One of the league’s premier tight ends, Kelce has been a shell of the player the Kansas City Chiefs have become accustomed to with fingers being pointed firmly at his relationship with Swift.

The three-time Super Bowl winner and the music icon started dating in September 2023 with Kelce’s output falling away over the past two seasons.

The 34-year-old appears on track to once again fail to crack the 1000 total yards mark for the second straight season. He fell short of the mark last season for the first time since 2015.

As the Chiefs celebrated their second straight Super Bowl victory in February, Kelce spent a majority of his off-season following Swift’s Eras Tour around the globe.

He appeared on stage at several shows and was sighted dancing the night away in the crowd as Swift wowed her mass audiences.

Kelce is under fire with Taylor Swift being blamed. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

It’s his off field activities that led ESPN’s Todd McShay to stick the boots in and question his output in 2024.

“Every show I watch, every pregame show, halftime show, postgame show, weekday show, every broadcast I watch for the last few weeks, it’s like are we not allowed to say that he’s out of shape,” McShay said on The Ryen Russillo Podcast referencing Kelce and Swift’s escapades earlier this month.