Travis Kelce shows support for Taylor Swift’s 2026 MTV Video Music Awards appearance while he is not present in person. The Kansas City Chiefs player is not seen beside Swift as she receives an MTV honor, and he instead signals his support through social media.
NDTV reports that Kelce is away because of a Chiefs game in Miami, where he watches from. It says he makes his support visible by liking Billboard posts of Swift on the blue carpet. The New York Post similarly describes a social media move as a sign of encouragement, noting that Swift is recognized with the inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors award.
The outlets align that Kelce is absent from the event and that his support comes online, but they differ in emphasis—NDTV highlights the game in Miami as the reason for missing the VMAs, while the New York Post focuses more directly on the display of support at the time of the show.
