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Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce's new steakhouse is almost here ... and the three-time Super Bowl champs are making sure to give every item on the menu their personal stamp of approval ahead of its grand opening!!

The duo's restaurant, named 1587 Prime, is located on the ground floor of the Loews Kansas City Hotel -- just eight miles northwest of Arrowhead Stadium.

The official ribbon-cutting is set for September 17 (which just so happens to be Mahomes' birthday) ... but before they welcome everyone in to chow down, they had to taste the menu themselves.

Xavier Worthy appeared shocked when Taylor Swift name-dropped him during Travis Kelce's "New Heights" podcast last week ... admitting on-camera the moment was "crazy."

The Chiefs' social media team played the clip for their wideout on Monday and filmed his reaction ... and it's not hard to see he was thrilled with the shoutout.

"I ain't going to lie," he said, "she's the biggest pop star in this generation. So, it's crazy to have somebody running around the house screaming, 'We drafted you.'"

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past decade or so, you know Taylor Swift is one of the biggest pop stars right now -- and of all time, it turns out -- and she's certainly built herself a solid fanbase over the years!

And even though some of her listeners might say otherwise, it looks like her biggest fan of all is her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, who was well on his own way to superstardom before he started dating the singer.

Here's a look at how the NFL star carved out a place for himself within the world of professional football ... and ended up being around for some of his girlfriend's biggest career moments.

Kelce's athletic career stretches all the way back to his teenage years, when he was a three-sport athlete -- basketball, baseball and football, to be exact -- while attending Ohio's Cleveland Heights High School.

He later attended the University of Cincinnati -- as did his brother Jason -- where he joined the school's football squad and played at quarterback and tight end.

The athlete had to sit out for the 2010 season after testing positive for marijuana use, although he came back strong for the 2011 and 2012 seasons.

Kelce ended up being drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs as a tight end in 2013, and he's remained with the team ever since.

Kelce's time with the Chiefs didn't exactly start off with a bang, as he spent much of the 2013 NFL season on the sidelines with a knee injury.

However, he came back strong in his subsequent years with the league, and he's set numerous records with both the Chiefs and the NFL as a whole over the length of his career in professional football.

Plus, his skills on the gridiron have helped the Chiefs go all the way to the Super Bowl four times, and he currently has three Super Bowl rings.

Oh yeah, and he's had some high-profile fans cheering in the stands for him at more than one Super Bowl ... we'll explain more in just a minute.

Alright, folks, here's the fun stuff you've been waiting for ... Kelce and Swift were first linked in 2023, when he was spotted at one of the stops on her "Eras" tour.

Afterward, on the "New Heights" podcast he co-hosts with his brother Jason -- a retired Philadelphia Eagles center -- he talked about being "mesmerized" by the star, and said he was upset he didn't get to meet Taylor. He said he'd made a friendship bracelet specifically for Taylor -- with his phone number on it -- but didn't get to give it to her in person.

Friends surrounding both celebs got the message to Taylor -- even the Chiefs' head coach Andy Reid reached out to Taylor's father, a friend of his, to vouch for Travis.

“This all started when Travis very adorably put me on blast on his podcast, which I thought was metal as hell,” Taylor told Time Magazine.

Taylor admitted they got in touch and started hanging out ... and they really set off the rumor mill when she began attending his games.

And by the time she was pictured planting a kiss on his cheek in October 2023, it was pretty apparent the two were an item, and their romance brought plenty of attention to both Kelce's career and the Chiefs as a team.

Plus, she was in the stands when the Chiefs won it all at the 2024 Super Bowl -- and the pair locked lips on the field at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, after the game's fairytale ending went down.

Swift was also in attendance at the 2025 Super Bowl, which saw the Chiefs lose to the Philadelphia Eagles ... and Travis later credited his girlfriend's music with helping him get through his post-loss rough patch.

Kelce's been a source of support for Swift over the course of their relationship, and he's collaborated with her on more than a few occasions -- like when she brought him out onstage for a skit at a 2024 stop on her "Eras" tour!

And he eventually got over his shyness about sharing photos with her on his Instagram account, as he posted several snaps with the singer in July 2025.

Oh yeah, and Swift collaborated with her boyfriend to make a few big announcements ... like dropping an official confirmation about her 12th album, "The Life of a Showgirl" on his "New Heights" podcast.

Spike Lee's documentary on Colin Kaepernick was scrapped, but the decision had NOTHING to do with pressure from the NFL, ESPN's longtime business partner, sources tell TMZ Sports.

The news initially broke over the weekend when the award-winning filmmaker was asked about the project while walking a red carpet, saying, "It's not coming out. That's all I can tell you."

Soon after, Lee and the network released a joint statement, citing "certain creative differences" as the reason for cutting bait.

Greg Olsen caused quite the stir after dropping his nickname for Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane on live TV ... 'cause as it turns out, the word he used also has an entirely different meaning.

The moment went down when the Buffalo exec joined Olsen and Joe Davis to talk some ball during the Bills vs. Chicago Bears preseason matchup. With Beane's team down 31-0, the guys tried to lighten the mood ... and that's when the former tight end called him the word and said he was "having a tough one" on Sunday.

"Putting that smile on his face, just bad timing," he added.

Undrafted free agent Isaiah Bond officially has an NFL home with the Cleveland Browns after being accused of sexual assault earlier this year -- inking a fully-guaranteed deal worth millions just days after his case was no-billed.

21-year-old Bond -- a projected early-round pick in the 2025 draft prior to the allegations -- put pen to paper on a three-year, $3.018 million contract on Monday, according to multiple reports.

It shouldn't come as a huge surprise -- on Thursday, Bond thanked the Orange and Brown in his statement addressing the legal update ... and said he would prove them right in believing his side of the story.

We know there are lots of athletes out there who love to show off their skills ... and this celeb really managed to impress us back in the day!

We caught this pro football player all the way back in 2010 when he was hanging out with a few friends off of Hollywood Boulevard, and he decided to show off his hops by pulling off an impressive vertical jump!

Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice is reportedly set to play in the first few games of the NFL season while he awaits a disciplinary hearing over his role in a 2024 car crash ... and one of the accident victim's lawyers told TMZ Sports he can't believe that's an actual reality.

Marc Lenahan, the attorney representing Kathryn Kuykendall -- who sued Rice after she allegedly suffered multiple injuries when the wideout crashed his rented Lamborghini into the Uber she was in -- said his eligibility to start the year is nonsense, especially as they await a $1 million civil settlement he says they agreed to back in April.

"It makes no sense," the lawyer said.

Shedeur Sanders ... QB1 for the Cleveland Browns?? There's a good chance that happens sooner than later -- so says team radio guy Je'Rod Cherry, who tells TMZ Sports he wouldn't be surprised one bit if the rookie's name is called if things go south to start the season.

The Orange and Brown's fifth-round pick is probably the most popular first-year player going into the 2025 campaign ... and after a stellar preseason debut against the Carolina Panthers, some fans are already calling on Cleveland to hand him the keys to the franchise.

Sanders went 14-for-23 for 138 yards and two touchdowns ... with 19 rushing yards as well in the outing.

Tyreek Hill's been the focus of plenty of headlines for his prowess on the gridiron ... and for his up-and-down relationship with his estranged wife Keeta Vaccaro.

The professional football player and the influencer began on solid ground and started a family after a few years together ... although their relationship came crumbling down after a troubling incident occurred in 2025.

Here's a look into the background of the NFL star's soon-to-be ex-wife, as well as a rundown of what led to the end of their relationship.

Vaccaro's been involved with various startups over the length of her professional career, and she founded an influencer marketing startup called CurrentSea, according to her Instagram bio.

The media figure's also listed as an advisor for Keeta, a network for layer-1 blockchains.

In addition to her entrepreneurial efforts, the football player's estranged wife's made a name for herself in reality television, as she's been featured as part of the main cast of the Netflix series "W.A.G.s To Riches," which premiered in January 2025.

Oh yeah, and it's worth mentioning Hill's not her only connection to the NFL, because her brother Kenny Vaccaro spent eight seasons in the league, where he played as a safety with the New Orleans Saints and the Tennessee Titans.

Vaccaro and Hill went public with their relationship in 2021, when they began sharing joint videos on their shared YouTube account.

The couple got engaged that November, and they eventually made things official when they tied the knot in Texas in November 2023.

While friction between the two appeared to surface when the NFL star filed for divorce in January 2024, he later insisted the filing was a mistake, and the divorce case was dismissed the following month.

The pair put on a united front after the mix-up was sorted out ... and started a family with the birth of their daughter Capri that November!

Vaccaro's relationship with Hill didn't end on good terms, and we revealed she filed for divorce after a domestic dispute allegedly occurred in April 2025.

The pair had apparently been arguing in the period prior to the incident, and their major argument began after she accused him of being distant from their daughter, according to a Sunny Isles Beach Police Department incident report in Florida.

The influencer's mother Alesia apparently made a call for emergency services when she saw the NFL star throw a computer to the ground, after which he picked up his child and began walking around the apartment.

Jared Goff said Taylor Swift made his Wednesday night one he'll remember all too well going forward ... explaining to reporters that after she name-dropped him on "New Heights" -- his phone blew up.

The pop superstar briefly mentioned the Detroit Lions signal-caller as she was trying to explain to Travis and Jason Kelce how little she knew about football prior to dating the Chiefs tight end ... and Goff said on Thursday that after she brought him up, he went through "a crazy couple hours."

He intimated he got a bunch of texts and calls ... though check out his meeting with media members, he didn't seem to mind it one bit.

Travis Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs teammates' jaws were on the floor when they realized he was REALLY dating Taylor Swift ... with Chris Jones and Patrick Mahomes admitting they were stunned when the pop superstar showed up to her first game.

The topic came up in the new "The Kingdom" documentary that dropped on Thursday ... which broke down the Pro Bowl tight end's journey from publicly shooting his shot on his "New Heights" podcast to landing a full-on relationship with the musician.

The program featured interviews with Chiefs staffers who got the heads up about Swift's plans to attend the Week 3 matchup with the Chicago Bears back in 2023 ... and as Jones put it, even the players were in disbelief.

Travis Kelce's surprising sea otter love confession has just scored him and his girlfriend a personal invite to one of the most famous aquariums in the country!!

A spokesperson for the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Northern California tells TMZ Sports ... after the Chiefs tight end professed his love for otters during a chat with Taylor Swift and Jason Kelce on "New Heights" this week, it now wants to work with him going forward.

The rep, Isabel Lara, said otters are "not just cute animals but, like he is on the football field, they are important players in marine ecosystems" -- and she wants to shoot him some more info so he can make his large audience even more aware of their existence in the near future.

Former Texas Longhorns star Isaiah Bond will not face charges stemming from sexual assault claims made against him ... and the undrafted wide receiver now intends to sign with the Cleveland Browns.

The Collin County District Attorney released a statement on the development on Thursday ... saying, "After reviewing all the evidence presented, a Collin County grand jury returned a 'no bill' in the sexual assault charge involving Isaiah Bond, meaning no indictment will be issued," Greg Willis said.

"This concludes the criminal proceedings in this matter."

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel is at it again -- the ex-NFL linebacker jumped into the middle of yet another scuffle during the team's joint practice with the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday ... and ended up at the bottom of a pile in the process!!

The chaos unfolded during the second workout between the two squads. While it's unclear what exactly led to tensions boiling over ... Vrabel -- who played for the Patriots for eight years -- quickly jumped in to try and end it.

If you look closely, you can see the 50-year-old on the ground and getting pushed around as he tried to restore order. Eventually, the two sides were separated, and Vrabel was able to get back to his feet. All things considered, he appeared just fine.

Prosecutors announced Thursday they have declined to file charges against Cleveland Browns running back Quinshon Judkins.

In a decline memo, obtained by TMZ Sports, the Broward State Attorney's Office said despite a woman alleging Judkins roughed her up during a July 8 ride from a Florida airport last month ... it had "no reasonable likelihood of conviction" in the case.

They stated Judkins -- through an attorney -- told them he and the woman had gotten into a dispute over the way he communicated about her to his family ... and she was the first to get physical. The docs state Judkins' lawyer claimed that after he pointed a finger at her, "she slapped his hand away, also punching him."