Caitlin Clarke alongside cheering on the Kansas City Chiefs Taylor Swift.
Clark, 22, joined Swift, 35, on Saturday, Jan. 18, at Arrowhead Stadium for the Chiefs' playoff game against the Houston Texans. Video shared via TikTok Swift's boyfriend, the Chiefs tight end, was featured on the NFL's official account on Saturday Travis Kelceinterrupting the Texans' punt.
As fans cheered, the camera zoomed in on Swift's box seats, where she was seen throwing her arms around Clark in celebration. Swift was also in the box joined by her parents, Scott and Andreaand her brother Austinall of which were sporting Chiefs-branded windbreakers via social media.
Saturday's game against the Texans is the first playoff game of the season for the Chiefs. The winning team will advance to the AFC Conference Championship, where they will face either the Baltimore Ravens or the Buffalo Bills. Whoever wins this matchup will meet at the Super Bowl in February.
As for Clarke, the WNBA star recently appeared as a guest on a recent episode of Kelce's podcast, “New Heights” which he runs with his brother and former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce. During the Jan. 2 episode, Clarke revealed that she has visited Swift's Era Tour three different times.
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“I went early when Taylor first toured Minnesota at US Bank. One of her early gigs and it was a lot of fun,” Clark told the Keltz brothers. “I went with some of my college friends and we had a good time together.”
However, during the podcast, Clarke, who currently plays for the Indiana Fever in the WNBA, made it clear that being a Chiefs fan is in her blood.
“I'm a Midwestern kid,” she explained. “I had family in Kansas City and I grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, which is only three hours from Kansas City, so it's the closest NFL team. My dad was a big Chiefs fan growing up. People think I'm a Chiefs fan and I'm like, “No! I've been there before! Before that Patrick (Maholm) and Travis. We ride or die. “
In an interview with TIME In December 2024, Clarke shared that Swift gave her four bags of Era Tour merchandise, along with a note saying the athlete is “inspiring to watch from afar.”
According to the outlet, it was at this time that the pop star invited Clark to attend a Chiefs game with him and noted that she and Travis would soon have to attend an Indiana Fever game as well.