Patrick Mahomes acknowledged that Taylor Swift becoming a member of Chiefs Kingdom helped take the team’s fan base into the next stratosphere. Mahomes, 29, discussed Swift’s impact on the franchise during the first episode of The Kingdom,

Ever since Taylor Swift started dating Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in 2023, she’s been a fixture at his football games. “Football is awesome, it turns out,” Swift told TIME in a 2023 profile.

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight published this week, Clark Hunt praised the pop star for bringing more people — primarily young girls — into Chiefs Kingdom via her romance with star tight end Travis Kelce. “This relationship with Taylor has garnered a whole lot more interest in the Chiefs,” he began.