The Kansas City Chiefs tight end proposed to the Life of a Showgirl creator last month after over two years of dating, and dished on the moment with Erin Andrews

ravis Kelce is still on cloud nine and then some following his engagement to Taylor Swift after over two years of dating. Ahead of their rematch with Super Bowl LIX victors the Philadelphia Eagles, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end sat down with Erin Andrews for NFL on FOX to dish all things engagement, Taylor, their viral romance, and what he envisions their lives together will be like. And despite being one of the most public figures in the world at the moment, the nerves were most certainly there.

When asked how Taylor, 35, had impacted his life, Travis, also 35, gushed that she’d just made him a lot happier in many ways. “She has brought excitement and a joy for life that made me a better man, made me a better person, and made me just that much more comfortable in who I am,” he shared.

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The NFL star player also revealed that while he can keep it cool on the football field, he was definitely “sweating” and in tears in the lead-up to the proposal. “She can tell that story. The palms were definitely sweating,” he quipped. “I’m an emotional guy, so there were a few tears here and there. But it’s been an exciting ride up to this day, and I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with her.”

Erin also refers to the “Blank Space” singer’s moniker for her fiancé – the “human exclamation point,” the “happiest guy in the world,” and asks what Travis wants his legacy with the NFL to be as he kicks off (pun intended) his 13th season. “I was a good teammate, I was a good person in the community. I just love what I do,” he responded.

Taking a beat to reflect, he added: “I don’t know. I’m not here for any other reasons. I just love coming in, playing football and giving people something to get excited for outside of their lives on Sundays. Hopefully they can see how much excitement I bring to my life, and they can bring that to others.”

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Earlier in their conversation, Erin, who has spoken highly of her love for Taylor and specifically Travis, notes that when she spoke with her colleagues before their conversation, a majority of them didn’t believe Travis would return for a 13th season. “Really?” he noted, genuinely surprised. He looked around the locker room where they were filming and asked: “You guys didn’t think I was going to come back?”

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“No way!” he continued. “I love what I do. I’m still a kid on Sundays that enjoys every single aspect of the game. I’ve built a family here, I don’t want to give that up yet. I still feel like I’ve got a lot to prove,” adding that losing the Super Bowl to the Eagles, and missing out on that coveted three-peat, gave him the added “motivation to take on my professionalism in a much better way.”

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The Chiefs and the Eagles will face off for their first game of the season on Sunday, September 14 at the former’s home ground, Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs are looking to not only score vengeance for their Super Bowl loss, but also some needed momentum heading into the rest of the season, following their defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Chargers in Brazil last Sunday.

Travis Kelce’s ex-girlfriend’s awkward reaction to Taylor Swift engagement

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end dated the sports reporter for five years. Their on-again off-again relationship ended in 2022.

ravis Kelce‘s ex-girlfriend, Kayla Nicole, just had quite the reaction to news of his engagement to Taylor Swift. The 33-year-old sports reporter who dated Travis for five years responded awkwardly to a question asked by Daily Mail at a New York Fashion Week event about the proposal. Kayla replied: “Oh, no, no, no.” Kayla and Travis broke up in 2022, just one year before he met Taylor and their whirlwind, global relationship began.

Their on-again off-again relationship started in 2017. Kayla sparked their romance after she sent him an Instagram DM. “He had been following me and insta-flirting for a few months,” she previously revealed via her Instagram Story in June 2022. Apparently, Travis “liked” several of Kayla’s posts, but never sent her a DM. “Soooo after a little liquid courage and a pep talk from [a friend] I dm’d him on New Years,” Kayla explained.

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When Travis and Kayla broke up in 2022, there were many online speculations about why, one from Barstool Sports even alleging Travis made Kayla pay for “half of everything.” At the time, Travis denied the reports, saying on The Pivot Podcast: “You’ve got to be crazy if you’d think I would never help or gave her a couple thousand to grab some food or she gave me some money to go get some food….We were in a relationship for five years. A hundred dollars here, a hundred dollars there wasn’t even thought about.”

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Their public breakup was hard on Kayla. During her appearance on the Special Forces: The World’s Toughest Test series, she said: “Going through a public breakup, just to be frank, it’s been overwhelming. She continued: “It doesn’t matter, I could post about the sky being blue and people will have a response about an ex and their new situation. It’s inadvertently affected me to the point where it makes me question my overall value as a person.”

Who is Kayla Nicole?

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Kayla always loved sports, long before dating the Kansas City Chiefs Tight End. She graduated from Pepperdine University with a degree in broadcast journalism and went on to become a sideline host for ESPN, most notably for the NBA and NFL. Kayla is also a fashion influencer, working for brands like Revolve, Crocs, and Savage X Fenty.

After breaking up with Travis, Kayla has stayed friends with several wives and girlfriends of professional athletes. She told PEOPLE: “That’s a lot of history and friendship there, that doesn’t change overnight. But publicly, because things are happening so quickly and so publicly, I have to protect myself. That’s really all that is. The love is still there.”

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In 2023, Nicole launched her fitness brand, Tribe Therepe, which focuses on the mental health component of working out. She told PEOPLE: “[Mental health] is really, really important for me and really resonates with me. I think that when your mind is in a healthy place, your body will follow.”