NFL participant Saquon Barkley is firmly in Taylor Swift’s nook — even when she’s rooting for an opposing group.
Showing on “The Howard Stern Show” Wednesday, the Philadelphia Eagles working again defended Swift, saying the pop celebrity didn’t deserve the refrain of boos she obtained when she appeared on a jumbotron at Sunday’s Tremendous Bowl LIX between the Eagles and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
“I don’t get it. I don’t get why she was getting hate there. She’s just there supporting her significant other,” mentioned Barkley, alluding to Swift’s boyfriend, Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce.
Swift has made frequent, much-buzzed-about appearances at Chiefs video games throughout the U.S. ever since she and Kelce went public with their relationship in late 2023.
Kelce has definitely reciprocated the help, even turning up onstage throughout considered one of Swift’s Eras Tour live shows in London final 12 months.
Watch a clip from Saquon Barkley’s “Howard Stern Show” chat beneath.
A few of the response to Swift’s presence at Chiefs video games has leaned destructive, with some followers and retailers questioning whether or not she’s grow to be “a distraction” to the gamers.
In Barkley’s eyes, nevertheless, the NFL has solely benefited from Swift’s curiosity.
“She’s made the game bigger,” he mentioned. “In football we’re all about, ‘How can we expand the game and make it more [international]?’ We’re traveling to Brazil, we’re traveling to Mexico, and her being a part of it is only helping it. I don’t get the dislike she’s getting.”
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The Tremendous Bowl ended on a triumphant observe for Barkley and his teammates, with the Eagles defeating the Chiefs 40-22. Since then, hypothesis on whether or not Kelce will return to the NFL subsequent season has heated up, despite the fact that the participant himself has insisted he’s “not making any crazy decisions” about his future simply but.
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Elsewhere in his chat with Stern, Barkley sounded off on quite a few different celebrities and named actor Bradley Cooper ― a Pennsylvania native ― as edging out comic Kevin Hart for his choose as Hollywood’s greatest Eagles fan.
“I think I’ve seen him at every home game, I’m not going to lie,” Barkley mentioned of Cooper. “Kevin’s definitely a super fan, a big fan, too, so it’s hard to say. It’s probably 1A and 1B.”
