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Before he began dating Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce was a typical bro, bro. At least according to former NFL quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, who sat down with Trav’s big brother, fellow retired NFL great Jason Kelce, on this week’s Fitz & Whit podcast to talk beer pong and the tremendous growth they’ve seen in Travis since […]
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Jalen Hurts is clearly a leader on and off the field. Cameras caught him putting respect on Saquon Barkley’s name during their Super Bowl victory.
As per USA Today the world is getting some more insight on what makes Jalen Hurts the ultimate professional in the NFL. During their Super Bowl match against the Kansas City Chiefs he and Saquon Barkley were both wearing wireless microphones. At the tail end of the game where it was clear that the Eagles would be victorious, cameras caught the two expressing their excitement. Here we see Jalen telling Saquon to his face that he was the key their success. “Hey, man, that’s you. That’s you. I know it’s all of us, but you don’t understand the difference you made. You know, we right there. But you like that last piece, man” Jalen says.
The University of Oklahoma alumni is referring to the 2023 season where they originally faced off against the Kansas City Chiefs at Super Bowl LVII but lost 38 – 35. In 2024 the Philadelphia Eagles acquired Saquon Barkley. Prior to signing he revealed he was his frustrations with his former team The New York Giants and referred to the negotiation tactics “a little disrespectful.”
You can see the footage below.
Taylor Swift has earned a good reputation for her cooking skills, just don’t ask Kylie Kelce what those meals taste like. Kelce, who is married to former NFL star Jason Kelce, said when the couple had a stay-at-home double date with her brother-in-law, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and Swift, the singer whipped up a dinner for them that went untouched for a very good reason.
Appearing on Wednesday’s (Feb. 12) episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast, Kylie said that during the couple’s night, “I don’t know that I really ate the meal,” explaining to host Alex Cooper that the night out was actually a night in at her and Jason’s house. “This is going to sound terrible. I didn’t really eat the meal because I was eight weeks pregnant and it was one of those where nothing sounded [good to me].” Kylie is pregnant now with her and Jason’s fourth child, a girl, who will join their daughters Wyatt, 5 and Elliote, 3 and Bennett, 23 months.
Kylie told Cooper that she first met Swift at a Chiefs game against the Buffalo Bills in January 2024, and dispelled rumors that she appeared to be avoiding the singer, who began dating Travis the previous summer. “People are deeply disturbed by this. There was, like, all this stuff leading up to it [the meeting] about, ‘Well, why haven’t they met, they’re avoiding each other.’ I’m not avoiding anyone. I’m more than happy to meet someone, especially someone that Travis is dating,” she said.
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To be fair, Kylie said she didn’t even meet Travis for “close to a year” when she began dating Jason. “And she’s busy,” Kylie said of the pop supernova who wrapped up her historic Eras Tour on Dec. 8 of last year. “It’s just so silly to me that that’s the storyline that’s written,” Kylie said.
Cooper also asked how the rest of the family found out that Travis — who Kylie said feels like a sibling to her at this point — was dating the most famous singer in the world, assuming that there was a group text or some other kind of secret signal.
“We were not [told]. I will say, we knew before everyone else knew, but it was not like… it did not hit the group chat,” Kylie said. “Jase and I found out together, but we knew before they hard launched with her going to a game,” she said in reference to Swift appearing at a Sept. 24, 2023 game between the Chiefs and Chicago Bears.
As for what she and Swift had bonded over in the year since, Kylie said she and Taylor grew up going to the same New Jersey Shore points in Sea Isle/Stone Harbor, where she and Jason now own a home.
Watch Kylie talk Taylor and Travis double date below.
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As expected, the MAGA contingent was once again BIG MAD at the Black National Anthem being sung at the Super Bowl.
Will this be an annual thing, or will the Orange Menace, aka Donald Trump, sing one of his useless executive orders ordering all American sports leagues only to perform the National Anthem and sporting events?
Even though the NFL has gotten rid of the “end racism” signage in the back of endzones for the Super Bowl, they still kept the singing of “Lift Every Voice” ahead of kickoff, a move the league adopted in 2020 in the wake of protests following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police.
The song was adopted by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and is commonly called the Black National Anthem.
Louisiana-born singer Ledisi performed the song in New Orleans ahead of Super Bowl LIX in front of Felon 47 Donald Trump, and the performance was magnificent.
Unfortunately, like last year, the MAGA cult was BIG MAD at the idea of the hymn being used as a separate anthem in a league that features predominantly Black players.
Right-wing commentators such as Charlie Kirk sounded off on the performance. “Only our actual national anthem should be performed at the Super Bowl,” Kirk wrote.
“Black National Anthem’ is a racist relic left over from the BLM era. Get rid of it,” the lame account End Wokeness said on X, formerly Twitter.
Another crappy account R T wrote, “Just muted the Black National Anthem. There’s one national anthem for this country and that ain’t it. We’re all Americans, not divided by Race, Creed, Sex or Religious Preference.”
Black Xitter Loved Ledisi’s Performance
Thankfully, Black Xitter loved seeing MAGA all butt-hurt about the performance of the hymn.
“Yes, the Black National Anthem does deserve to be a part of the Anthems we sing at the Super Bowl. Why? Because Black History is American History,” one post on X read.
Another post read, “Baby, #Ledisi sang the Black National Anthem from her soul and pit of her stomach! The ancestors are proud!”
They can honestly stay mad. The NFL better not let these people influence them into taking out the Black National Anthem.
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5. It was Black as hell, and we loved it.
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Donald Trump became the first sitting President to attend a Super Bowl on Sunday (Feb. 9), when he watched two quarters of the Philadelphia Eagles’ dismantling of the Kansas City Chiefs on their way to a decisive 40-22 victory. The second termer also became the first commander in chief to post a nasty taunt of […]
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Philadelphia defeated the Kansas City Chiefs to take home the Super Bowl LIX victory.
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Snoop Dogg might have lost some favor with fans of his for his alignment with Donald Trump, but that hasn’t stopped the hardworking rapper and entertained from grabbing gigs. At a Thursday (Feb. 6) NFL Honors of event, Snoop Dogg roasted Bill Belichick over the huge age difference between the NFL coach and his girlfriend.
The good homies over at TMZ Sports report that Snoop Dogg was the emcee for the NFL Honors event at the Saenger Theater in New Orleans, which was also televised. Per usual, Snoop’s unmeasurable coolness was on display and also a bit of humor, including the joke at the expense of the former New England Patriots coach.
Uncle Snoop opened the joke up by saying, “I’ve been a football fan for a long, long time. I mean, I remember back when the Cowboys was good. I remember back when the Chiefs was bad.”
He added, “And I remember, what was it? Bill Belichick’s girlfriend wasn’t even born yet!” sparking laughter from Belichick, and his cheerleader girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, 24. It appeared to be all in good fun, however, despite a delayed reaction to the joke by Hudson.
These days, Bill Belichick is no longer in the NFL and instead coaching in the collegiate ranks as the head coach for the University of North Carolina’s football team after years of success at the professional level.
Check out the joke below.
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Kendrick Lamar, fresh from hauling in five trophies at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, with his scathing Drake diss “Not Like Us,” notching two big awards for the night. According to reports, the Compton lyricist has handed in his Super Bowl Halftime Show set list as the NFL and censors mull over the inclusion of the track.
According to a report from TMZ, Kendrick Lamar put the finishing touches on his set for the halftime show at Super Bowl LIX, which takes place this weekend in New Orleans. As we mentioned above, “Not Like Us” won Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year Grammys, solidifying the cultural and commercial impact of the song that many believe toppled Drake’s crown.
With the outlet stating that K-Dot turned in his list to the NFL, FOX network leadership, and all related legal parties involved, it’s assumed that the league doesn’t want to risk getting in hot water as Drake has an open defamation lawsuit filed against Universal Music Group over claims they platformed the smash single which takes some sharp digs at the Canadian superstar’s character in ways never heard before on wax.
TMZ added in their reporting that the NFL and all of the connected brass will check out the setlist and go over the lyrics with their legal teams. The idea is to make sure Lamar doesn’t say anything that’ll get them flagged by the FCC, and the independent government agency will certainly have their work cut out for them considering that one line that truly goes there.
Kendrick Lamar invited his former TDE labelmate SZA to join him onstage for the big event.
Super Bowl LIX airs on Sunday, Nov. 9.
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The National Football League is removing the “End Racism” tag from its end zones for the upcoming Super Bowl.
The National Football League is moving to remove the “End Racism” phrase from its end zone at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, in time for Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Unnamed sources revealed the decision, which was confirmed by NFL spokesperson Bryan McCarthy in a statement: “Teams have used on the field this year ‘Vote,’ ‘End Racism,’ ‘Stop Hate,’ and ‘Choose Love.’ This is part of the NFL’s Inspire Change,” adding: “Choose Love is appropriate to use as our country has endured in recent weeks wildfires in southern California, the terrorist attack here in New Orleans, the plane and helicopter crash near our nation’s capital, and the plane crash in Philadelphia.”
The “End Racism” phrase was present in the end zone during the NFC Championship Game held at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
The decision marks the first time since 2021 that the “End Racism” phrase will not be in one of the end zones of an NFL game. The “Inspire Change” campaign began after the murder of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin which led to nationwide protests against police brutality. It was also inspired by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and other players’ protests by kneeling on the field. The sources also said that the move, first revealed to higher-level NFL officials, could be seen as being conciliatory towards President Donald Trump, who is reportedly slated to attend the game next Sunday (February 9) as a guest of Gayle Benson, the New Orleans Saints team owner. Trump has been long opposed to efforts of inclusion and anti-racism in the league, particularly during his first presidential term.
The NFL has signaled that it wouldn’t be following the current trend of companies removing their DEI efforts, with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell elaborating further at his Super Bowl press conference on Monday (January 3). “We got into diversity efforts because we felt it was the right thing for the National Football League,” Goodell said. “And we’re going to continue those efforts, because we’ve not only convinced ourselves we’ve proven it to ourselves — it does make the NFL better.”