Jason Kelce preemptively congratulates Travis, Taylor Swift on iHeartRadio Music Award: No one ‘stands a f–king chance’
Jason Kelce already knows they’ll win.
The former Philadelphia Eagles player preemptively congratulated his brother, Travis Kelce, and Taylor Swift after they were nominated for the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
“Travis is nominated for the iHeartRadio favorite surprise guest award for his Eras Tour cameo,” Jason told their listeners, before clarifying that his younger brother was actually nominated twice in the category.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end is nominated for popping up on stage during Swift’s third show in London over the summer — and for doing a walkout with teammates Patrick Mahomes and Chris Jones at Morgan Wallen’s One Night At a Time concert back in August.
When Jason wondered why there was an award for simply showing up “and f–king having a good time” at a concert, Travis told him, “Jason, don’t be mad you’re not in it. You gotta surprise the people, Jason.”
“Well, congratulations to Travis and Taylor up against Selena Gomez, Cher, Chappell Roan, the ‘Twisters cast’ and more,” Jason said in response before adding, “I’m sorry to all those people I named because you don’t stand a f–king chance.”
Travis went on to give a shout-out to Gomez (who made an appearance at a Coldplay concert in October 2023), Roan (who sang at Olivia Rodrigo’s concert in October 2024) and Cher (who sang with Jennifer Hudson in April 2024) before thanking iHeartRadio for the nomination.
The NFL star was particularly touched by being in the same category as Cher because “Believe” is one of his “favorite songs ever.”
Back in June, Swift and Travis sent Swifties into a frenzy when he appeared on the Eras Tour stage dressed in a full tuxedo.
The “Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?” host played a small role in the skit right before Swift performed “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart.”
During the performance, Travis picked up his girlfriend and carried her to a couch before watching her change costumes in front of the audience.
While Swift managed to stay in character for the skit, he couldn’t wipe the proud smile from his face.
During a July episode of his podcast with his brother, Travis spoke about how the idea came to be, admitting that he “initially” pitched it to Swift.
“I was like, ‘How fun would it be if I just rolled out on one of the bikes during the “1989” era?’” he recalled. “She started laughing and was like ‘Would you seriously be up for doing something like that?’
“I was like, ‘What? I would love to do that. Are you kidding me? I’ve seen the show enough. Might as well put me to work here,’” Travis continued. “She found the perfect part of the show to put me in. … It was, like, the safest option.”
He also admitted to Jason, “I was up there with three professionals. You can do no wrong with Taylor on stage. [I kept telling myself], ‘Do not drop the baby. Hold onto the baby.’”
During Wednesday’s episode, Travis also revealed that Swift is a weekly listener of the podcast and has even met their production team.
