After over a year of musician Taylor Swift dating Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, you would think the Chiefs would have the market on Swift-related NFL phrases cornered.
You would be incorrect.
On Thursday morning, Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury told reporters via Fox's Peter Schrager that the Commanders ran a play called "Taylor Swift" for a touchdown during their 40–7 victory over the Carolina Panthers Sunday.
The play was a short pass from quarterback Marcus Mariota to rookie tight end Ben Sinnott, which the Kansas State product housed for a three-yard touchdown that put his squad up 34–0.
first career catch ✔️
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) October 20, 2024
first career TD ✔️
📺 #CARvsWAS CBS pic.twitter.com/L51mezv7Pc
Ben Sinnott's first catch of his NFL career was a TD.
— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) October 24, 2024
The play was called ... Taylor Swift, per noted Swiftie, Kliff Kingsbury. @gmfb
Per Kingsbury via Sam Fortier of The Washington Post, Washington also has a play called Kelce.
Washington has play calls named "Taylor Swift" and "Kelce," Kliff Kingsbury said.
— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) October 24, 2024
"But they're not, like, married together."
The NFL may be a copycat league, but cribbing the name of an opponent and his girlfriend for a playcall is something else—and shouldn't the Commanders have a more regionally appropriate musical playcall, like "Wale" or "Fugazi?"
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