Swifties are falling in love with Travis Kelce's old tweets

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce's old social media posts have caught the attention of Taylor Swift fans, who are roasting the NFL star for his appreciation of chicken Alfredo, interest in squirrels and disregard for math class, among other things.

It's common for internet sleuths to comb through a celebrity's social media history - especially if that person is newly famous or has recently gone viral - to check for any previous wrongdoing or problematic comments. Though Kelce already has a name for himself among NFL fans, many Swifties are just getting to know him.

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So, Swift's fans have been scrounging through Kelce's old posts on X (formerly Twitter) and offering fresh takes on what they say about Kelce.

Some fans are also using the moment to compare where Kelce was in 2011 (he attended the University of Cincinnati from 2008 to 2012) with Swift, who released her albums "Speak Now" (2010) and "Red" (2012) during that time frame. But most users are having fun with the tweets, which range from comments on fast food eateries to religious holidays.

"happy easter to all!!! #shoutout to Jesus for takin one for the team. . .. haha" Kelce wrote in April 2010.

In one post, in June 2011, Kelce wrote that he was at the Olive Garden restaurant with his father, Ed Kelce. "Had to grab the Fettucini with the Chicken Alfredo!! #shmackin," the tweet read. Naturally, on Tuesday and Wednesday, social media users flooded that post with responses, tagging Swift and roasting Kelce for his appreciation of the restaurant. (And to make fun of the hashtag "shmackin.") Olive Garden even weighed in on the tweet on Wednesday: "It's a love story, baby just say 'when.'"

Speaking of restaurants, multiple posts from Kelce misspelled the restaurant name Chipotle as "Chipolte." And it seemed Kelce really committed to the spelling, according to users. "Went from class to therapy, now I need some #chipolte and then I'm off to check out my new apt!!" Kelce wrote in April 2011.

Many social media users are retweeting and resharing some of the tweets on their own, causing them to go viral - like the one in which Kelce wrote, "I hate it when the #Chipotle line is damn near to the door. . .. Smh." A post quoting that tweet now has more than 160,000 views.

Several social media users also pointed out Kelce's apparent love for the MGMT song "Electric Feel" as he used about half a dozen tweets to show his appreciation for the 2007 song.

But not all the tweets are golden. Some have highlighted more negative posts from Kelce, including one from 2010 when he wrote, "judging every person . . . whether they were ugly, fat, funny looking, sexy." Kelce also reportedly deleted a tweet in which he denied cheating on a former partner.

"I think the reason people go into these crazy deep dives and they do tons of research and internet sleuthing is, they're trying to gather the details as a form of protection," said Ashley Rose Reeves, a social media influencer from Utah with more than 175,000 followers. "They're excited for her."

"He becomes more and more endearing the more we get to know him," said Reeves, 39, who hosts a Instagram broadcast channel called "Swiftie Sisters" with more than 4,000 members. She said it's fun learning more about Kelce since Swift's past romantic partners, like Joe Alwyn, didn't make themselves as available to the public eye.

Victoria Sedillo, an insurance agent in New Mexico and self-professed Swiftie, finds many of Kelce's old tweets relatable. "Who doesn't love to nap all the time and not be in class as a college athlete and just talk about eating?" Sedillo said. "His tweets remind me of how my husband was as a jock in college."

Sedillo, 29, said her favorite tweet was when Kelce said he was headed to therapy after going to "chipolte" since it showed his maturity. "It took me years to get myself to see one so props to him and I also love Chipotle," she said.

Sedillo doesn't think fans need to worry much about any past tweets. "Taylor clearly likes Travis, he makes her happy, and she knows his character more than we ever will," she said. "As long as Taylor is happy, who cares what he used to tweet?"

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