Travis Kelce channels girlfriend Taylor Swift to elucidate Steelers-Kenny Pickett breakup

Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce channeled the work of his pop star girlfriend Taylor Swift in explaining the scenario that in the end led to former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett being traded to the workforce’s Pennsylvania rival after they signed nine-time Professional Bowler Russell Wilson to a one-year deal. 

Pickett, a first-round select of the College of Pittsburgh in 2022, was traded simply hours after information broke that the Steelers had reached a cope with the previous Denver Broncos quarterback. 

The signing of Wilson and Pickett’s subsequent commerce adopted weeks of the Steelers voicing their help of Pickett. 

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Throughout Wednesday’s episode of the “New Heights” podcast, Travis and Jason Kelce addressed the seemingly inharmonious exit. 

“He simply can’t depart the state of Pennsylvania. The man f—ing simply loves PA, man,” Travis mentioned. 

“I mentioned that the quarterback is the one piece that seems like Pittsburgh is lacking,” Jason added. “So I don’t know why it didn’t work out for Kenny in Pittsburgh, however we’ve seen this earlier than. Typically it is the match, the system, no matter it’s, he will get to have a contemporary begin now and come over to Philadelphia.” 

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“Kenny and the Steelers — their relationship led to a bit ‘Unhealthy Blood,” Travis sang, in reference to Swift’s hit single, “as a result of Kenny is saying he most popular to maneuver on.” 

Travis appeared to level to Pickett’s latest feedback this week when he mentioned he felt it was time to maneuver on. 

“I simply thought it was time,” Pickett mentioned Monday. “It simply felt prefer it was time from the issues that transpired. I needed to get an opportunity to go some place else and proceed to develop my profession.”

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Pickett will function a backup to Jalen Hurts. The Steelers acquired a third-round decide on this 12 months’s draft and two seventh-round decisions in 2025 for Pickett and Pittsburgh’s fourth-round decide this 12 months.

The Related Press contributed to this report. 

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