Saquon Barkley confused by Taylor Swift hate at Super Bowl 2025

Saquon Barkley confused by Taylor Swift hate at Super Bowl 2025

Saquon Barkley wasn’t happy that Taylor Swift was booed at Super Bowl 2025.

The Eagles’ star running back explained that he didn’t understand why the pop star, who’s dating Chiefs тιԍнт end Travis Kelce, didn’t receive a warm welcome from fans in New Orleans after all the good she’s done for the NFL.

“I will say this though. You know, I remember that they showed her on the jumbotron and she got booed,” Barkley, 28, said during an interview on SiriusXM’s “The Howard Stern Show” on Wednesday. “I don’t get it. I don’t get why she was getting hate there. 

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 2025 on February 9 in New Orleans. AP

“She’s there supporting her significant other and she’s made the game bigger. You know, we’re all about, in football, we’re all about, you know, how can we expand the game and make it more, you know, internationally and we’re traveling to Brazil and we’re traveling to Mexico, and you know, apparently we’re traveling to Australia soon, so we’re trying to expand the game and, you know, her being a part of it’s only helping that, so I don’t get the slack that she’s getting.”

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell previously gave his stamp of approval for Kelce and Swift’s whirlwind romance — and he praised the singer for bringing her fan base to the league, which saw an uptick in attendance and revenue.

Taylor Swift at Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome on February 9, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Getty Images

Barkley recalled Swift being booed after Stern asked if he thinks Kelce is going to marry the 14-time Grammy winner.

“I have no idea,” said Barkley, who’s been on a media tour since Philadelphia’s 40-22 rout of Kansas City, which took place on his 28th birthday.

Kansas City Chiefs тιԍнт end Travis Kelce (87) walks off the field at the halftime break during the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on February. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. AP

During Super Bowl media week, Kelce was pressed by reporters with questions about a potential engagement with Swift two years into their relationship.

“Wouldn’t you like to know,” Kelce, 35, said with a smile when asked if he planned to propose to the “Fortnight” singer.

Taylor Swift celebrates with Travis Kelce after the Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Bills 32-29 in the AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 26, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. Getty Images

Swift supported Kelce from a private suite in New Orleans, which included rapper Ice Spice and the Haim sisters, Danielle and Este.

The couple, who’s been dating since the summer of 2023, were not pH๏τographed after the Chiefs’ loss.

Kelce went back to his H๏τel and laid low, Page Six reported.

(L-R) Ice Spice, Taylor Swift, Este Haim and Alana Haim watch during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 59 between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles on February 9, 2025, in New Orleans. AP

The Eagles’ redeemed themselves after a crushing 38-35 loss to the Chiefs in Super Bowl 2023.

Barkley finished with 57 rushing yards after accumulating 442 yards in the Eagles’ first three playoff wins.

The 2024 NFL Offensive Player of the Year set a league record with 2,504 rushing yards this season, including the playoffs.

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) carries during the second half of Super Bowl 59 against the Kansas City Chiefs, February 9, 2025, in New Orleans. AP

Barkley added that he’s looking forward to wedding planning with his fiancée Anna Congdon, whom he’s been with since college.

He announced their engagement earlier this month.

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The couple are parents to daughter Jada, 6, and son Saquon Jr., 2.

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