Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce engagement: TE's father gives new details on proposal

Jan 26, 2025; Kansas City, MO, USA; Recording artist Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) react after the AFC Championship game against the Buffalo Bills at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and pop music superstar Taylor Swift announced their engagement on Tuesday on Instagram. But the couple actually got engaged about two weeks earlier, according to Kelce’s father, Ed Kelce .

News 5 Cleveland interviewed Ed Kelce on the topic and he revealed how the proposal went down. It’s as romantic as you might have imagined.

Kelce popped the big question at a garden in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. His father explained.

“He got her out there, they were about to go out to dinner, and he said, ‘let’s go out and have a glass of wine,’ … they got out there, and that’s when he asked her, and it was beautiful,” Ed Kelce said. “They started FaceTiming me and their mother and her folks to make sure everybody knew. So, to see them together is great.”

Naturally, Ed Kelce was at an open practice for the Philadelphia Eagles when he got the call. He knew instantly what the news would be.

Part of my conversation with Papa Kelce on the engagement of Travis and Taylor Swift. He told me he was at the ⁦@Eagles⁩ open practice August 10th when he got the call from the couple letting him know.

⁦@kelcebrothers⁩https://t.co/bDbKHruRu3 pic.twitter.com/GsdLENSk0P

— John Kosich (@KosichJohn) August 26, 2025

The news comes at a time when the couple is already dominating the news cycle. A recent appearance by Swift on the New Heights podcast broke records.

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