the Chiefs tight end Travis Kelcebreaking a Texans tackle.
As fans cheered, the camera panned to Swift’s seats, where she was seen throwing her arms around Clark in celebration. In the box, Swift was also joined by his parents, Scott And Andreaand his brother, Austinall of whom wore Chiefs brand windbreakers, according to social media.
Saturday’s game against the Texans is the Chiefs’ first playoff game of the season. The winning team will advance to the AFC Conference Championship, where they will face either the Baltimore Ravens or Buffalo Bills. Whoever wins this game will go to the Super Bowl in February.
As for Clark, the WNBA star recently appeared as a guest on a recent episode of Kelce’s podcast, “New heights” which he co-hosts with his brother and former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce. During the January 2 episode, Clark revealed that she had I attended Swift Tour of the eras three different times.
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“I was there early on when Taylor first went on tour to Minnesota at US Bank. One of his first gigs and it was a lot of fun,” Clark told the Kelce brothers. “I went there with some of my college friends and we had a great time together.”
However, during the podcast, Clark, who currently plays guard for the Indiana Fever in the WNBA, made it clear that being a Chiefs fan is in her blood.
“I’m a Midwest kid,” she explained. “I had family in Kansas City and grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, which is only three hours from Kansas City, so it’s the closest NFL team. My dad was a huge Chiefs fan growing up. People think I’m a running Chiefs fan and I’m like, “No! I was there before! Before Patrick [Maholmes] and Travis. We were ride or die.
In an interview with TIME in December 2024, Clark shared that Swift ended up gifting him four bags of Tour of the eras merchandise, accompanied by a note stating that the athlete was “inspiring to watch from afar.”
According to the media, it was at this time that the pop star invited Clark to attend a Chiefs game with her, and noted that she and Travis are also scheduled to attend an Indiana Fever game soon.