Travis Kelce’s Romance With Taylor Swift Seemed to Put Distance Between Him and His Close Friend

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are going strong in 2025 — though fans shouldn’t expect to see as much of the happy couple as they once did. Insiders claim Swift and Kelce want to focus on their relationship and professional commitments out of the public eye. Recently, a friend of Kelce’s mentioned their close ties on a podcast. However, the friend noted that he hadn’t spoken to Kelce since Kelce and Swift became serious. Here’s what to know.

Travis Kelce hasn’t spoken to his sportscaster friend Nick Wright since his romance with Taylor Swift took off

Travis Kelce has been in the spotlight more than ever since the beginning of his romance with Taylor Swift. Swift and Kelce don’t mind showing their relationship off to the media. And the couple was extremely busy in 2024. Swift finished The Eras Tour while Kelce worked hard to assist the Kansas City Chiefs in heading to Super Bowl LIX. Personally and professionally, Kelce and Swift were on top of the world. However, Kelce might’ve lost touch with a few friends along the way.

Recently, Kelce and his brother spoke about who they wanted to have on their podcast. Nick Wright’s name was mentioned. Wright hosts First Things First on FS1 and has a podcast, What’s Wright? with Nick Wright. He and Kelce have a notable friendship, with Kelce stating on New Heights that he “loves Nick Wright.”

After Kelce mentioned Wright, Wright mentioned Kelce on his podcast. Unfortunately, Wright gave some hard truths regarding the state of their friendship. It appears Kelce’s preoccupation with Swift affected Wright’s ability to spend time with him.

“My guy Trav; what a delight,” Wright said, according to Men’s Journal. “So, here is the thing: Trav and I have not like, talked-talked since he has been serious with Taylor Swift, since he’s become a super-duper celebrity. I don’t want to bother him during the year. And then last offseason, he was traveling the world with Taylor. And then at the parade last year, we were going to get together after the parade. But there was obviously the tragedy and the shooting. So everything went askew. I haven’t talked to Trav in a while.”

Later, Wright condemned the media for assuming that he and Kelce had beef. “I think it is so recklessly unfair to Travis Kelce,” Wright said on his podcast. With this in mind, it’s clear he and Kelce have no issues with each other and will likely spend time reconnecting when Kelce gets a few minutes.

NFL icon Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones spoke about the celebrity couple

While Nick Wright and Travis Kelce have some catching up to do, ex-NFL star Adam “Pacman” Jones thinks he knows Kelce and Taylor Swift fairly well. Jones said on his YouTube show, BetOnline, that he believes Kelce and Swift are headed for marriage and a family.

“I’m thinking this year they are going to get married or after football,” Jones said in early 2025. “Of course, they are going to be together. They have got enough money to take each other money. But I do see love there. So, I do see a baby and everything.”

Jones noted that he knew Kelce back in their the University of Cincinnati days. “I know Trav, because he went to UC,” he continued. “His love [is genuine]. When he says he is with somebody, he is with somebody.”

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will likely not be as ‘out and about’ as they were before, a source says

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce won’t be taking the media by storm for the remainder of 2025. An insider told Us Weekly that the couple “needed time for themselves” after 2024.

“Taylor and Travis are doing great, and they’re still very much together and in love,” the source alleged. “They’re just taking a break from the public eye.”

“Taylor and Travis have learned that so much attention on their relationship is not the best thing,” another source noted. “Travis wants to take [a breather] from the public eye. He was working too much last year, and he didn’t play as well as he wanted. … He wants to have a good season and not have the focus be on his relationship with Taylor.”

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