Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson criticize Taylor Swift’s detractors

Sports and Entertainment

By Jenna Lemoncelli

Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson are fed up with the Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift haters.

In the last installment of his Podcast “Calm down”, Fox Sports personalities criticized those who don’t think Swift is good for the NFL.

“We’re not going to win this situation,” Andrews said, “but I just heard Colin Cowherd go on and on about people saying Taylor Swift is ruining the NFL. No, she’s not.”

That’s when Thompson chimed in: “I have 35 million reasons why she’s not ruining the NFL, so let’s go ahead and check the books on that. Stop”.

Andrews explained that Fox had record viewership during the Lions-49ers NFC Championship last Sunday when the 49ers beat the Lions in Santa Clara, California.

“It was the most watched NFC championship in 12 years; don’t think he’s ruining it,” Andrews said.

“Also, yesterday I sat down and heard someone say, ‘I’m so tired of the NFL with this,’ and I said, ‘Why? How is it affecting your life?’”

Andrews noted that Cowherd explained on his show, “The Herd with Colin Cowherd,” that “during a three-and-a-half-hour game (Swift) was shown (on television) for 25 seconds. She had a great point… Relax! Take it easy! Take it easy! This is so stupid,” Andrews said.

Andrews then “mentioned the name” of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and said he spoke with him about the Swift effect on the league the night before the AFC Championship game at M&T Bank Stadium, where the Kansas City Kelce’s Chiefs defeated the Baltimore Ravens, 17-10. to get your ticket to the 2024 Super Bowl.

Swift, 34, was in attendance and the couple nearly broke the Internet when they kissed on the field, where Kelce, also 34, told the “Cruel Summer” singer, “I love you.”

“I talked to (Goodell) about this, I have a lot of parents saying to me, ‘Do you know how wonderful this is?’” Andrews said.

“…How bad is it now that we have young girls who want to watch the NFL? I think it’s amazing, so calm down and go. If you don’t want to see it, don’t see it. How is it affecting your life?

Andrews messaged Swift directly and gushed about the singer’s steamy romance with the two-time Super Bowl champion.

“You know what, Taylor? I’m so glad I was on that field to celebrate with your boyfriend,” Andrews said. “I loved. She seemed so happy, so adorable. She works hard, she has to go to work now. She go celebrate with your man. I loved her.”

Thompson agreed.

“That’s exactly my point,” he said. “Anyone who wants to be against that, that means he doesn’t like seeing puppies, he doesn’t like rainbows and he doesn’t like a sunny day, enough is enough.

“You’re going to find something wrong with everything. And this is what we said from the beginning.”

Thompson went on to explain that she and Andrews don’t mind losing podcast listeners because “all we do is talk about” Swift.

“It’s not necessarily about Taylor Swift. It’s about being happy, being joyful and having a global superstar. “I know we’re not in their relationship, but you can see they’re happy… just let something be great,” Thompson said.

Andrews also praised Swift for supporting women and small businesses, as the pop star wore a necklace from the WEAR by Erin Andrews x Bauble Bar collection to the AFC Championship game.

“You want me to hate her and I won’t,” Andrews said. “I’ve always loved her and now I love her more.”

Andrews and Thompson, who also works as a host for Fox Sports and “Thursday Night Football” on Amazon’s Prime Video, featured a romance between Kelce and Swift before the pair were first linked last September.

In August, they suggested on their “Calm Down” podcast that Swift give her “fantastic friend Travis” a chance and “go on a date” with the All-Pro NFLer.

Swift resumes her hit Eras tour next week and has four shows scheduled in Tokyo, including a performance the day before the Super Bowl, kicking off Feb. 11 in Las Vegas.

The 12-time Grammy winner plans to attend the big game. according to page six.