Julian Edelman Reveals the ‘Selfish’ Reason He Loves Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Relationship (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Julian Edelman at the premiere of “Quarterback” in Los Angeles; Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at the 2024 US Open Championships.Photo:Steve Granitz/FilmMagic; Gotham/GC Images

Steve Granitz/FilmMagic; Gotham/GC Images

Julian Edelmanis all in onTaylor SwiftandTravis Kelce’s relationship — for a “selfish” reason.

“I think it’s awesome! He’s balling,” Edelman, 38, tells PEOPLE. “And in his personal life he’s doing his personal life.”

But aside from seeing the Chiefs star and superstar songstress, both 35, find happiness in the spotlight, Edelman — wearing afriendship bracelethe says his daughterLilymade for him — admits, “I think it’s awesome because my daughter talks about football all the time because of Taylor Swift. So, selfishly, I like it for that reason.”

BeforeSwift began dating Kelce in 2023, Edelman says Lily, 8, “went to games” but “would never talk to me about football.”

“It sucks to have to hear about the Chiefs all the time, and she’s got Patriot blood in her veins — literally born during a Super Bowl day in there,” Edelman says with a laugh, adding, “I guess it is what it is.”

Julian Edelman holds his daughter Lily Rose at half time of the NFL game against the New Orleans Saints at Gillette Stadium on September 26, 2021.Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald/Getty

Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald/Getty

Edelman, who’s helpingAngel Soft make their Super Bowl debuton Sunday, also tells PEOPLE he’s not surprised that Kelce and theChiefs have returned to the big gamefor the third year in a row. “What people don’t realize is the playoffs, when you get to this point of the season, it’s not the team that makes the most plays, it’s the team that makes the least amount of mistakes, and they’ve proven that all year long.”

“They control the ball, they don’t turn the ball over, they don’t have dumb penalties,” Edelman says of Kelce and Co.

“They do all the right things. And if you do that, 98% of the time you’re going to win because the other team’s going to make a mistake. So as long as they continue to play mistake-free, it’s going to be hard to beat them.”

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To celebrate the 2025 Super Bowl and his partnership with Angel Soft, Edelman made a hilarious video about a bathroom break gone wrong.

“As you could see the live footage from that commercial on the NFC championship, that was actually real,” Edelman jokes. “That was right before the NFC championship. It was gnarly. Thank God I had Angel Soft to get me through it, and that’s why I chose to work with them.”

source: people.com