NFL star Trent McDuffie shared his experience meeting Taylor Swift during his time with the Kansas City Chiefs.
“She is a very special woman. Down to earth, genuine,” McDuffie, 25, said in an interview with ESPN LA on Thursday, March 12. “I remember when I first met her there was a little bit of nerves but she gave me a big hug. Knew my name, knew my position, knew football.”
The cornerback continued, “I was like, ‘Wow this is for real. This is a moment I’ll remember forever. Me and Taylor Swift [are] just actually having a normal conversation.’ It was really cool.”
McDuffie played with Swift’s now-fiancé, Travis Kelce, on the Chiefs from 2022 to 2025. McDuffie was traded to the Los Angeles Rams earlier this month before finalizing a four-year $124 million contract extension on Sunday, March 8.
While McDuffie doesn’t play on the same team as Kelce, 36, anymore, he still has “a lot of respect” for Swift and Kelce.
Swift, 36, attended her first Chiefs game in September 2023. While that game was the start of Swift and Kelce’s high-profile romance, the singer admitted they were already dating at that point.
“By the time I went to that first game, we were a couple,” Swift said in a December 2023 interview with Time. “I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game? We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date.”
Swift has continued to cheer Kelce and the Chiefs by attending multiple games, including the team’s two Super Bowl appearances since the couple went public.
Last year, Swift and Kelce got engaged after two years of dating.
“Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married ????,” Swift captioned a snap of her and Kelce embracing during the romantic garden proposal.
News broke earlier this month that Kelce would be returning for another season with the Chiefs. While appearing on the Tuesday, March 10, episode of The Pat McAfee Show, Kelce gushed about how Swift’s hard-working nature helps him stay motivated in his NFL career.
“We share the same love for what we do,” Kelce reflected. “Fortunately, we’ve had this desire since we were kids in our selective professions. It’s amazing to see her keep going to the table, keep finding new things to write about, keep finding new melodies and things like that. On top of that, still seeing her have that love and joy in what she does.”
