Travis Kelce reveals Taylor Swift's blunt verdict on Jason's 7:30 a.m. workout call

Jason Kelce flew to Kansas City to watch his brother play football. He also packed two 25-pound weight plates in his luggage. The early-morning consequences of that decision, as Travis Kelce told it on their podcast this week, earned a two-word reaction from Taylor Swift that the brothers found impossible not to laugh at.

On the October 21 episode of 'New Heights,' Travis, 37, recounted being woken by a phone call from Jason, 38, at 7:30 a.m. during his older brother's visit to the couple's Kansas City home. Jason was in town for the Chiefs' October 18 game against the Los Angeles Chargers and had been keeping up with 'Squatober' — a daily squat challenge — while staying with the newlyweds.

I get a call at 7:30 in the morning. In my mind, I'm thinking worst-case scenario. I'm like, 'Oh, s—t. Is everything okay? Maybe after the run Jason's in the hospital, he blew his knee out or something.' I dunno, I was worst-case scenario, the brain was just waking up.— Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs tight end

It was not an emergency. Jason needed someone to spot him on the bench press. Travis's initial response — 'No way!' — gave way to agreement, partly because his own ankle issue ruled out helping with a back squat anyway.

I'm like, cool, 'cause I wouldn't be able to save you if it was a f—ing back squat. I'm like, 'Cool, I'll come down.'— Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs tight end

As he headed out of the bedroom to help, Swift made her feelings known.

I'm walking out of the room, and Taylor's like, 'This is f—ed up.' And I'm just like, 'Nah, it'll be good. It'll be good!'— Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs tight end

The brothers laughed through the retelling. Neither elaborated on Swift's comment beyond Travis's breezy reassurance as he walked out the door.

The backstory made the call even more absurd. Before the trip, Jason had asked Travis how much weight he kept in his basement to figure out whether the setup could support the Squatober challenge. Travis, by his own account, didn't tally it — he just listed what he had. Jason's response was to board a plane to Kansas City carrying two 25-pound plates and, according to Jason on the podcast, 'a couple extra plates to throw on the old squat bar.'

Absolutely hilarious, the most meathead thing I think I've ever seen Jason do.— Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs tight end

Jason, a former Philadelphia Eagles center who retired after the 2023 season, was also at Arrowhead Stadium alongside Swift for the Chiefs' win over the Chargers that weekend. 'We were all there in Arrowhead this weekend,' Jason said on the podcast. 'It was a blast.' The Chiefs won that game 22-6, according to Page Six. During the match, Swift was seen gesturing to a fan below her VIP suite to stop recording her and watch the game; a member of her security team subsequently asked the fan to put away their phone, according to Page Six.

Swift and Travis married on July 3 at Madison Square Garden in New York, according to ibtimes.com.au. The 'New Heights' podcast, which the Kelce brothers co-host, regularly mixes football commentary with family anecdotes — and the October 21 episode fit that pattern precisely, with a fitness challenge, a predawn phone call, and a two-word verdict from Swift doing most of the work.

Why it matters — The podcast anecdote offers a rare, specific glimpse into the domestic rhythms of one of the most publicly scrutinized couples in sports and entertainment — told, with laughter, entirely in their own words.

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