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Breaking News: NFL chief confirms Taylor Swift impact on schedule as conspiracy theories swirl
The NFL’s vice president of broadcast planning has confirmed the upcoming season’s schedule has been shifted to accommodate Taylor Swift’s concert dates.
But he has denied conspiracy theories the league had attempted to make sure she could attend Kansas City Chiefs games to watch boyfriend Travis Kelce. Swift made quite an impression last season with 13 appearances at NFL games, causing a stir each time she stepped out to cheer on Kelce, starting with a match against the Chicago Bears.
The highlight surely being when the pop star supported Kelce during the Super Bowl in Las Vegas this February, where the Chiefs bagged their second consecutive championship.
With a new season just on the horizon, speculations were rife about potential adjustments to the schedule allowing Swift to continue her streak of appearances. One fervent fan took to X saying: “I’m not knocking Taylor Swift but the NFL bending their schedule around her concerts is DESPERATE” – with another fan going as far as to reply: “Another example of how far the NFL has fallen.”
Mike North, the NFL’s vice president of broadcast planning, has spilled the beans on how Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ concert dates were taken into account during the league’s schedule crafting. He said: “We certainly considered the tour dates that hit NFL stadiums. I think she’s in Miami, maybe New Orleans, Indy. We certainly considered those