Erin Andrews Reveals How She Comforted Travis Kelce After Super Bowl Loss

Mar. 15, 2025

Erin Andrews; Travis Kelce.Photo:Kevin Sabitus/Getty; Chris Graythen/Getty

Kevin Sabitus/Getty; Chris Graythen/Getty

Erin Andrewswas supportive ofTravis Kelcefollowing his Super Bowl LIX loss.During the Tuesday, Feb. 11 episode of herCalm Down with Erin and Charissapodcast, the 46-year-old sports commentator revealed how she was there for Kelce, 35, after the Kansas City Chiefs’ crushing 40-222025 Super Bowlloss against the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans on Feb. 9.Andrews told her podcast co-host, Fox Sports commentator Charissa Thompson, 42, that she had a run-in with the Chiefs tight end just moments after he exited the locker room once the game ended.Erin Andrews with Kansas City Chiefs' tight end Travis Kelce (L) and quarterback Patrick Mahomes, 2023 Super Bowl.TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty“The shot that they have of him coming out of the locker room, and now we know he was going up to the suite … I was actually coming off the field and he was just walking out,” Andrews said.Though the moment wasn’t a celebratory one, she felt she had to say something that would hopefully lift his spirits.“And I was like f— it, and I just turned around and I walked up to him. I was like ‘I don’t want to bug him’ but I was like, ‘No, that’s our friend and this really sucks,’ ” she continued.Andrews explained that she “just walked up to him and he stopped, and I gave him a big hug and I was just like, ‘I’m so sorry, I love you, I’m so sorry.’ ”“They’re humans too, you know, this just in,” she said.Travis Kelce, 2025 Super Bowl.Kevin Sabitus/GettyThe Kansas City Chiefs failed to make the historic three-peat they were aiming for, and it wasn’t untilthe fourth quarterthat the team managed to score in the double digits, thanks to a touchdown fromDeAndre Hopkinsthat brought them to 14-40.Kelce opted out of post-game Super Bowl pressers, but Chiefs quarterbackPatrick Mahomesspoke confidently about his teammate.“I’ll let Travis make that decision on his own,” Mahomes, 29, said when asked if retirement could be in the cards for the tight end.“He’s given so much to this team and the NFL and been such a joy, not only for me to work with, but for people to watch, and he knows he still has a lot of football left in him and you can see it.“Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have dinner in New Orleans, February 2025.TheImageDirect.comMahomes added, “I know he still has a love for the game and he’ll get to spend some time with his family and make that decision on his own.“Kelce’s girlfriend,Taylor Swift, was rooting for him at the big game. Afterwards, the NFL star went straight to her suite.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The pair hada private dinner with friendsahead of the Super Bowl and sources tell PEOPLE the couple is looking forward to having some time off together now that the pop star, also 35, is done with her Eras tour and Kelce’s NFL season is finished.“Their lives have been a whirlwind since they first started dating,”the insider said. “Things seem great between them, and they’re incredibly happy together.”

Erin Andrewswas supportive ofTravis Kelcefollowing his Super Bowl LIX loss.

During the Tuesday, Feb. 11 episode of herCalm Down with Erin and Charissapodcast, the 46-year-old sports commentator revealed how she was there for Kelce, 35, after the Kansas City Chiefs’ crushing 40-222025 Super Bowlloss against the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans on Feb. 9.

Andrews told her podcast co-host, Fox Sports commentator Charissa Thompson, 42, that she had a run-in with the Chiefs tight end just moments after he exited the locker room once the game ended.

Erin Andrews with Kansas City Chiefs' tight end Travis Kelce (L) and quarterback Patrick Mahomes, 2023 Super Bowl.TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty

TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty

“The shot that they have of him coming out of the locker room, and now we know he was going up to the suite … I was actually coming off the field and he was just walking out,” Andrews said.

Though the moment wasn’t a celebratory one, she felt she had to say something that would hopefully lift his spirits.

“And I was like f— it, and I just turned around and I walked up to him. I was like ‘I don’t want to bug him’ but I was like, ‘No, that’s our friend and this really sucks,’ ” she continued.

Andrews explained that she “just walked up to him and he stopped, and I gave him a big hug and I was just like, ‘I’m so sorry, I love you, I’m so sorry.’ ”

“They’re humans too, you know, this just in,” she said.

Travis Kelce, 2025 Super Bowl.Kevin Sabitus/Getty

Kevin Sabitus/Getty

The Kansas City Chiefs failed to make the historic three-peat they were aiming for, and it wasn’t untilthe fourth quarterthat the team managed to score in the double digits, thanks to a touchdown fromDeAndre Hopkinsthat brought them to 14-40.

Kelce opted out of post-game Super Bowl pressers, but Chiefs quarterbackPatrick Mahomesspoke confidently about his teammate.

“I’ll let Travis make that decision on his own,” Mahomes, 29, said when asked if retirement could be in the cards for the tight end.

“He’s given so much to this team and the NFL and been such a joy, not only for me to work with, but for people to watch, and he knows he still has a lot of football left in him and you can see it.”

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have dinner in New Orleans, February 2025.TheImageDirect.com

TheImageDirect.com

Mahomes added, “I know he still has a love for the game and he’ll get to spend some time with his family and make that decision on his own.”

Kelce’s girlfriend,Taylor Swift, was rooting for him at the big game. Afterwards, the NFL star went straight to her suite.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

The pair hada private dinner with friendsahead of the Super Bowl and sources tell PEOPLE the couple is looking forward to having some time off together now that the pop star, also 35, is done with her Eras tour and Kelce’s NFL season is finished.

“Their lives have been a whirlwind since they first started dating,”the insider said. “Things seem great between them, and they’re incredibly happy together.”

source: people.com