Travis Kelce shares Taylor Swift’s ‘f–ked up’ response to brother’s early wake-up call

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Reilly, B. (2026, October 21). Travis Kelce shares Taylor Swift’s ‘f–ked up’ response to brother’s early wake-up call. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/21/sports/taylor-swift-had-f-ked-up-message-after-jason-kelces-early-wakeup-call/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-21 · by Bridget Reilly

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Travis Kelce shared on his podcast “New Heights” that his wife Taylor Swift was awakened early by a call from his brother Jason asking for help with squats during his visit. Travis joked about imagining worst-case scenarios before learning Jason only needed him to spot him on the bench press, not squat. The article focuses on the humorous interaction between family members and briefly mentions Taylor Swift’s recent wedding to Kelce and her interactions at Chiefs games this season.
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Travis Kelce, a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, shared on his podcast "New Heights" that Taylor Swift, his wife, thought it was “f–ked up” when Jason Kelce called early in the morning asking for help with a workout challenge. Jason needed Travis to spot him during a squat session as part of their Squatober challenge. The call at 7:30 AM initially worried Travis about a potential injury but turned out to be just a request for assistance with his fitness routine. The story was detailed in two articles from the New York Post on October 21, 2026.

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📰 Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Exchange Jokes
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“Both articles describe Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce discussing a call Jason Kelce made at 7:30 AM asking for help with his workout routine, which upset Swift.”
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Bridget Reilly
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Chargers Chiefs Denver Seattle

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Travis PERSON · 8× Jason PERSON · 6× Swift PERSON · 4× Chiefs ORG · 3× Kelce PERSON · 2× Chargers ORG · 1× Jason Kelce PERSON · 1× Taylor PERSON · 1× Taylor Swift PERSON · 1× Travis Kelce PERSON · 1×

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Yet, Travis answered and his brother asked, “Hey, can you come spot me?” WARNING: Graphic Language The two burst out laughing on the podcast as they told the story and Travis added he would not have been able to help Jason if he was on the squat rack, as he had his ankle wrapped up, but
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🔮 As the 7:30 a.m. call comes in while Jason, 38, is visiting, Travis admitted his mind immediatley went to worst-case senarios, imagining he would be taking his brother to the hospital for an injury.

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Jason Kelce is walking a thin line as a brother-in-law. asserted
Kelce → walk → law
During the latest episode of “New Heights” on Wednesday morning, Travis Kelce shared a story in which he and wife Taylor Swift were woken up by a phone call from the older Kelce brother at 7:30 in the morning. asserted
he → share → morning
It was all over “Squatober” to which Travis said Swift quipped, “This is f–ked up” after being awoken. asserted
This → say → which
Prior to his trip to visit the newly married couple, Jason called Travis to ask how much weight he has in his basement to be prepared to still complete the daily squat challenge while away from home. asserted
he → visit → home
After the Chiefs tight end informed his brother how many plates he has, Jason brought two 25-pound plates on his flight to be safe. asserted
Jason → inform → flight
“Absolutley hilarious, the most meat head thing I’ve ever seen Jason do,” Travis, 37, said. asserted
Travis → see → ?
As the 7:30 a.m. call comes in while Jason, 38, is visiting, Travis admitted his mind immediatley went to worst-case senarios, imagining he would be taking his brother to the hospital for an injury. asserted
he → come → injury
Yet, Travis answered and his brother asked, “Hey, can you come spot me?” WARNING: Graphic Language The two burst out laughing on the podcast as they told the story and Travis added he would not have been able to help Jason if he was on the squat rack, as he had his ankle wrapped up, but asserted
ankle → answer → rack
“I’m like ‘Oh alright, cool because I wouldn’t have been able to save you if it was a f–kin’ back squat,'” Travis said. asserted
Travis → ’m → you
“‘No, alright cool, I’ll come down.’ asserted
I → come → ?
I’m like walking out of the room and Taylor is like ‘This is f–ked up’ and I’m just like ‘Nah, it’ll be good.' asserted
it → walk → room
It’s only the beginning of these family Kelce visits for Swift. asserted
It → ’ → Swift
Travis and Swift tied the knot on July 3 at Madison Square Garden in what was a wedding bash to remember with over 1,000 guests in attendance. asserted
what → tie → attendance
Since then, the 14-time Grammy Award winner has appeared at several Chiefs games this season including Sunday’s 22-6 win over the Chargers. asserted
winner → appear → Chargers
During the game Swift confronted a fan who was trying to take a photo of her, gesturing to her to focus on the game. asserted
who → confront → game
The Chiefs travel to Seattle in Week 7 and Denver the following week. asserted
Chiefs → travel → Week
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