After months of balancing their high-profile careers, NFL star Travis Kelce and pop icon Taylor Swift are finally embracing a sense of normalcy in their relationship, according to Kelce’s father, Ed.

The couple, who have been in the spotlight since their romance began, are now taking time away from the public eye to focus on each other following a whirlwind year of career highs and lows.

Kelce kicked off their relationship in by winning Super Bowl LVIII in February 2024, but now faces a challenge to work through the feeling of a gruelling defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX in February 2025.

Meanwhile Swift‘s record-breaking Eras Tour made her a billionaire and catapulted her to Michael Jackson-esque levels of stardom, only for her to then suffer her own setback at the Grammys when her latest album won nothing.

Since the tough February, the two have returned to the United States to enjoy the offseason and reports have suggested they’ve managed to go on multiple low-key date nights without attracting much attention from fans or the media.

Finally enjoying a break, often found themselves under the scrutiny of cameras, with fans eager to analyze every aspect of their relationship, they now have the opportunity to step back and enjoy quality time together according to Kelce’s father, Ed.

“I think they really, really enjoy each other’s company,” Ed Kelce told Nine News. “They’ve had a whirlwind romance, you know? They finally have time like a normal couple.

“Girl, she’s not doing the heiress turn. He’s not playing football. Just to exhale. Not as though, certainly, the relationship, on either one of their parts, is because of what the other does, all right? Or their notoriety.

Chiefs coach praises Swift

Swift has also faced extra scrutiny since she began dating the tight end, with critics claiming she’s a bad influence on both the player and the team and can serve as a distraction, despite the fact they won Super Bowl LVIII in 2023/24.

But she just got a big vote of confidence earlier this week from the Chiefs’ head coach, Andy Reid, who credited how she handled the booing from fans in New Orleans on Sunday, February 9.

“She’s a good girl,” Reid told Pro Football Talk Live. “She handles that whole thing the right way, that’s a tough deal. But she does a great job of handling it.

“Kelce, I think, does a great job with handling it. She’s part of the team and like the other girlfriends and wives, they’re part of it. And that’s all part of the process.”