Football fans everywhere are experiencing the game in a whole new way ever since Taylor Swift entered the suites at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. last season.

What used to be just a football game has now become the stage for one of the biggest love stories on the planet, as Swift has been dating Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

As a result, the pop music megastar has also brought a massive fan base to the game: The Swifties.

Watch parties across the nation have become more crowded with young kids on the couch next to dad, glued to the television, waiting for a chance to see Swift on the screen.

One of those dads is NFL standout, Eli Manning.

The former New York Giants quarterback tells Us Weekly his kids are constantly asking about Swift and whether or not he can set up a meet-and-greet for them. But no matter how much they beg for Manning to use his connection to Swift’s boyfriend, Kelce, he won’t do it.

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“If we happen to be somewhere where Travis and Taylor are in the same town or city and [they’re] like, ‘You gotta text Travis and see if we can, like, just meet up. We’ll be quick. We just wanna see her. We don’t have to say hi,’” he explains.

“I’m like, ‘I’m not texting him [for you] to see Taylor. You [want to] see her, you gotta find a way, you gotta be creative. You gotta do it yourself,’” Manning adds.

The future Hall of Famer is a father of four: He and his wife Abby are parents to Ava, 13, Lucy, 11, Caroline, 9 and Charles, 5. Swift has shows coming up in the United States as a wrap to her massive Eras Tour: She’ll hit Miami, Indianapolis and New Orleans before the end of the year. Her schedule also allows her to attend many of Kelce’s games.

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