Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has dismissed rumours about him on a recent podcast episode.
Kelce, 35, is currently in a relationship with world-renowned singer Taylor Swift which has added to his popularity.
The couple are the subject of both media and fan interest as several aspects of their lives are constantly part of the worldwide news cycle.
Last week, reports emerged suggesting Kelce had donated $3.3m to a housing charity, which prompted ESPN presenter Pat McAfee to praise the NFL star - although the reports have proven to be false, according to the 35-year-old.
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“I love this type of stuff,” McAfee said on his ESPN show. “Obviously a lot of negative gets covered around the NFL and professional athletics... Obviously, the conversation around Travis Kelce is that he is a GOAT at the tight end position, obviously very successful at football.
“But there are people that just naturally hate him because he's very popular, very famous. Especially now because he's dating the most popular and famous person in the world in Taylor Swift.
“So, him giving back, making the world a better place, I think should be chatted about.”
And despite the positive words from McAfee, the reports about the donation were actually false, which Kelce spoke about on a recent episode of ‘New Heights’ podcast, with the show co-hosted by his brother Jason.
"I got to make a little statement in the ‘don’t believe everything you read, kids’ category realm that you see online," Travis said.
"Some false claims were thrown out there that I was doing something in the community that I was not. I’m not even going to talk about it specifically. I don’t want to bring any more attention to that whole nonsense and article and all that stuff."
“But if you ever want to know exactly what I’m doing in the community, just go to 87&running.org,” he added. “We’re always trying to get out there, get in the Kansas City communities, in the Cleveland community, but this time, I wasn’t doing what was falsely claimed by the social channels or outlets posting all this AI stuff."
Topics: Travis Kelce, NFL
Luke Davies