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After the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory over the New York Jets, the official NFL social media accounts wrote, “The chiefs are 2-0 as swifties.”
The professional sports league has been criticized for obsessing over pop star singer Taylor Swift, who appeared at two games to support her rumored boyfriend, Travis Kelce.
Following backlash, the NFL removed mentions of Taylor Swift from their X and Instagram accounts. (Trending: As Fauci’s Net Worth Surpasses $11 Million, Americans Take A Closer Look At His Disturbing Lies)
someone on the chiefs scores a touch down.
show the players on tv: ❌
show taylor swift: ✅ pic.twitter.com/UdCKRw22gy— sam ⸆⸉ (@toleratesam2) October 2, 2023
“This is not a good look by the NFL,” New York Post’s Jets writer Brian Costello wrote on X.
“This sort of thing fuels the conspiracy theories.”
“The NFL IG page says the ‘Chiefs are 2-0 as Swifties.’ Thoughts?” CBS Sports NFL insider Josina Anderson said.
Barstool Sports’ said, “What the f— is this @NFL?” (Trending: Illegal Immigrant Deported 9 Times Commits Heinous Crime
The broadcast is showing Taylor Swift immediately after the Chiefs score and she is hugging people to celebrate an ISIAH PACHECO touchdown. This is already getting ridiculous 🤣🤣pic.twitter.com/wmz0aP17GX
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) October 2, 2023
The NFL took down mentions of Taylor Swift, but kept her on their X header.
In the NBC broadcast, Swift appeared about 17 times, and at least two commercials were shown promoting her movie from the Eras Tour.
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