Travis Kelce flashed his new gold wedding band while arriving at Arrowhead Stadium for Saturday’s preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 36, made his entrance in a black tie-dye shorts set, sunglasses, and sneakers, but it was the yellow gold band on his left hand that caught fans’ attention. In a clip shared by the Chiefs via Instagram, Kelce sipped from a canned beverage with his left hand prominently displayed. “TK on site 👀,” the account captioned the footage.
Fans flooded the comments with reactions to the new jewelry. “oh he’s now left handed like his wife 💍😂😂😂❤️,” one quipped. Another wrote, “Showing off that ringgggggg❤️,” while a third gushed, “Love the new hardware he’s wearing❤️🔥😍.” Yet another fan chimed in, “If I were married to Taylor, I’d walk with the same swag.”
The band sighting came just days after Kelce publicly addressed his July 3 nuptials to Swift, 36, for the first time. During a Chiefs press conference on Wednesday, he called the Madison Square Garden ceremony “the best night of my life,” He added, “I appreciate everybody who came out and celebrated and, you know, had fun with us.” Kelce described it as “a crazy night, it was full of a lot of celebration,” before pivoting to his day job: “football, baby.”
The NFL star also notably referred to Swift as his “wife” during the media session, a label the “Cruel Summer” singer has been sporting herself. Swift was spotted stepping out in London on Wednesday wearing a lavender floral minidress and stiletto heels, her own ring visible as she left private members-only club Annabel’s. She debuted a new hairstyle for the outing.
The couple made their first public appearance as husband and wife at JuJu Smith-Schuster and Laura Kruk’s wedding in Orange County, California, just days after their own celebration. “They’re both just so excited that they’re husband and wife now,” a source said earlier this week. “Their relationship feels even more special.” The insider added, “They’re both always working, creating or thinking about what comes next. And they love living like this. They both feel really grateful for everything they have. They’re very happy.”
In the viral moment that preceded the wedding band debut, Kelce and Swift tied the knot in a lavish, star-studded New York City celebration held at Madison Square Garden on July 3. The ceremony drew over 1,000 guests including A-listers Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Reese Witherspoon, Emma Stone, and Brad Pitt, plus NFL figures Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski. Adam Sandler officiated, while Stevie Nicks and Paul McCartney performed at the reception. The couple wrote their own vows, which ran about 20 minutes each and left Kelce reportedly more emotional than Swift. Guests received custom lace handkerchiefs embroidered with a “TT” monogram and the “Blank Space” lyric “So it’s gonna be forever…” The Empire State Building lit up blue as Swift’s “something blue,” while screens outside MSG flashed “JUST&T MARRIED.”
Kelce’s return to the field marks his 14th NFL season. Chiefs coach Andy Reid had joked shortly after the wedding that his star tight end “stayed in shape” by doing “a lot of dancing at his wedding.” On his first day of training camp July 29, Kelce told fans, “Living the dream, baby.”