How Taylor Swift responded to the backup dancer's brother's attack on Travis

Taylor SwiftWorlds collided (literally) at the Kansas City Chiefs vs. New Orleans Saints game on Monday, October 7th.

Saints defensive tackle Khalen Saunders – Swift’s brother Epoch tour dancer Kameron Saunders – Swift's boyfriend attacked, Travis Kelceduring the game and prevented him from scoring a touchdown. The 28-year-old Khalen then intercepted a pass from the Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

“That's my backup dancer's brother,” Swift appeared to tell someone after the big performance in her suite at Arrowhead Stadium in a clip from the game shared via X.

The connection between Swift and Saunders caused a stir on social media. Former NFL star JJ WattsFor his part, shared a funny reaction to watching the game at home with his wife. Kealia Watts.

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“Taylor Swift's backup dancer Khalen Saunders' brother just attacked her boyfriend Travis Kelce to stop him from scoring a touchdown. On the next play, he intercepted Patrick Mahomes in the end zone. “I didn't expect to explain that to Kealia as she was walking down the stairs,” he joked about X while recalling the coverage of the game.

While Kameron, 32, previously shared this Epoch tour On stage with Kelce in London in June, the dancer supported his brother at Monday's game. On his Instagram Story, Kameron shared a sweet photo of himself and a Chiefs fan making a sign that read, “Travis, I don't know about you, but I'm here for Kam & Taylor too!”

“That’s my backup dancer’s brother” omg 😭😭 https://t.co/emS76nJrlZ

– Kenz (@ohsohighschool) October 8, 2024

He also reacted to Khalen's interception of 29-year-old Mahomes, captioning a picture of the field from the stands, “PERIOD!!!!!!” Game in Progress!! The big boy/D-lineman runs the ball!!!!!! 💅🏾.”

Days earlier, Khalen responded to reporters' questions about who Kameron would support during Monday's game. “Me, of course,” he quipped in an X-clip shared on Thursday, October 3. “He doesn’t care about the Chiefs. He takes care of his brother. (Taylor is) his boss, but I'm his brother. I was here first.” (Khalen previously played alongside Kelce for the Chiefs from 2019 to 2022. The Saints lost 26-13 to the Chiefs on Monday.)

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Kameron was out with Swift Epoch tour since March 2023. After a break, the tour will continue on October 18th in Miami.

Earlier this year, Khalen gushed about his brother and former teammate after Kelce surprised fans on stage at Wembley Stadium. “Just some of the bros 🥹 This young T-Soul was made for this 😂,” he wrote alongside an X-clip of Kelce The Tortured Poets Department Adjust power. “@tkelce x Big Bro and @taylorswift13 are giving me an audition for the next tour 😂❤️ #ProudBrother 🤞🏾.”

Kelce echoed this sentiment in the comments of Kameron's Instagram post about the convert. “Came! “The Saunders brothers were already my favorites,” he commented on the June 25 upload. “From winning the Super Bowl with Sir Bink @khalennotkaylen to having the fun of bringing Tay back to life on stage with you the other night…. and even hanging out with Mama Saunders.”