Travis Kelce has some exciting new news in the world of fashion.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is partnering with fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger, the company announced on March 30th.
Tommy Hilfiger announced that Travis Kelce is joining the brand as a Global Brand Ambassador and will also collaborate on creative projects. In an Instagram post featuring a photo of Travis and Tommy Hilfiger, the company highlighted Kelce’s impact both as an athlete and a style icon, noting he brings a fresh and confident take on classic American fashion.
“From the field to the front row,” the statement continued, “this is just the beginning.”
According to WWD, Travis, age 36, will be involved in several upcoming projects, including the Fall 2026 collection launch, and will also create a collaborative design line with the brand.
The Super Bowl-winning tight end, who recently got engaged to Taylor Swift in August, will showcase his jewelry collection during the Kansas City Chiefs’ player walks into the stadium on game days this season—his 14th with the team.
For Travis, working alongside the brand gives him the chance to never go out of style.
In a recent interview with WWD, podcast host Travis Kelce shared his longtime appreciation for Tommy Hilfiger, a brand he’s admired since high school. He recalled asking his mother for Tommy Hilfiger Sailing Gear jackets and being attracted to the brand’s bold style and classic American colors. He expressed excitement about collaborating with Tommy Hilfiger to reimagine iconic pieces in a fresh, modern way, calling it a dream opportunity.
He noted that Tommy Hilfiger has a unique quality, especially considering its long history and continued innovation. He was drawn to the brand’s consistent ability to stay current with trends in pop culture, art, and fashion, and that’s why he wanted to collaborate with them.
As Travis explained, he’s been a fan of the brand for years, wearing their clothes at different points in his life.
I started wearing Tommy Hilfiger clothes in high school and have always loved how classic pieces stay stylish over the years. When I met Tommy, we immediately bonded over our shared passion for having fun with fashion and expressing ourselves through personal style. I’m really looking forward to working with him and the team on this creative project.
Tommy hinted to WWD that a potential collaboration with Travis and a runway debut for him in September is still up in the air, saying, “To be determined.”
To learn more about Travis’ life on and off the field, keep reading…
Although Travis Kelce is now strongly associated with Kansas City, Missouri, he actually spent his childhood growing up in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
During game broadcasts where players are introduced, the announcer proudly states his hometown rather than his college, the University of Cincinnati.
Which, as you might guess, has irked some fellow alums.
Travis Kelce explained that while he deeply values his time at the University of Cincinnati, it wasn’t always easy. Speaking in 2019 at his Cleveland Heights High School Hall of Fame induction with his brother Jason, he admitted he faced difficulties, even losing his scholarship due to some poor choices. He joked that he was likely the ‘Heights guy’ many in the room knew who had made mistakes.
He explained that Cleveland Heights wasn’t just important to him personally, but to everyone in the community. He emphasized the city’s diversity and how it inspired him, saying that everything he does is motivated by his love for Cleveland Heights. He even joked that when people see him celebrating, that energy comes from his pride in the city and its people.
2. About that revoked scholarship…
Following a perfect 2009 season and a Big East championship, Travis tested positive for marijuana before the 2010 Sugar Bowl. This happened after he partied excessively on New Year’s Eve while in New Orleans.
He didn’t just miss the bowl game—the NCAA also suspended him for the entire 2010 season and took away his scholarship. This left him without housing or meals, so he ended up moving in with his brother Jason, sharing a room in the house Jason shared with his teammates. To earn money, he took a job as a telemarketer, calling people to ask for their opinions on the Affordable Care Act.
They did, and Travis could not wait to get back on the field.
Before focusing on football, Travis played hockey, baseball, and basketball. He actually started as a quarterback in high school and was initially recruited by Cincinnati as a two-star QB. He only switched to tight end after being suspended from the team – it was a requirement for him to rejoin.
When I was drafted by the Chiefs in 2013, we already had a great quarterback in Zach Collaros, but we needed to improve both our running and passing attacks. I spoke with my then-coach, Butch Jones, and he felt a tight end was what we needed. Luckily, my abilities and athleticism were a good fit, and it all worked out perfectly for me, as I could contribute in multiple ways.
He told GQ magazine in 2017, reflecting on a particularly embarrassing experience, that people had always expected him to be a tight end. He put it simply: “Everybody my entire life had been telling me I was a tight end anyway.”
Travis and his teammates, including Jason, often had fun – and a lot of beer – at the house on 127 W. Nixon Street where they lived.
According to college friend and teammate Tom DeTemple, the brothers would spend hours playing Nintendo 64, often combining it with drinking games. He told the New York Times before the 2024 Super Bowl that they’d invent spontaneous challenges while playing and were surprisingly skilled at them.
5. And suffice it to say, Travis is extremely proud of being a Bearcat.
Before the 2023 Super Bowl, the quarterback told reporters how much Cincinnati meant to him. He’s incredibly proud of his time at the University of Cincinnati, where he recently earned his degree, and actively supports the school whenever possible. He especially misses the players he played with and the supportive people he met there, who’ve been with him through everything.
Even while facing NCAA scrutiny, he explained that the players, coaches, and staff at the university had faith in him and believed he could improve his situation. He said their support meant a lot to him at the time.
After nearly ten years away from school to pursue a career in football, Travis completed his bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies in 2022. He didn’t receive his diploma, however, until April 2024, when he was surprised with a small graduation ceremony following a live taping of the New Heights podcast with his brother Jason at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati.
As the graduate went to shake the dean’s hand in congratulations, he was already holding a beer and immediately drank it down.
And Travis was going to graduate in 2022 but he missed his flight.
Travis Kelce wasn’t one of the first tight ends drafted in 2013, largely because of some personal issues. He was picked fifth at the position, going to the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round. Once Travis joined the team, coach Andy Reid, who had previously worked with Travis’s brother Jason in Philadelphia, asked Jason to give him a positive recommendation about Travis.
Andy and Travis have three Super Bowl rings to show for Jason’s endorsement.
Travis Scott used to listen to Randy Newman’s song “Burn On” before every game for years, though his pre-game music choices have since evolved.
Growing up on the east side of Cleveland, this song always makes me think about my family and how grateful I am for my life, he explained on the 2017 NBC Sports podcast, PFT Live.
Let us explain: It’s in the opening credits of Major League, the ultimate Cleveland sports movie.
9. Everyone, including Travis, is mispronouncing his last name.
Everyone’s been pronouncing Kelce as “Kel-see,” but the correct pronunciation actually rhymes with “else.”
The news first came out when Chris Jones, Travis’ teammate, mentioned it on Inside the NFL in January, saying, “It’s just crazy, right?” Travis and Jason Kelce then confirmed the story when they talked to their father, Ed Kelce, on their New Heights podcast.
Jason was confused. “Seriously, why did you change your name? And why did we all think it was ‘Kel-see’ for so long – for my first 27 years, and Trav’s 25?”
Ed admitted he “got tired of correcting people” but urged his son to “do whatever you want.”
Travis has worn the number 87 throughout his NFL career to honor his brother, Jason, who was born in 1987.
Travis Kelce shared with NFL Films before the 2023 Super Bowl that the family’s NFL story – with both him and his brother Jason reaching the league – began in 1987, the year he was born. He was referring to the matchup between his team, the Kansas City Chiefs, and his brother Jason’s Philadelphia Eagles.
Travis Kelce’s Eighty Seven & Running foundation has consistently supported Operation Breakthrough, a Kansas City nonprofit learning center. He first began volunteering there in 2015, reading The Cat in the Hat to the children, and has been involved ever since.
Yes, reader, he wore the hat.
Since then, Travis has supported the program by investing in its Smart Lab and purchasing the building next door. This allowed them to create the Ignition Lab, where students transformed old, discarded cars into functional electric vehicles.
Okay, so you HAVE to know about this! Travis and Jason, they call all of us who listen to their New Heights podcast ’92 percenters’! It’s the BEST inside joke. It started because Jason was talking about how a quarterback sneak – you know, when the quarterback just tries to push forward for one yard – works like, 92% of the time when you really need that touchdown. It’s just… perfect. And now we’re all part of the 92%! I love it so much!
Listeners loved the podcast so much they started calling themselves the “92 percenters,” as if it were a special inside joke, according to the podcast’s website.
Who were the Kelce brothers to argue with that?
Travis Kelce works with three personal trainers—Alex Skacel, Andrew Spruill, and Laurence Justin Ng—and typically has one of them travel with him to help him stay in peak condition for football throughout the year, according to The Athletic.
Alex, a physical therapist, remembered that Travis wanted to go for a run late at night after Paris Fashion Week. Travis had skipped his usual workout that day and was feeling restless.
According to an interview with the New York Times in April, the trainer said they were doing sprint workouts on the bridges over the river at midnight. He emphasized that the athlete consistently makes time to complete everything he needs to, no matter his location.
Travis’s chef, Kumar Ferguson, is actually an old friend – they’ve known each other since fourth grade when they both lived in Cleveland Heights.
In 2016, he was a truck driver who enjoyed cooking as a hobby when Travis contacted him with a job offer.
Kumar recalled that the person said something like, ‘I really want to commit to a healthy diet and get serious about it.’ Kumar responded that he was immediately on board, and just a few days later, he found himself in Kansas City.
He handles a wide range of tasks, from simple things like refilling Travis’ refrigerator to more involved duties like providing nutritious lunches for the Chiefs’ players at their practice facility.
As a huge fan, I’ve definitely noticed everyone talking about Travis’s facial hair! He recently shared on New Heights that he shaved his beard after the season ended in 2023, but kept his mustache as a tribute to Andy Reid’s iconic walrus look – and he’s bringing it back again this year! It’s a fun way for him to honor his coach, and I love that he’s continuing the tradition.
I was so thrilled to see Travis get that contract in April 2024! It’s a two-year deal worth $34.25 million, and it finally made him the highest-paid tight end in the NFL – something he absolutely deserves after all his hard work.
Which finally put an end to years of chatter about how much money he wasn’t making.
In a 2023 interview with Vanity Fair, Travis Kelce joked that his managers and agents often point out how little he earns. He said whenever he mentions wanting a raise, they tell him to ask the Kansas City Chiefs for more money.
By that point, he had so many other ways to make money that he was more interested in enjoying his work than earning a large salary.
He said things seem great in theory with a free market, but it’s tough when you don’t succeed. He admitted he really enjoys winning and is happy with his current position.
It’s tough seeing other players earn so much money – it definitely makes you question things,” he said. “You start to wonder if you’re being fairly compensated, and whether pushing harder would actually result in the pay you deserve. Despite those thoughts, I genuinely enjoy my job and going to work every day.
Travis developed a passion for clothing as a teenager growing up in Cleveland Heights. He described his high school as a daily fashion show, according to a 2023 interview with Vanity Fair.
He turned a bedroom into a walk-in closet to store his expensive clothes and impressive sneaker collection—over 300 pairs! He even splurged on a pair of size-13 Nike Air Mags with a significant part of his first professional salary, even though they didn’t quite fit.
He told the Wall Street Journal that early in his career, before sneaker apps were common, he just bought whatever size of shoe he could find that he liked.
He’s a big fan of Nike, especially since they sponsor him, but he also loves Chuck Taylor sneakers. They remind him of the memorable baseball player Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez from the movie The Sandlot.
18. Among his dozens of investments, Travis co-owns Ohio-brewed Garage Beer with Jason.
Travis shared in a statement last June that he enjoys a beer from time to time, so he’s thrilled to be an owner of Garage Beer and help create a great light beer. He believes there’s nothing like a cold beer to connect people, and that’s what he and Jason value most about beer—spending time with friends, family, and having fun.
19. We’re sensing a theme when it comes to Travis’ guilty pleasure TV choices.
He reminisced about the show Gossip Girl, describing it on the New Heights podcast as a classic New York high school drama. He explained that it was full of gossip and people talking negatively about each other.
His new favorite show? Peacock’s Emmy-winning backstab-a-ganza The Traitors.
After 12 seasons in the NFL, 35-year-old Travis Kelce has recently been sharing more about the physical challenges of playing football.
Seriously, it’s just unbelievable how much this guy has battled through! From the very beginning, he was dealt a terrible hand – missing his entire first season with a knee injury that needed surgery. And that was just the first of ten surgeries he’s had! Ten! He just keeps taking the hits and pushing forward, it’s incredible. He never complains, just keeps playing. It’s honestly inspiring, even though it breaks my heart to see him suffer through it all.
Travis Kelce recently shared on the New Heights podcast that he tried to give Taylor Swift a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it while she was performing in Kansas City, but wasn’t able to.
She heard through mutual connections that Travis wanted to meet her, so she reached out to him.
He told WSJ. Magazine that she explained the whole situation to him, and how fortunate he was that she contacted him.
Travis has always loved French toast, especially when it’s covered in whipped cream and syrup.
But more recently he’s become a fan of his girlfriend’s homemade Pop-Tarts and cinnamon rolls.
23. At least one of Travis’ ringtones is Chris Farley shrieking “For the love of God!” in Tommy Boy.
He told WSJ. Magazine that he’s eager to share his love of comedians like Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, and Will Ferrell with Taylor. He explained, “I told her, this is what I’m really into.”
After the Chiefs won the AFC Championship in 2019, Travis Kelce shouted “You’ve got to fight for your right to party!” This inspired the team to play the Beastie Boys’ song of the same name after every touchdown scored at home games in Arrowhead Stadium.
Chiefs General Manager Brett Veach described Travis Kelce as a huge boost to team morale, saying in 2020 that it’s difficult to overstate his impact. Kelce brings a special energy, charisma, and passion to the team, and he has a way of lifting everyone around him. He’s well-liked by everyone in the building and consistently improves the mood, focus, and attention of his teammates, all while keeping things enjoyable.
The person who enthusiastically introduced the song to everyone surprisingly didn’t learn all the lyrics to the 1986 hit until he had to sing it with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show in February 2023.
In May 2024, Travis Scott revealed his three favorite Taylor Swift songs: “Blank Space,” “The Alchemy,” and “So High School.”
When asked about them a few months later, he gave a different answer, saying, “I love them all—every single one!”
He publicly stated in August 2025 that his favorite song from The Life of a Show Girl is “Opalite.”
People began comparing Travis Kelce to Tony Gonzalez, the Chiefs’ all-time great tight end who retired in 2013 after 17 seasons, very early in Kelce’s career.
Back in 2015, as people started seriously discussing whether Travis could beat Tony’s records – and how letdown fans would be if he didn’t – Travis claimed he ignored all the talk.
I’m my own toughest critic,” he explained to Complex. “I’m aiming for a record-breaking season as a tight end – statistically, I want it to be the best ever.”
As a huge Chiefs fan, I was so excited to see Travis Kelce make history in 2024! He officially became the player with the most receptions ever for our team, snagging his 917th catch and passing Tony Gonzalez. It was an amazing moment, and I couldn’t have been happier for him!
Travis recently shared on the New Heights podcast how things often come back around. He pointed out that being a leader on the Kansas City Chiefs – a team with roots going back to the 1960s – feels special, as they’re one of the original franchises still thriving. He believes their strong history, and especially the guidance he received from Tony Gonzalez, are key to their continued success, expressing a lot of admiration for Gonzalez.
27. Of Travis’ many accomplishments, keeping his house in order on his own isn’t one of them.
“He can’t clean,” mom Donna Kelce told Extra in September 2024. “He can’t cook.”
But perhaps hosting a special someone served as extra motivation to get it together.
“He’s getting a little better,” Donna acknowledged. “I think he’s getting some help.”
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