Jason Kelce congratulates Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift on engagement ahead of new podcast episode
Jason Kelce took a moment to congratulate his "younger brother and future sister-in-law," Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, on their engagement ahead of the brothers' latest "New Heights" podcast episode this week.
"There is one gigantic piece of news that just hit the waves -- [Travis] is not here to address this himself, but we felt necessary as a team to get together and send Travis and Taylor a giant congratulations for being engaged," the retired Philadelphia Eagles star said in a clip posted to Instagram on Wednesday morning.
Jason Kelce confirmed that Wednesday's episode was recorded on Monday, Travis Kelce's only day off, before the engagement news was announced.
"On today's show we're giving you a behind the scenes look at how our episode with Taylor Swift came together," the post's caption read. "But first, a special message from Jason Kelce to his younger brother and future sister in-law."
Travis Kelce and Swift announced their engagement on Tuesday, Aug. 26, revealing the news in a joint Instagram post with the caption, "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married 🧨."
The post quickly drew tens of millions of likes and prompted congratulatory messages across social media.
According to the Kelce brothers' father, Ed Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end proposed to Swift nearly two weeks ago at home in Missouri.
"They were about to go out to dinner and he said, 'Let's go out and have a glass of wine,'" Ed Kelce said Tuesday, speaking with Cleveland ABC station WEWS.
He continued, "They got out there, and that's when he asked her, and it was beautiful. They started FaceTiming me and their mother and her folks to make sure everybody knew. So, to see them together is great."
According to Ed Kelce, Travis Kelce had initially been planning to propose later in the month.
"He was going to put it off till this week," he said. "I think she was getting maybe a little antsy, but he was going to put her off till this week, to, you know, make some grand thing, to make it a big special event. And I told him repeatedly, you know, you could do it on the side of the road, do it any place that makes it a special event ... when you get down on one knee and ask her to marry you."
He added that the couple are "just crazy about each other" and "very much in love."
The pair's engagement news comes just weeks after Swift made her debut on Kelce's "New Heights" podcast, which he co-hosts with his brother.
Swift announced her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl," during the podcast episode and spoke about the couple's relationship, calling Travis Kelce "a vibe booster" and "a human exclamation point."
Swift and Kelce have been dating since 2023.
Speculation surrounding their relationship first began in September that year, after Swift attended a Kansas City Chiefs game with the Kelce brothers' mom, Donna Kelce.
Travis Kelce was subsequently spotted attending several of Swift's Eras Tour shows, even taking the stage alongside her at one point.
