The run-up to this yr’s Tremendous Bowl has been bereft of some notable storylines. There’s barely any speak about X’s and O’s, solely slightly prognosticating on Patrick Mahomes’ legacy, and virtually zero chatter about probably the most well-known non-football participant from final yr’s Huge Sport: Donna Kelce.
Clearly, when each of your outspoken sons make the Tremendous Bowl, you’re going to be a narrative. Paying homage to the Har-Bowl in 2013, each single puff piece concerning the Kelce household was coated advert nauseam, and Mama Kelce was on the receiving finish of a variety of that focus (partly as a result of she by no means turns down an open mic, but I digress).
Though Jason was diminished to chugging beers shirtless in a KC suite after the Eagles Wild Card loss, Travis is half of the largest storyline this yr. It took two and a half paragraphs to jot down the title, “Taylor Swift,” which is stunning as a result of she’s been main many of the Tremendous Bowl protection.
Hell, the one approach Donna may even get a point out is by mentioning there won’t be sufficient room for her in Swift’s suite.
“You may perceive that the bins in Vegas are multimillion {dollars}, so I’ve a sense I’m not in a field,” Donna said on the Today Show. “I’ve a sense I’m within the stands. So far as I do know, I’m within the stands with everyone else, as a result of it’s a expensive Tremendous Bowl.”
Don’t fear, Donna, when juxtaposed subsequent to the world’s most well-known pop star, all of us are rapidly relegated to “everyone else” — even your son, who’s really taking part in within the sport. Significantly, many of the questions the Kansas Metropolis All-Professional tight finish has fielded the previous week have been pertaining to Taylor’s whereabouts, his missed trip to the Grammys, and whether or not he’ll be a groupie when the Eras Tour resumes after Sunday. It’s even odds that one of many first three questions Travis will likely be requested after a possible third title in 5 years is that if he and Swift will likely be attending the Tremendous Bowl parade.
So, Mama Kelce can say she’s “going to take a step back to enjoy” this yr’s Tremendous Bowl, however the determination wasn’t hers. In actuality, Donna was most likely on her 14th minute of fame, and any hope for an additional Campbell’s Soup business was stamped out by T-Swift like she did that man monitoring her non-public jet.
From right here on out, it’s all Ziploc bags for Donna, and, hey, that’s higher than most. Although I don’t suppose Taylor will likely be endorsing single-use plastics anytime quickly, gotta get that free cash when you can. Nonetheless, Mama Kelce’s outfit received’t be acknowledged by the Corridor of Fame this offseason, nor will she get gratuitous cutaways from CBS crews on Sunday.
No, all extra digicam time should be directed at The Suite. You recognize, the one Donna Kelce isn’t in.