Tony Romo Explains Why He Keeps Referring to Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce Marriage
On several occasions throughout the whirlwind romance between Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and pop star Taylor Swift, Tony Romo has made a significant flub by referring to Swift as Kelce’s wife. However, the CBS broadcaster admits it’s just an ongoing joke.
“I think you’re always trying to do new things,” Romo told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “I feel like, for me, one area is I add humor in a lot of times. So the people who really know me kind of get it. So when I’m joking about Taylor Swift being the wife, not everyone gets it.
“But I feel like, to me, we’re on air for three hours and 15 minutes, sometimes three and a half. You’re trying to add some levity to it, but it’s really about the game, and you’re always trying to make it about the game,” he continued.
"And his wife loves it, I mean, girlfriend." - Tony Romo on Taylor Swift applauding a Travis Kelce catch.
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) December 25, 2023
"You've been down that road with that before." - Jim Nantz. pic.twitter.com/oQJS8cBF97
Romo has caught some criticism this season for his in-booth performance, and even he appears to admit that this particular joke hasn’t quite landed.
Romo will be in the booth providing color commentary for Super Bowl LVIII alongside play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz on Sunday, with kickoff scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET.