Ed Kelce has shared a picture of his late girlfriend, Maureen Maguire, meeting Taylor Swift as he mourns her death.
Maguire died on Friday at the age of 74, according to her obituary, surrounded by loved ones.
Travis and Jason’s father Ed posted the obituary on his Facebook to announce the news but has not otherwise commented so far on her death.
He has, however, now shared pictures from their time together. The snap of Swift with the couple shows the three of them in Kansas City Chiefs merch, with the singer holding a card and what appears to be a friendship bracelet.
Kelce also shared a photograph with Maguire from Saturday Night Live in March 2023 in New York, when three-time Super Bowl winner Travis was the guest host.
In an interview last year with the Los Angeles Times, Kelce revealed how his girlfriend and Swift had struck up a bond.
Ed Kelce has shared a picture of his late girlfriend Maureen Maguire meeting Taylor Swift
Ed Kelce and Swift have grown close since the singer began dating his youngest son, Travis
Maguire, according to Kelce, jokingly told Swift ‘hey, that’s my boyfriend’ when the singer took a selfie with Travis and Jason’s father at an NFL game.
Maguire’s obituary describes how, thanks to Kelce’s influence, she developed a strong interest in football in the later years of her life.
‘She also grew an unexpected love for football later in life, sharing many laughs and adventures with her beloved friend Ed Kelce and her loyal dog Butch,’ the obituary said.
‘Together, they traveled often and attended football games and concerts, and embraced every opportunity to enjoy life to the fullest.’
It isn’t known when Ed first met Maureen, or how. But Ed and Donna Kelce, the mother of Travis and Jason, went their separate ways after nearly 25 years of marriage around the time their sons were at college.
They remain friends to this day, with Travis and Jason becoming two of the most famous names in the NFL.
‘I don’t hate him. We’re friends to this day. We get along great,’ Donna once said of her ex-husband Ed.
‘We were like a tag team with you two (Travis and Jason). We got to do all sorts of fun things. When one of you had to go out of town, the other person would help with the other child. It was perfect.’
Kelce also shared a picture with Maguire at the 2023 filming of Saturday Night Live
‘Papa’ Kelce, as Travis calls him, pictured on a recent appearace on the New Heights podcast
In a 2023 documentary about the family, Ed explained that he and Donna stayed together to be better parents.
‘If we had split as we probably both would have preferred, that would have been a nightmare with the logistics, getting kids where they had to be and providing all the support,’ he said.
Travis and Jason have not yet commented on Maguire’s passing. Travis is currently in training camp with the Chiefs ahead of the upcoming 2025 season, which for his team starts on September 5 in Brazil against the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Kelce family saw their fame reach unprecedented levels in September 2023, when Travis and Taylor’s romance was confirmed by Swift attending a Chiefs game alongside Donna at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
Ed, who is also 74, recently told the Daily Mail in an exclusive interview how Maureen was with him when he met the singer for the first time.
Since then, he has forged a close bond with one of music’s biggest ever stars. Swift even seemingly refers to Ed in her song ‘So High School’.
‘I feel like laughing in the middle of practice / To that impression you did of your dad again,’ Swift sings – Travis has repeatedly performed an impersonation of his dad on his New Heights podcast, which he hosts with his brother Jason.
Ed has always spoken glowingly about Swift and her influence on his son – who affectionatelty calls him ‘Papa’. He described her as ‘a very smart, young lady’ and ‘a joy to be around’ before February’s Super Bowl.
