Kansas City Chiefs

A Kansas City Chiefs fan's mom is coming to his defense ... claiming that all of the haters who are saying his gameday outfit was offensive need to kick rocks.

Holden Armenta caused a big stir online on Sunday when TV cameras at the Chiefs vs. Raiders game in Las Vegas showed him donning a headdress with a painted face.

Some, including Deadspin, thought the boy was wearing blackface ... and urged the NFL to speak out on the matter -- calling his feathered attire inappropriate as well.

Armenta's mother, however, said on her Facebook page this week there was simply no need for the outrage ... explaining the boy's face paint actually consisted of both black and red colors -- in order to match his favorite team's hues.

As for the headdress, she said Holden is Native American.

"People are ridiculous," Shannon Armenta wrote in one post.

She also shared a few other snaps of Holden from the game ... and said, "Everyone asked to take a photo with him."

"The players even loved it!"

Holden's dad added on his Facebook page that his son is simply "The biggest Fan" of the Chiefs.

Travis Kelce wearing a strip club shirt might raise an eyebrow for some -- but the dude isn't batting an eyelash at all ... which says a lot about how solid his relationship is with Taylor Swift.

The KC Chiefs tight end was spotted wearing a fashionable/cozy outfit after Sunday's game against the Las Vegas Raiders ... but folks couldn't help but notice a T-shirt he was rockin' underneath his windbreaker -- with the words "Crazy Horse Las Vegas" emblazoned across the front.

Of course, Crazy Horse 3 is a popular strip club in town, and the obvious questions people started asking is: Did he visit the place ... while also dating the biggest pop star in the world???

That question remains unanswered -- Crazy Horse 3 tells TMZ, it prioritizes the privacy of guests, and "as a policy, we do not disclose or comment on the identities of individuals who choose to enjoy their time within our club." The club's rep Lindsay Feldman did confirm Travis wearing the shirt was not a paid endorsement situation.

However, the establishment isn't shying away from his plug ... the image is on its IG.

Whether or not he went, the bigger point here is ... TK isn't skittish floating the possibility he did go to a strip club.

He's one of the most famous guys in the world right now as he and Taylor continue to see each other -- and undoubtedly also understands the PR game that comes with that.

With that said ... he's clearly gonna be himself, and not try to fit into whatever perfect Taylor Swift boyfriend image others might have in mind.

Translation: The guy's comfortable in his own skin, and in his bond with TayTay.

Like we told you ... both Travis and Taylor are back together in Kansas City now after she wrapped up her Brazil shows, and they'll likely spend the rest of the holidays side by side.

Travis Kelce vistiendo una camiseta de un club de striptease podría parecer sospechoso para algunos, pero el tipo no está nervioso en absoluto, lo que dice mucho de lo sólida que es su relación con Taylor Swift.

El jugador de los Kansas City Chiefs fue visto con un atuendo cómodo y elegante después del partido del domingo contra los Raiders de Las Vegas. Sin embargo, la gente no pudo dejar pasar una camiseta que llevaba debajo de su cortavientos con las palabras "Crazy Horse Las Vegas" estampada en la parte delantera.

Por supuesto, Crazy Horse 3 es un club de striptease muy popular en la ciudad y todos se empezaron a preguntar, obviamente, si Travis había estado en el lugar durante su relación con la mayor estrella del pop del mundo.

La pregunta sigue sin respuesta... Crazy Horse 3 le dice a TMZ que prioriza la privacidad de sus clientes y "como política, no revelamos ni comentamos sobre las identidades de las personas que optan por disfrutar de su tiempo dentro de nuestro club". La representante del club, Lindsay Feldman, sí confirmó que la vestimenta de Travis no era un patrocinio pagado.

Sin embargo, el establecimiento no está rehuyendo de ella, la imagen está en su IG.

Si fue o no fue al club, el punto más grande aquí es que Travis Kelce no está asustado con la posibilidad de haber estado ahí.

Kelce es uno de los hombres más famosos en este momento, mientras continúa su relación con Taylor, y sin duda, también entiende el juego de relaciones públicas que eso conlleva.

Dicho esto, está claro que el tipo va a seguir siendo el mismo de siempre y no está tratando de encajar en la idea de novio perfecto de Taylor Swift que otros pueden tener en mente

En otras palabras, el chico está cómodo cómo es y con su vínculo con TayTay.

Como les contamos, Travis y Taylor están otra vez juntos en Kansas City después de que Taylor terminara sus conciertos en Brasil, y es probable que pasen el resto de las vacaciones uno al lado del otro.

Taylor Swift está finalmente de vuelta en Estados Unidos y al parecer lista para pasar el resto de sus vacaciones con su novio Travis Kelce.

US Weekly cita fuentes que dicen que la cantante aterrizó en Kansas City el lunes, apenas un día después de su último show en São Paulo el domingo. Recuerden, la cantante tuvo que reorganizar sus planes de Acción de Gracias y no pudo reunirse con Kelce la semana pasada.

La razón por la que todo cambió es debido a un show que tuvo que hacer el pasado lunes en Río de Janeiro, después de haberlo cancelado por las extremas temperaturas, además de la trágica muerte de una de sus fans.

Como resultado, Taylor terminó quedándose en Río un día más, lo que torpedeó cualquier esperanza de que pudiera volar para ver a Travis antes de la próxima serie de espectáculos en Brasil. Al final, parece que decidieron pasar Acción de Gracias separados, lo que queda a la vista en este video de Travis Kelce en Kansas City.

TMZ fue el primero en contarlo, el tipo fue visto conduciendo solo por la ciudad el pasado jueves.

Ya les contamos también que Taylor y Travis tienen planes de pasar la Navidad juntos y ahora están más o menos libres en casa, porque ella no tiene más conciertos hasta que se retome su gira "Eras" en febrero, cuando volará a Tokio.

Travis, por supuesto, seguirá jugando estos próximos meses y se pueden imaginar que Taylor asistirá al menos a algunos de esos partidos, especialmente cuando se acerquen los playoffs.

Taylor Swift is finally back in the States and reportedly ready to spend the rest of the holidays with her boyfriend Travis Kelce.

US Weekly cites sources as saying the singer landed in Kansas City Monday -- just a day after her last show in São Paulo wrapped Sunday. Remember, she had to rearrange her Thanksgiving plans ... and wasn't able to be with him over the past week or so.

The reason everything got switched around is because of a makeup show she did last Monday in Rio de Janeiro -- this after canceling that Saturday show due to extreme heat ... not to mention the death of one of her fans.

As a result, she ended up staying in Rio for an extra day ... which torpedoed any hope of flying back to see Travis before the next string of shows down in the country. In the end, it seems they decided to spend Thanksgiving apart -- visibly so for TK here in Kansas City.

TMZ broke the story ... the dude was seen driving around town solo last Thursday.

We already told you Taylor and Travis had plans to spend Christmas together -- and now, they're pretty much home free ... 'cause she doesn't have any more concerts until her "Eras" tour picks back up February, when she'll fly to Tokyo.

Travis, of course, will continue playing football these next few months ... and you can imagine Taylor will be in attendance for at least some of those games -- especially as playoffs near.

Tom Brady is old news to one of his biggest supporters ... 'cause stunning model Veronika Rajek apparently has her eyes on a new man -- Taylor Swift's boyfriend, Travis Kelce.

Veronika -- who went viral after professing her love for the seven-time Super Bowl champion last season -- was in the crowd to catch the Las Vegas Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs matchup at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday ... and it's safe to say she liked what she saw, specifically one player in particular.

VK shared pics of her visit to Sin City ... showing her ditching her Buccaneers jersey for some custom Raiders threads as she gave a review of the game.

"LV did their best, but the Chiefs played awesomely," Veronika -- who has more than six million followers on Instagram alone -- said after K.C.'s 31-17 win. "I have to admit. Kelce is such a great player and hunk as well. I get you Taylor, 'road less taken.' 😉"

The "road" comment is seemingly a nod to Swift's old song, "The Outside" ... where she sings, "I tried to take the road less traveled by, but nothing seems to work the first few times, am I right?"

While Rajek clearly isn't shy about her feelings toward Kelce, it doesn't seem like she's ready to butt into Taylor's new relationship ... she's just giving the pop superstar props.

The squeaky-clean Patrick Mahomes may have finally misstepped ... 'cause according to Henry Winkler, the Chiefs superstar has inexplicably left him hanging on a sweet dinner invitation.

The Fonz relayed the surprising news to TMZ Sports while signing some autographs in Los Angeles this week ... saying despite initially agreeing to come to Winkler's pad for a homemade meal, Mahomes has now ghosted.

"I think he fibbed to me," a defeated Winkler told us.

If you're unfamiliar ... Winkler and Mahomes first made the plans back in 2022, after the guys developed a bromance following an in-person meeting on the sidelines of a Chiefs vs. Chargers game.

Winkler said he was going to make the quarterback his famous chicken stuffed with ricotta -- and it seemed it had all been set to go down in the offseason after Mahomes won Super Bowl LVII.

But apparently, Mahomes has reneged on the deal ... and check out the clip, Winkler couldn't appear to be more sad about it.

Of course, Mahomes was busy this offseason with his newborn son ... so maybe he's waiting for 2024 to break bread with Winkler??

Travis Kelce is planning to spend Christmas with Taylor Swift, but in the meantime he's gotta get through another holiday solo ... and that means some alone time on the road.

The Kansas City Chiefs star tight end is spending his Thanksgiving by himself in Kansas City, driving around solo in his fancy Rolls-Royce.

TMZ obtained video of Travis behind the wheel of his luxury car on Turkey Day ... he's alone in the car, wearing a plaid shirt and seems to be singing.

Folks who spotted Travis on the road tell us he was driving near the area of his new mansion ... ya know, the one he bought for added privacy when he first started dating Taylor.

The reason Travis is alone this holiday and not with Taylor ... she's all the way down in Brazil on the international leg of her wildly popular Eras Tour and he's got a football game Sunday.

TMZ broke the story ... Travis and Taylor are planning to spend Christmas together, working out their busy schedules to carve out as much time together as possible.

On a recent episode of his "New Heights" podcast with brother Jason, Travis says he's going to be feasting on KFC for Thanksgiving "because I won't have anybody here."

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is weighing in on Taylor Swift's relationship with Travis Kelce ... saying their new romance has been "great for the league."

Commish shared his two cents on the Tayvis craze during an interview with "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday ... and he's shipping the two lovebirds pretty hard after seeing the effect its had on his organization.

"They're happy, they seem to be enjoying their relationship," Goodell said. "That's great in and of itself."

"It has connected more fans of Taylor's and more fans of the NFL. And, in some ways, to see that they have a connection, now they have a connection to our game and to Taylor," he added. "She's an unbelievable artist. Obviously, Travis is an unbelievable player."

"I think it's great for the league to have that kind of attention, so we welcome it."

Of course, Taylor's appearances at Travis' Kansas City Chiefs games have been widely documented ... with broadcasting crews showing her cheering on her man from her suite seats.

The two have become quite the power couple over the past few months ... with Travis flying to Argentina to hit up her 'Eras' show during his bye week.

Our sources tell us Tayvis will be together for the holidays ... which is a huge step in their relationship.

No, Travis Kelce's play of late has not been impacted by his relationship with Taylor Swift ... at least, that's according to ex-NFLer Channing Crowder, who tells TMZ Sports the Chiefs star is too used to the limelight to be impacted by dating the pop star.

Of course, there are plenty who are ready to disagree ... as Kelce has had three straight pedestrian games in a row -- all while his romance with Swift has reached a fever pitch.

But, when we spoke to Crowder on Tuesday following Kelce's four-catch, 44-yard performance in a loss to the Eagles on Monday Night Football ... the former Miami Dolphins linebacker said there's just simply no way Swift's swayed things for the 34-year-old.

As for why ... Crowder tells us he thinks Kelce's just simply too familiar with fame to have it bother his game on the gridiron.

"He doesn't hide from attention," Crowder said.

Kelce has been with Swift for quite some time now ... and when she's been in attendance at his games, he's balled out. But, when she hasn't been around -- particularly this last month -- it's been a different story.

Crowder, though, says it's all pretty explainable ... saying defenses have been focusing more on Kelce due to the lack of other weapons on Kansas City's offense.

As for Kelce's admission this week that retirement has been on his mind a little bit -- Crowder did seem to think that was a fairly significant revelation ... telling us, "Once guys start talking about retirement, they might as well retire."

Marquez Valdes-Scantling is breaking his silence after dropping the potential game-winning touchdown pass on Monday night ... promising on Tuesday to "be better" -- while accepting criticism.

The Chiefs wide receiver took to his X page to deliver his first public thoughts since the game-altering play against the Eagles at Arrowhead Stadium ... and he made it clear, he's ready to deal with all of the fallout from not catching Patrick Mahomes' deep ball late in the fourth quarter of the key contest.

"I'm grateful, I'll be better," he wrote. "And I appreciate the criticism and the support."

"God put this on me because he knew I could handle it," he added. "Gratitude for everything that comes with it."

Of course, MVS was obviously having a hard time dealing with the misplay just minutes after it happened ... as cameras caught him slamming his helmet against a stadium wall.

The play would have given Kansas City a 24-21 lead -- and would've most likely led to the Chiefs earning the win and an 8-2 record. But, after the drop, they lost 21-17, and are now in danger of missing out on the No. 1 seed in the AFC.

Travis Kelce was able to have a little fun Monday night despite a crushing loss to the Eagles ... telling his big brother, Jason Kelce, the defeat was "a late birthday present" for the Philly star.

Travis shared the lighthearted moment with Jason just seconds after Philadelphia pulled off the 21-17 upset at Arrowhead Stadium ... roughly two weeks after Jason turned 36 years old.

"Love you, big guy," Travis said after throwing out the quip to the offensive lineman. "Get home safe."

Of course, Travis was anything but smiles just minutes earlier ... as he was one of the reasons Kansas City ended up falling in the contest.

Playing without his new girlfriend, Taylor Swift, in attendance ... Travis logged only 44 yards on seven catches -- and while he did score a touchdown, he had a critical fourth-quarter drop and fumble.

To make matters worse, the Eagles trolled him and Swift a bit after the L ... posting a green friendship bracelet on their X page with the caption, "In our winning era."

The loss marked the first time Travis has ever fallen to his big brother in an NFL game ... although, fortunately for the star tight end, the Chiefs are still very much alive in the race to make a deep postseason run.

Los padres de Taylor Swift y Travis Kelce han puesto en suspenso sus planes de verse por primera vez, debido a un cambio en la agenda de la estrella del pop.

Como esperábamos, Taylor no podrá asistir al partido de los Chiefs contra los Eagles el lunes por la noche, que es donde las familias iban a reunirse. En su lugar, se llevará a cabo el concierto de Río, que estaba programado originalmente para el sábado por la noche y que ella pospuso por la "seguridad y bienestar" de los fans en medio de altísimas temperaturas.

El cambio en la agenda significa que Taylor no puede participar de la reunión en Kansas City, y fuentes familiarizadas con la situación nos dicen que simplemente no tenía sentido que los padres se reunieran con Taylor ausente y Travis ocupado en el campo.

Recordemos que la semana pasada nos dijeron que el plan era que Andrea y Scott Swift y Donna y Ed Kelce estuvieran bajo el mismo techo al mismo tiempo. Los planes no estaban grabados en piedra, tal vez porque todo el mundo se dio cuenta de que la agenda de Taylor podría cambiar.

Habría sido una reunión familiar apropiada con los Chiefs de Travis y los Eagles de su hermano Jason Kelce en una revancha del Super Bowl, y por supuesto, los Eagles solían ser el equipo favorito de Taylor y de su padre también. La lealtad de ambos parece estar cambiando ahora que ella está saliendo con Travis.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's parents are putting their plans to meet for the first time on the back burner, due to a change in the popstar's schedule.

As we expected, Taylor will not be able to attend the Chiefs vs. Eagles game Monday night, which is where the families were going to meet. Instead, she'll be performing the Rio de Janeiro concert that was originally scheduled for Saturday night ... the one she postponed for the "safety and well-being" of fans amid soaring temperatures.

The schedule shift means Taylor can't play "Meet the Fockers" in Kansas City, and sources familiar with the situation tell us it just didn't make sense for the parents to meet with Taylor absent and Travis busy on the field.

Remember, we were told last week the plan was for Andrea and Scott Swift and Donna and Ed Kelce to be under one roof at the same time. The plans weren't set in stone, perhaps because everyone realized Taylor's schedule could change.

It would have been a fitting family get-together with Travis's Chiefs, and his bro Jason Kelce's Eagles meeting in a Super Bowl rematch -- and, of course, the Eagles used to be Taylor's fave team and her dad's too. Both of their loyalty seems to be swaying now that she's dating Travis.

Donna Kelce is proving yet again she's just as big a celeb as her two NFL star sons ... receiving a police escort in Kansas City on Monday that included FOUR armed officers.

Jason and Travis' mom got the secret-service-like protection just hours before her two boys will square off at Arrowhead Stadium ... as she was doing some promo work at a nearby Raising Cane's restaurant.

Mama Kelce -- rockin' a half green, half red shirt to represent both her sons' teams -- was working the register and the drive-thru at the eatery ... before cops made sure she got out of the joint unscathed.

Donna, however, didn't appear nervous about the attention at all ... in fact, she was seen smiling and waving to a mob of fans -- all while flanked by policemen.

Of course, Donna has got to be used to all the love at this point ... 'cause after bursting onto the scene during last year's Super Bowl -- she's become an even bigger star following her elbow-rubbing sessions with Taylor Swift at Travis' Chiefs games this year.

El amor de Travis Kelce por Taylor Swift es mucho más profundo que su apariencia y talento musical, la superestrella de la NFL dice que está fascinado por su inteligencia y de como aprende cosas nuevas de ella todos los días.

El ala cerrada de los Kansas City Chiefs se abrió sobre su relación con el icono del pop en una entrevista con el Wall Street Journal esta semana, donde detalló cómo ha crecido y se ha nutrido personalmente de su relación.

"Nunca he sido un hombre de palabras", dijo Kelce. "Estar cerca de ella y ver lo inteligente que es ha sido jodidamente alucinante. Estoy aprendiendo cada día".

Kelce también elogió la capacidad de Swift para convertir sus propias experiencias en palabras, señalando específicamente su amor por una línea en su exitosa canción, "Blank Space", cuando ella canta: "Yo podría hacer un mal tipo bueno por el fin de semana".

Kelce, que se refirió a Swift como "hilarante" y una "genio", añadió que los dos están en la misma página con sus puntos de vista, especialmente cuando se trata de la familia.

"Todo el mundo sabe que soy un tipo de familia. Su equipo es su familia. Su familia hace un montón de cosas en términos de la gira, la comercialización, estar cerca, así que creo que ella tiene un montón de esos valores, así, que está justo en ese aspecto".

En cuanto a cómo se vincularon por primera vez, el dos veces campeón del Super Bowl dijo que alguien en el círculo de Taylor jugó a Cupido luego de que él dijera públicamente sus intensiones en su podcast y, finalmente, Taylor se acercó directamente.

Otro punto interesante es que Travis afirma que su madre, Donna, está molesta consigo misma hasta el día de hoy acerca de cómo ella le restó importancia a conocer a Taylor por primera vez durante su aparición en el programa "Today", cuando ella dijo que solo estaba "bien".

Kelce dice que su madre solo estaba tratando de mantenerse discreta y aseguró que ella manejó la pregunta perfectamente.