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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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NEW NORMAL GOSSIP MERCH!

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Patrick Redford

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JANUARY 28: Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs (L) celebrates with Taylor Swift after defeating the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game at M&amp;T Bank Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

AFC Championship – Kansas City Chiefs v Baltimore Ravens

Republicans Struggle To Comprehend Nation’s Interest In NFL All-Pro And Taylor Swift

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Ray Ratto

An exterior view shows signage for Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium on January 30, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The game will be played on February 11, 2024, between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.

Super Bowl LVIII Stadium

Super Bowl Day 3: Too Stupid, Too Early

ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 21: 1 #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after scoring a 22 yard touchdown against the Buffalo Bills during the second quarter in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Highmark Stadium on January 21, 2024 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

AFC Divisional Playoffs – Kansas City Chiefs v Buffalo Bills

The Chiefs Are The NFL’s Traveling Circus

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Kelsey McKinney

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There’s So Little To Say About Taylor Swift Being Person Of The Year

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Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performs onstage during Taylor Swift The 1989 World Tour Live In Los Angeles at Staples Center on August 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.

Taylor Swift The 1989 World Tour Live In Los Angeles – Night 2

Music

Meet Us At Midnight For ‘1989’ (Defector’s Version)

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Turpentine resin harvesting

Into The Woods

Where Are We Vis-À-Vis The Woods? An Investigation

Sportscaster Jim Gray, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and Las Vegas Raiders owner and managing general partner and Las Vegas Aces owner Mark Davis watch players warm up during halftime of a game between the Connecticut Sun and the Aces

Connecticut Sky v Las Vegas Aces

Tom Brady’s Minority Ownership Deal Could Use Some Competition

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Israel Daramola

Singer Taylor Swift and Actor Ryan Reynolds talk prior to the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on October 01, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Kansas City Chiefs v New York Jets

The NFL Belongs To Taylor Swift Now

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David Roth

Taylor Swift watching the Kansas City Chiefs game on Monday night in a luxury box with Travis Kelce's mother, Donna.

NFL: SEP 24 Bears at Chiefs

Podcasts

Pinning Your Ears Back For Taylor Swift, With Giri Nathan And Samer Kalaf

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Samer Kalaf

Taylor Swift gives the thumbs-up while watching the Chiefs.

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Football Game Played Near Taylor Swift

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Tom Ley

Head coach Sean Payton of the Denver Broncos talks to Russell Wilson #3 of the Denver Broncos prior to a game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on September 24, 2023 in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Denver Broncos v Miami Dolphins

The Game Of The Year Is In Six Days

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You Must Understand That Taylor Swift Knows Me Better Than Anyone Else On Earth

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Blue Ridge Parkway

Funbag

What Are The Best Roads In America?

Taylor Swift performing, with some help from a video projection of herself and some other smaller video versions of herself, during her show in Kansas City.

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