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Travis Kelce adopted up his Tremendous Bowl victory by profitable Athlete of the 12 months on the 2024 Individuals’s Selection Awards on Sunday, February 18.
Kelce, 34, was not in attendance in the course of the awards present on the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. He was nominated for Athlete of the 12 months together with Coco Gauff, Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James, Lionel Messi, Sabrina Ionescu, Simone Biles and Stephen Curry. (Kelce’s girlfriend, Taylor Swift, took residence 4 of her 5 nominations on Sunday however was unable to attend the ceremony on account of her Eras Tour performances in Australia.)
Kelce beforehand reacted to his nomination in January, calling it “f–king nonsense” throughout an episode of his “New Heights” podcast. “What did I do to get Athlete of the 12 months? I did SNL,” he teased on the time. “How am I on this [list]?”
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Alongside together with his expertise as a decent finish, Kelce has been thrust into the highlight because of his relationship with Swift, 34, which started final summer time. The pop star was available in Las Vegas when Kelce and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs received their second consecutive Tremendous Bowl on February 11.
The Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in additional time. Swift and Travis’ mother, Donna Kelce, went right down to the sphere to have fun with the workforce after their huge win. Travis accepted the Lombardi Trophy on stage and sang “Viva Las Vegas” earlier than discovering Swift and sharing a passionate kiss.
“It was unbelievable,” Swift informed Travis in footage taken on the sphere. “One of many craziest issues I’ve ever skilled.”
Following their candy second, Travis informed reporters that he was “on high of the world proper now,” including, “It’s a superb feeling.”
Travis’ season was a giant success even earlier than the Tremendous Bowl, and he continues to be one of many high gamers within the league. All through 2023, Travis had 93 catches for 984 yards and scored 5 touchdowns in 15 video games.
In November 2023, the Chiefs introduced by way of Instagram that Travis was the “quickest tight finish to 11,000 receiving yards and the one participant in franchise historical past to do it.”
Final month, Travis mentioned the way forward for his NFL profession and insisted he wouldn’t be leaving the sphere anytime quickly.
“I’ve no motive to cease taking part in soccer,” he informed reporters at a press convention on the time. “I’ve been lucky to do a couple of issues exterior of the sports activities world that I’ve been having fun with doing, like getting on digicam. The SNL stuff type of opened up a brand new happiness and a brand new profession path for me, but it surely’s humorous for me to even say that at this level in my profession as a result of I believe it’s a lot additional down the highway than it’s proper now.”
