A viral social media post on Facebook recently made a sensational claim – Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce had threatened to quit the team unless kicker Harrison Butker was fired.
The post, shared by the page The Patriots Lovers, featured a picture-in-picture image of Kelce and Butker with the explosive headline: The rumor quickly gained traction, amassing over 16.7K reactions and 15.4K comments; still counting from fans. Many expressed their disappointment, and a few mocked while bidding farewell to Kelce by urging him to take his girlfriend, global music star Taylor Swift, with him.
Comments like “OMG Taylor got to him” and “Take Swift with you please,” flooded the post, fueling the wild rumor.
The pinned comment under the viral post linked to an article on the website SpaceXmania.com made the same claim about Kelce’s ultimatum.