Travis Kelce has accomplished NOTHING unsuitable by flying to Taylor Swift’s Argentina Eras Tour dates, insists Eli Manning – as he jumps to Chiefs star’s protection amid backlash over his choice to fly south

NFL legend Eli Manning has backed Travis Kelce’s choice to spend his bye week with Taylor Swift throughout her Eras tour in Buenos Aires – regardless of a backlash from some sections of soccer followers.

On Thursday, Manning, 42, informed PEOPLE that bye weeks have been designed to get away from soccer and permit gamers to recharge for the rest of the season.

‘I feel for him to journey, there’s nothing unsuitable with touring, going someplace,’ Manning mentioned. ‘Hey, if he desires to go and assist his girlfriend and see her play a live performance, I’ve obtained no drawback with that.’ 

Kelce’s romance with the 12-time Grammy-winning popstar has been America’s favourite love story since going public in September. After Swift attended each dwelling and away video games for Kelce, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish is abroad to return the assist fir Swift in her record-breaking tour. 

On social media, although, some followers shared their considerations and insisted the NFL famous person needs to be concentrating on the second half of the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ season as they intention for back-to-back Tremendous Bowl wins. 

Kelce was seen arriving in Buenos Aires on Friday morning, in unique DailyMail.com pictures, after flying out of Kansas Metropolis the evening earlier than. 

Manning emphasised how bye weeks are ‘not a time to go social gathering and rejoice,’ citing Las Vegas for instance, earlier than revealing that he used used to spend the off week by visiting his school and seeing household. 

Manning additionally reiterated how Kelce’s choice to see Swift in Argentina is innocent. 

‘I feel the bye week is a good time to get away from soccer and I feel that is the thought,’ mentioned Manning. ‘It’s the time to relaxation the physique, relaxation the thoughts just a little bit, recharge your self to prepare for that second half of the season.’ 

All 32 groups within the NFL get a bye week each season. The Chiefs’ quick break comes proper after starring within the fourth NFL worldwide sport this 12 months in Frankfurt, Germany. 

The Chiefs took care of enterprise in Europe, beating the Miami Dolphins, 14-21, on Sunday. Together with his workforce comfortably sitting on a 7-2 report, Kelce made a fast pit cease again in the USA earlier than boarding a personal jet to North America. 

Swift kick-started the South American leg of her sold-out Eras Tour present on Thursday evening, and was as a result of play the second of three straight reveals on Friday.

Poor climate has put paid to that, although, with the pop famous person taking to social media on Friday afternoon to disclose that – as a result of poor climate – she has needed to postpone tonight’s present at Estadio River Plate.