Entertainment Sports Football Andy Reid Says Taylor Swift Did 'Great Job with Handling It' After Being Booed at Super Bowl: 'A Tough Deal' "She’s part of the team and like the other girlfriends and wives, they’re part of it. And that’s all part of the process," said the Chiefs head coach By Ingrid Vasquez Ingrid Vasquez Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor in Journalism. Before joining the team, she worked as an Editor at FanSided and provided work in the celebrity and lifestyle space for brands that include Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, EW, and more. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on February 27, 2025 11:40AM EST 1 Comments (L-R) Andy Reid at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, Taylor Swift reacts to getting booed at the 2025 Super Bowl. Photo: Stacy Revere/Getty ;FOX Taylor Swift has Andy Reid in her corner. Weeks after the singer, 35, was booed by some Super Bowl LIX attendees after being shown on the jumbotron during the championship game, the Kansas City Chiefs head coach, 66, came to her defense in a new interview. Reid mentioned Swift while speaking to Mike Florio and Chris Simms at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine for NFL on NBC. The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now! "She’s a good girl. She handles that whole thing the right way, that’s a tough deal. But she does a great job with handling it," said Reid after being asked if he had "anything else" to share about Swift. (During last year's NFL Combine, Reid told the same hosts about the singer's homemade pastries — a story that quickly went viral.) "Kelce, I think, does a great job with handling it. She’s part of the team and like the other girlfriends and wives, they’re part of it. And that’s all part of the process," Reid added. Swift was at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans during the 2025 Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 9, supporting her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, 35. The Chiefs lost to the Philadelphia Eagles, 40-22. Taylor Swift Reacts to Getting Booed at Super Bowl 2025 — and Then Gets Support from Serena Williams Fans first spotted Swift at a Chiefs game when the team took on the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium in September 2023. "Listen I'm a big fan so I'm glad she was here and I hope she enjoyed it," Reid told PEOPLE in December 2023. "She's got a great guy she's dating right now, so I'm happy for both of them." Throughout her Eras Tour run, Swift attended Chiefs games on her off days, and Kelce returned the favor by catching various shows. Travis Kelce Shares the Unexpected Way Taylor Swift Supported Him in the Wake of His Super Bowl Loss Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift after the the AFC Championship Game on January 26, 2025. Jamie Squire/Getty In her Time's 2023 Person of the Year profile, Swift said she was intent on showing her support for Kelce no matter what. "When you say a relationship is public, that means I’m going to see him do what he loves, we’re showing up for each other, other people are there and we don’t care," she said. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "The opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you’re seeing someone. We’re just proud of each other," continued Swift. As for Kelce's future with the team, Reid said they talk "all the time." "I told him, 'Don't think about that,' " Reid explained. "Just relax man. Chill down. We have time for that." Close Leave a Comment