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Retired NFL quarterback Dan Marino is conscious that Taylor Swift has develop into a relentless presence within the league — and he’s enthusiastic about it.
“I mean, she hasn’t affected any games, but from the media standpoint, she’s there. It’s part of it,” Marino, 62, solely advised Us Weekly on Tuesday, January 23, whilst selling his Tremendous Bowl industrial with M&M’s. “She’s loved and from what I’ve heard, I don’t know her … she’s a terrific person and she cares about people, and she cares about taking care of people, which is an amazing thing, especially if you’re in her position.”
He endured, “I give her a lot of respect for that, first of all. And then, she might as well have fun and enjoy it while she’s dating one of the stars in the NFL. And what’s wrong with that? Nothing.”
Swift, 34, has been relationship Kansas Town Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce since summer time 2023. They took their romance public the next September when she stepped out at her first NFL sport at Missouri’s Arrowhead Stadium.
Since Swift is well known in her personal proper, the NFL steadily confirmed pictures of her by way of the Jumbotron right through video games. On the other hand, many enthusiasts — whom Swift significantly coined “dads, Brads and Chads” in her 2023 TIME Particular person of the 12 months profile — criticized the consistent consideration on Swift’s sport day attendance and blamed her each time Kelce and the Chiefs misplaced a sport. (The Chiefs, in the meantime, will face the Baltimore Ravens within the AFC Championship sport on Sunday, January 28, to decide which crew will play within the 2024 Tremendous Bowl.)
Swift maximum not too long ago went to Kelce’s January 21 divisional playoff away sport in opposition to the Buffalo Expenses, the place she watched the Chiefs victory along his circle of relatives. The Grammy winner sat in a personal suite with Travis’ folks, Donna and Ed Kelce, his brother, Jason Kelce and Jason’s spouse, Kylie Kelce. Jason, 36, used to be Travis’ No. 1 cheerleader, even becoming a member of a pregame tailgate, commencing his blouse to have a good time his sibling scoring a landing and mountaineering out the window of the non-public field to fulfill native enthusiasts.
“You know what? He should do it. That’s his brother,” Marino quipped to Us of the Philadelphia Eagles middle. “But if you notice how big he is, he had that little beer can in his hand and it was just miniature, right? I mean, it goes to show you how big he is, but that’s fun stuff. It makes the game better. The side stories, all that’s good.”
Marino in the past used to be the beginning quarterback for the Miami Dolphins for 17 seasons till he retired in 2000. He now works as a distinct guide for the Dolphins and is bringing his NFL experience to a Tremendous Bowl LVIII industrial with M&M’s titled “Almost Champions.”
“What I like about it is we have all the almost-champions, Bruce Smith’s in it, [Terrell Owens is] in it, and it really worked out well,” Marino advised Us of the commercial. “And we make fun a little bit … The whole thing is excellent, and everybody’s going to enjoy it.”
He added, “And then T.O. and Bruce Smith are buddies of mine from years and years ago, so, it was a lot of fun [to film].”
M&M’s Tremendous Bowl advert, which can introduce the NFL All-Stars to a first-of-its-kind diamond ring, will debut right through the sport on Sunday, February 11.
With reporting through Christina Garibaldi