Pop music icon Taylor Swift began dating Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce last season. Swift and Kelce are the cream of the crop at their respective crafts. Naturally, the coverage of the hottest new celebrity couple has been massive. Swift, the NFL’s newest superfan, has introduced a whole new demographic of fans to football.
But some fans are unhappy and complaining about the amount of airtime the NFL has devoted to showcasing the Grammy winner. But a new report showed that Swift was only on screen for 54 seconds of the Super Bowl. Less than 1% of the event broadcast time. Fans criticized the new report.
“No wonder men think 54 seconds is a long time,” said one user on Twitter.
“A person who doesn’t play football barely appeared on the broadcast of a football match,” said another user.
“If you think 54 seconds is a long time, that’s a deeper problem,” another user added.
NFL producer doesn’t talk about Taylor Swift
Even though fans, some fans may be against Swift’s camera shots during the game. Legendary NFL producer Fred Gaudelli, who has produced seven Super Bowls, says she and other celebrities being in front of the camera are equally important.
“You have these shots set up because they are part of the story of the game and because there are five times more people (watching) than in a normal game. Right off the bat, you’re already thinking about who’s in the game,” she added.
“Now you have Taylor Swift, who is also someone who has a direct connection to the game because she is the partner of one of the stars of a team. You might not show her in every Kelce sequence, but she will be part of the sequences when he does a play.”
Stephen A. Smith declares loyalty to pop star
Since Swift and Kelce were the hottest new additions, it naturally gained some unexpected new fans from the sports world. One of those new fans is one of the biggest personalities in sports media. ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith recently admitted to being a Swiftie and attending one of her concerts. Swift says the show was “phenomenal.”
“I went to his concert. Man, I was off the chain. I loved. I couldn’t believe how much I loved him. She was phenomenal,” Smith said.
“I saw Taylor Swift get a nine-minute ovation between songs. There was no one seated, the concert lasted three and a half hours, non-stop, and there was no intermission. I was on my feet for three and a half hours. “I never sat down.”
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