Stacey Stauch has one question on her mind as the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to celebrate their third Super Bowl title in five seasons with a parade.
“We’re all wondering: Will Taylor show up?” the paralegal said during a trip to the Chiefs-bedecked Union Station, where Wednesday’s parade will end. Joining Stauch was her 11-year-old daughter, Rilynn, and two of Rilynn’s friends.
As commentators carefully compared rushing totals during the Chiefs’ come-from-behind, 25-22 overtime win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night, Rilynn was doing her own calculations. How many times did the broadcast cut to Taylor Swift as her boyfriend Travis Kelce made several key plays?
Rilynn, who counted 13 shots of Swift, dreams of catching a glimpse of the pop superstar and Kelce during the parade festivities, which coincide with Valentine’s Day. And she just might have talked her mom into taking her.
“I think everyone will go crazy,” said Rilynn, who wore a “Karma is My Tight End” T-shirt. That’s a reference to Swift changing a lyric in her song “Karma” from “Karma is the guy on the screen” to “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs” during a concert in Buenos Aires. She also owns a “Go Taylor’s Boyfriend” T-shirt.
Swift has not commented on her plans. But it would be a tight scheduling feat. She has to be in Melbourne, Australia, which is 17 hours ahead of Kansas City, by 6 p.m. Friday for the first of three scheduled concerts on her Eras Tour. And the flight itself takes about 17 hours.
School cancelation announcements began just minutes after Kelce, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs became the first team since Tom Brady and the New England Patriots two decades ago to defend their title.
“LET’S HAVE A PARADE WEDNESDAY!!!” Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas posted on X, formerly Twitter, after the nail-biter ended, the post coming not long after he commented, “Take them heart pills.”
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Publish date : 2024-02-13 00:17:40
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