ST. JOSEPH, Mo. \u2014 Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said that his July 3 wedding to music icon Taylor Swift was the best night of his life, as he spoke with reporters Wednesday for the first time since training camp began.<\/p>\n
The 36-year-old Kelce, who\u2019s entering his 14th season with the Chiefs, smiled after getting a question about his summer, acknowledging it had been \u201ca fun offseason.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWedding was the best night of my life. I appreciate everybody who came out and celebrated and had fun with us. That\u2019s about all I really got from that night,\u201d Kelce said. \u201cIt was a crazy night. It was full of a lot of celebration. But (now) it\u2019s football, baby.\u201d<\/p>\n
Travis Kelce calls wedding with Taylor Swift ‘best night of my life’<\/p>\n
Jesse Newell<\/p>\n
Kelce and Swift were married in historic Madison Square Garden in New York as part of a private ceremony. Kelce joked that he\u2019d always wanted to make it to a Knicks playoff game at MSG, but he didn\u2019t get to go with Swift when she attended one in June. He was participating in the Chiefs\u2019 mandatory minicamp in Kansas City at the time.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t get my opportunity to go then,\u201d Kelce said. \u201cSo it\u2019s kind of cool to be able to live out my childhood dream of being in that venue and the mecca of all sports venues, being able to get married in there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kelce also reported that the famous arena, in addition to being a perfect place for a private event, also provided an ideal setting in the summer.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe AC was cooking, baby,\u201d Kelce said with a laugh. \u201cThat was the best part.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kelce, who turns 37 in October, isn\u2019t taking it easy as a veteran during the Chiefs\u2019 grueling training camp. Though he\u2019s typically the last one down the hill to the field every day, Kelce doesn\u2019t take reps off in practice as is customary for many other veterans around the league.<\/p>\n
In fact, coach Andy Reid said there are times when Kelce hears a play that he likes where it\u2019s difficult to keep him subbed out on the sideline.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou need to have these days,\u201d Kelce said. \u201cYou need to have this time of grinding with the guys, being around them all day, every day. You start to create that chemistry of how we\u2019re going to do things. This year, it\u2019s ramped up even more, especially on the offensive side of the ball. It feels good to have the leaders out there all feeling the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kelce also appears to be in good shape, despite some viral AI videos online that depicted him at practice with a beer belly. Even Reid, when asked recently about Kelce\u2019s conditioning, said he had been surprised to see false reports that he\u2019d shown up with a \u201cdad bod.\u201d<\/p>\n
Because I saw the fake Travis Kelce beer gut AI practice video about 10 times this weekend \u2026 here is what Travis Kelce looks like at Chiefs camp this morning. pic.twitter.com\/ft7n3rVtid<\/a><\/p>\n