Revealed: Why Taylor Swift apologized to Travis Kelce’s Chiefs teammate and his wife in 2024

Taylor Swift did everything she could to make it up to Travis Kelce‘s Kansas City Chiefs teammate Clyde Edwards-Helaire in 2024 after missing his wedding because of her Eras Tour schedule.

The singer quickly forged a close friendship with Edwards-Helaire and his now wife, JoJo, after going public with Kelce in September 2023. But she couldn’t make their wedding due to her Eras Tour dates – she was performing in Dublin, Ireland at the time.

As per the Kansas City Star, Swift phoned the couple to apologize for missing their wedding. 

To make matters even more complicated, Kelce was with her – the Dublin shows were the week after the NFL star stunned Swifties by appearing onstage with her in London – but Swift flew Kelce back to the United States so that he made the ceremony in Louisiana.

Edwards-Helaire told Kelce he didn’t have to fly back for the ceremony, to which Kelce replied: ‘Nah, Taylor’s already sending me. It’s good.’

Kelce was very close with Edwards-Helaire and worked to help him as he struggled with PTSD when he went into Chiefs training camp in the summer of 2024.

Taylor Swift apologized to one of Travis Kelce’s Chiefs teammates for missing their wedding

But Swift flew Kelce back to the United States for Clyde Edwards-Helaire’s wedding in 2024

Kelce with Edwards-Helaire’s wife Jojo on the night of their wedding in Louisiana

Edwards-Helaire added of Swift making sure Kelce was at his wedding: ‘It was one of those things where she understood the relationship, she knows where everything stands.’

Edwards-Helaire’s struggles with PTSD got so bad that he was even hospitalized at one stage. He has never revealed the precise cause but in 2018, he was in what he called a ‘self-defense situation’ with a friend when an 18-year-old man tried to rob them at gunpoint. 

The man was fatally shot but, according to Associated Press, police would not reveal whether Edwards-Healaire or his friend, Jared Small, fired the shots.

Speaking in August 2024 about his struggles, Edwards-Helaire said: ‘It’s really just mentally just not being there.

‘It is one of those things where early on guys who kind of pay attention like Travis… at times they can even know ahead of time. Like “ok Clyde’s not laughing, he’s not himself”.’

As of the incident where the man died, Edwards-Helaire added: ‘I would say that’s probably where a majority of things stem from. I wouldn’t necessarily say everything stemmed from that. 

‘I have best friends that passed away at young ages from gun violence and just not being in the right places at the right time and just knowing that I have people that are close to me or around me who … could be in the same spots that I am.’

The report also reveals that Swift spoke to Edwards-Helaire to establish that Kelce was safe during the shooting at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade in 2024. 

The wedding was just days after Kelce joined Swift onstage in London at the Eras Tour

Kelce took Edwards-Helaire under his wing as the running back struggled with PTSD

Swift was the other side of the world, performing in Australia, when the horrifying incident happened and Kelce had given Edwards-Helaire his phone, meaning Swift couldn’t make direct contact with him.

The running back now plays for the New Orleans Saints but his friendship with Kelce and Swift remains and he is invited to their wedding, which is expected to take place in June this year. 

In the meantime, the 36-year-old Kelce is contemplating retirement from the NFL after the Chiefs failed to make the playoffs this season. 

He is out of contract after the regular season ended against Las Vegas Raiders on January 4 but despite the team’s overall issues, Kelce’s individual stats – 76 catches, 851 yards and five touchdowns – prove how much he can still offer. 

Speaking on his New Heights podcast this week, three-time Super Bowl winner Kelce said: ‘I’ve talked to a few people in the facility already, having the exit meetings and everything, and they know where I stand, at least right now. And I think there’s a lot of love for the game that’s still there, and I don’t think I’ll ever lose that.

‘And I don’t know. It’s a tough thing to navigate, but at the same time, I think if my body can heal up and rest up, and I can feel confident that I can go out there and give it another 18-, 20-, 21-week run, I think I would do it in a heartbeat. 

‘So I think right now it’s just finding that answer and seeing how the body feels after this game, and kind of when it all settles down.’