{"id":832833,"date":"2026-09-01T08:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T08:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/832833\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T08:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T08:38:10","slug":"travis-kelce-football-star-fashion-ambassador-and-dog-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/832833\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce: Football Star, Fashion Ambassador, and Dog Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s springtime in New York City, and a crew of about a dozen is gathered on a high terrace at The Plaza Hotel. Their focus is principally Travis Kelce, who is reclined on an outdoor sofa, posing for a Tommy Hilfiger<\/a> campaign. (Its other major names include Gigi Hadid, Jisoo, Peggy Gou, Frances Tiafoe, and Carmelo Anthony.) But attention is split: while the photographer and lighting techs work on the 36-year-old football megastar, a gaggle of assistants, agents, and extra hands are all cooing over a perfectly fluffy white Samoyed.<\/p>\n

Later, during a short car ride from The Plaza to Central Park\u2014where more photos will be taken after an outfit change\u2014Kelce and I are chatting about the photo shoot. I tell him that his dog is beautiful. \u201cAre you kidding me?\u201d he beams. \u201cShe lights up my day.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hilfiger creative team had been talking about casting a canine for the campaign when Kelce volunteered the one that he shares with Taylor Swift<\/a>. \u201cWe figured, why not her? She crushed it, and actually really fit into that Tommy aesthetic, too,\u201d he reports, proudly. \u201cThose are some of my favorite shots.\u201d (At the time of publication, the dog\u2019s name had not been made public.)<\/p>\n

Kelce\u2019s collaboration with Tommy Hilfiger arrives just as the NFL season is about to kick off. A tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, Kelce has had a starry arc with the formidable franchise, helping the team secure Super Bowl wins in 2020, 2023, and 2024. \u201cYear 14, baby, I\u2019m fired up,\u201d he says. \u201cEvery year there\u2019s a chance to do something special\u2014but especially coming into this year, getting Pat [Mahomes] back and wiping the slate clean. I love coming to the building every day. I know how special this team is, so I\u2019m excited to get this thing rolling and for the chance to give the fans what they deserve.\u201d (Mahomes, another of the Chiefs\u2019 top players, missed a chunk of last season due to a torn ACL.)<\/p>\n

As Kelce\u2019s sporting career has advanced, so too has his position in popular culture. His extremely popular podcast New Heights, which he hosts with his brother Jason\u2014himself a retired pro football player\u2014launched in the fall of 2022. In March 2023, Kelce hosted Saturday Night Live. And in late 2023, he and Swift made their relationship public before marrying this past July.<\/a><\/p>\n

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