Without Saying a Word, Kansas City Chiefs Tight End, and Taylor Swift Boyfriend, Travis Kelce Taught a…see more

Without Saying a Word, Kansas City Chiefs Tight End, and Taylor Swift Boyfriend, Travis Kelce Taught a Lesson in Leadership’He loves the practice of practicing,’ says quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

New players on the Kansas City Chiefs praise veteran tight end Travis Kelce for taking them under his wing. But Kelce, who’s perhaps best known for his romantic relationship with Taylor Swift, may be contributing the most as a leader with his actions rather than by saying anything. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes noted in a press conference at the end of Chiefs training camp that Kelce has been practicing hard every day along with the rest of the team. It’s a lesson for every entrepreneur about leading by example — but also about the importance of actually loving what you do every day.

That might be unsurprising in a different player, but Kelce has played 11 seasons with the Chiefs. At 34, he’s old to be a tight end, and he admitted recently that the team’s last season, in which they won the Super Bowl, had been hard on his body. “It’s remarkable, honestly,” Mahomes said. “He’s in there getting the reps. He actually gets mad when they take him out. And he has all the right in the world to go out there and just kind of be on the sideline with coach, because he knows all the stuff, and he doesn’t necessarily need the reps.”

Mahomes added, “It makes my job easy as a leader to push other guys, because I can just say ‘Look at the [presumed future] Hall-of-Famer who’s out here practicing harder than anybody.”