NFL Insider Skip Bayless Claims Taylor Swift Proposed to Travis Kelce, Staged the Engagement

Taylor Swift has been the subject of countless headlines. Still, her latest chapter with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce is sparking a different kind of conversation—thanks to NFL insider Skip Bayless, who recently made a very shocking claim about the engagement heard ’round the world.

On the August 30 episode of The Skip Bayless Show, the longtime sports commentator claimed that the engagement between the pop icon and the NFL tight end might not have gone down the way fans think.

Instead of Kelce popping the question, Bayless suggested it was Swift who orchestrated the proposal.

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“Now I think she popped the question several weeks back,” Bayless said, before adding that the moment “has obviously been in the works, been carefully planned by her people, telling his people what’s going to happen.”

Bayless pointed to the details of the backyard engagement, describing “10 tons of flowers” and “pictures carefully staged,” as evidence of a highly produced moment rather than a spontaneous gesture.

“She orchestrates all of the above,” he continued. “She has carefully orchestrated her rise in her field…and she is a super-duper star of the highest magnitude.”

According to Bayless, Swift’s involvement goes beyond just saying “yes.” He argued that her decision to date Kelce in the first place was part of a bigger plan.

“Oh, he’s a big star on the most popular team in football. I’ll become a football fan because that’s one of the biggest audiences in the world,” he speculated.

He even suggested their relationship plays out like a live-action fairytale crafted for the public. “It’s like they’re scripting a movie in real time,” Bayless said. “The world needs a real-life Cinderella and a real-life Prince Charming.”

Bayless ended his segment by acknowledging Swift’s ability to control her narrative, crediting her for “wearing the pants in the relationship.”