Former NFL Rules VP Speaks Out About Those Taylor Swift Super Bowl Rumors

There’s just one more game left of the football season. The Kansas City Chiefs will face the Philadelphia Eagles in a rematch of the 2023 game. But this time, Mama Kelce won’t have to cheer for both of her boys. Jason Kelce retired at the end of last season, and rumor has it Travis Kelce could call it quits this year. If the Kansas City Chiefs take it all, it will be the first time in NFL history a team has won three consecutive Super Bowls. Some NFL fans think the refs wrote the ending for this story a long time ago. People genuinely believe that the Kanas City Chiefs are in the Super Bowl not because of their athletic abilities, but because Taylor Swift, arguably the biggest star on the planet, is dating their tight end. But those close to the NFL say that’s totally bogus.

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Per People, Dean Blandino, the NFL’s former vice president of officiating, said he’s heard from plenty of people, including his own family, that the NFL is “rigged” for Swifties. Dean said that is absolutely not the case.

“My brother is like, ‘They want Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl,’ ” Dean said on SiriusXM Radio. “One-hundred and fifty million people are gonna watch the Super Bowl regardless of Taylor Swift being there. Like enough, stop.”

He added that he’d know if the Chiefs making it to the Super Bowl because of Taylor Swift had anything to do with officiating.

Dean said he has plenty to tell the naysayers, “I say, ‘Listen, hey, I think if there was a script, I think the head of officiating would be pretty important in that process and no one ever invited me in the room.’”

So, there you have it. The Chiefs made it to the Super Bowl fair and square no Taylor Swift effect here. Now, just one more win, and then maybe Travis will propose, and the love story will have the happiest ending ever.

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