Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift Credit: USA Today

The Kansas City Chiefs might be coming off their bye week, but fear not: there’s still plenty of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift content to go around.

If anything, Kelce’s week off from football provided America’s most popular couple with more of an opportunity to remain in the spotlight, if that’s even possible.

Over the weekend, social media was abuzz after Swift changed the lyrics of her song, “Karma” to reference the All-Pro tight end during a concert in Argentina — which Kelce watched alongside Swift’s father.

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With Swift and Kelce’s long rumored romance now seemingly official, the next step, naturally, was for Swift’s fans — the Swifties — to dig through the eight-time Pro Bowl selection’s old social media posts. And boy, what a treasure trove of content did they find, especially from the early 2010s, when Kelce was in college at the University of Cincinnati.

While Kelce’s old posts seemingly only further endeared him to the Swifties, there were, of course, some more problematic posts. In recently deleted posts that have since been verified by the fact-checking website Snopes, Kelce commented on women’s weight and appearances in less than flattering terms and even used a derogatory slur to describe mentally challenged people.

All things considered, however, the Swifties were largely understanding and willing to chalk up even Kelce’s worst posts from more than a decade ago to his youthful ignorance.

“Boy howdy, I am shocked that a 20-21 year-old athlete from Ohio wasn’t the most enlightened young man online in 2010,” wrote one Reddit user.

As for what’s next in Traylor-mania, Entertainment Tonight is reporting that Swift and Kelce are preparing to take a big step forward as a couple. According to the outlet, Swift’s parents are slated to meet Kelce’s mom and dad — who are celebrities in their own right — when the Chiefs face Travis’ brother’s team, the Philadelphia Eagles, in a Super Bowl rematch on Monday Night Football.

In other words, don’t expect the Swift and Kelce content to slow down anytime soon.

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About Ben Axelrod

Ben Axelrod is a veteran of the sports media landscape, having most recently worked for NBC's Cleveland affiliate, WKYC. Prior to his time in Cleveland, he covered Ohio State football and the Big Ten for outlets including Cox Media Group, Bleacher Report, Scout and Rivals.