Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift 'Are In Actual Love,' Says Pat McAfee

Coverage of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift seems to infuriate some NFL fans, and popular ESPN personality Pat McAfee doesn't understand why.

After the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, Swift joined Kelce on the field. The couple embraced as TV cameras circled them, capturing the moment.

McAfee loved it.

"They are in actual love," McAfee exclaimed on Monday's edition of The Pat McAfee Show. "I am so happy that the world got to see that."

To be clear, McAfee said he understands why early coverage of the relationship might have bothered fans. When Swift showed up to Kelce's game against the Chicago Bears in September and sat with his mother Donna in a luxury box, the league jumped to attention immediately, plastering her all over social media. In tandem with a media blitz by both Swift and Kelce, McAfee said he sees why fans might have found it overwhelming, or even fishy.

"'Oh, she's releasing a movie? Oh, he's on 14 commercials? Oh, we're getting worked right now?'" McAfee said, quoting what fans might have thought. "'The NFL, a bunch of bums, shoving it down our throats. I'm sick of seeing it. Every commercial, him. Every game, her.' I could see that."

But as the year went on and the couple stayed together, largely minding their own business other than showing up to each other's events, McAfee felt vindicated for his initial take on the situation.

"From the very beginning, I thought to myself, these two might be perfect for each other," McAfee said. "And then as you see it unravel, I think he thanked her for being a big part of the run, they were kissing, she got a chance to give him a big hug with his pads on. She got to see him give a speech, she gave a shout-out to Andy Reid, she dapped up Tony Romo, it's like, Taylor's a part of the football world now. This is good news, not bad news."

McAfee acknowledged that plenty of people still don't want to see Swift.

"A lot of people are going to say, 'Well how many times is CBS going to show Taylor Swift at that Super Bowl?'" McAfee said. "Well, she's a global phenomenon. She's selling out stadiums in all these countries in which it's their first game they are watching every year. I assume they are going to show Taylor a lot. I assume it's going to get real loud."

At this point, the Chiefs are used to "loud," and so are Kelce and Swift. Before the AFC Championship, Kelce was asked if the couple talks about how to deal with distractions.

"The only [thing] we've talked about is as long as we're happy, we can't listen to anything that's outside noise," he said. "That's all that matters."

The Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers kick off the Super Bowl at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 11. Swift is expected to be in attendance.