Andy Reid a big supporter of Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift relationship: 'I'm happy that they’re happy'

When Taylor Swift got to see Andy Reid for the first time in Kansas City, it actually wasn’t their first time meeting. In fact, Swift has known Reid longer than she has known Travis Kelce.

Swift and her family got to meet the Chiefs head coach back when he was leading the Philadelphia Eagles. Reid was always impressed with the pop icon, who ended up becoming a fixture at Chiefs games – home and away – this season once she began dating the tight end.

The romance became one of the bigger talking points around the country because of the couple’s prominence in their respective fields, and Reid said Wednesday on Fescoe in the Morning it was something they both handled with aplomb.

“I actually knew her and her family before Trav did," Reid said. "They’re from Pennsylvania and her dad was an Eagles fan – a football fan, really – I believe he played at Delaware, so he gets the game. He understands. And she's got a great mom, and they’re very close that way. I met her when she was young, I never worried that she wouldn’t handle it. She handles herself so well and has done so well in her career that I never worried about that.

“I was just happy that they were both happy. Trav never let it be an issue, she never made it an issue. I think she really enjoyed herself watching the games and not having to have the spotlight on her. She was able to get in there and Trav was the guy and she enjoyed that part, not having to be the star of the game. She could just hang out up there and enjoy Brittany (Mahomes) and the crew. I thought it was all positive, a very positive thing.”

Despite having the mutual connection to Kelce and Swift, Reid shot down any notion that he was the one playing matchmaker.

“I had nothing to do with it, but I think she mentioned (it) to him when they met,” Reid said. “She goes ‘I know your coach,’ and he kind of went ‘What coach?’ And she goes ‘Coach Reid and his wife,’ and Trav went ‘Oh no, that’s not what I wanted to hear.’ But listen, it was all good. They’re good people, both of them. I'm happy that they’re happy. Really.”