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The latest NFL season kicked off in September, but football wasn\u2019t the only thing reporters wanted to talk about when they sat down with Jason Kelce<\/strong>. The hot topic the Philadelphia Eagles center couldn\u2019t avoid involved a different kind of match-up: what\u2019s going on between his little brother, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce<\/strong><\/a>, and music star Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a>. During a September 20 sports radio show appearance, Jason finally seemed to give up the goods. After claiming, \u201cI don\u2019t really know a lot about Travis\u2019 love life,\u201d Jason admitted, \u201cHaving said that, man, I think they\u2019re doing great and I think it\u2019s all 100-percent true, and I hope this thing goes a mile.\u201d Then he, confusingly, took his comments back. \u201cNo, I\u2019m joking,\u201d Jason, 35, said, insisting, \u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s happening.\u201d<\/p>\n While sibling Jason might be feigning ignorance, others are ready to reveal what\u2019s really going on. \u201cThey\u2019re trying to keep it on the down-low, but the romance rumors about Taylor and Travis are true,\u201d an insider exclusively<\/a> tells Life & Style<\/em>. Ever since Travis, 33, revealed that he\u2019d tried and failed to give Taylor, also 33, a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it<\/a> when he attended her Eras tour stop in Kansas City in July, fans have wanted to know if he got a second chance to connect with the pop star. Turns out, he did. \u201cTaylor heard about his story and got his number from her people and called Travis,\u201d the source explains to Life & Style<\/em>. \u201cThey had a secret date in a private dining room at a restaurant in NYC and it went very well \u2014 they really hit it off.\u201d<\/p>\n Before the NFL season started, Travis traveled to the Big Apple, where Taylor was recording between legs of her world tour. \u201cShe tried to play coy at first to feel him out and see how serious he was. It didn\u2019t last long, though,\u201d says the source. \u201cShe liked that he was into her and wanted to give her a bracelet with his number \u2014 she thought that was adorable.\u201d Their chemistry, shares the source, is palpable, \u201cand they look great together. The only problem is their busy schedules.\u201d<\/p>\n They\u2019re both at the top of their games. She\u2019s a three-time Grammy Album of the Year winner who\u2019s broken myriad chart and touring records and is regarded as one of the most successful musicians of all time. He\u2019s won two Super Bowls, broken multiple NFL records and is considered one of the greatest tight ends in football history. But despite the chaos of their work commitments over the next few months, \u201cthey\u2019ve been staying in regular contact,\u201d the source tells Life & Style<\/em>, \u201cand they have more dates lined up.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s early days and anything can happen. At this point, though, \u201cTravis is completely smitten,\u201d says the source. \u201cHe likes that when you take all the fame, glitz and glam away, Taylor is pretty down to earth. She laughs easily and they both have a similar sense of humor.\u201d It seems she\u2019s passed his test<\/a>. \u201cYou have to be grounded and you have to have some sort of balance[d] lifestyle. High maintenance, I\u2019m out the door,\u201d Travis recently said of what he looks for in a woman, adding that people who act \u201carrogant or snooty and higher above people\u201d are \u201cthe big- gest turn off.\u201d<\/p>\n Off the football field, he\u2019s not someone who rushes into things. \u201cTo really dive into a relationship with somebody, I feel like it\u2019s going to take some time,\u201d Travis, who\u2019s been single since 2022, explained. \u201cI feel like you really got to know somebody to take that step and to really be committed and be in full throttle.\u201d<\/p>\n But despite those claims, the source reveals to Life & Style<\/em>, privately, \u201che\u2019s already telling certain friends that Taylor could be the one.\u201d Taylor \u2014 who most recently had a fling with The 1975 frontman Matty Healy<\/strong><\/a>, 34, in May after ending a six-year romance with actor Joe Alwyn<\/strong><\/a>, 32 \u2014 is hooked too, says the source, admitting, \u201cShe\u2019s excited about dating an athlete.\u201d<\/p>\n If things get more serious, however, there may be hurdles to overcome \u2014 like money issues. While Taylor, who\u2019s worth a whopping $600 million, wanted to be a financial advisor growing up, Travis reportedly has amassed more than $200K in tax liens<\/a> in the past, over $65,000 of which is still due, despite signing a $57 million contract in 2020<\/a>. There\u2019s also the issue of kids. Though \u201cTravis is the perfect uncle,\u201d according to brother Jason \u2014 who\u2019s married with three daughters under 4 \u2014 the source says, \u201che\u2019s not ready to be a dad. Fatherhood scares Travis. And Taylor wants children.\u201d<\/p>\n That\u2019s a conversation for the future. Right now, says the source, \u201cThey\u2019re having fun together. Taylor and Travis just want to see where this goes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n