Taylor Swift (Photo via ESPN)
Taylor Swift showed up to the Kansas City Chiefs Week 5 Monday Night Football game against the New Orleans Saints, which immediately made her one of the main storylines, but another person close to her would also make major headlines.
Khalen Saunders, a defensive tackle for the Saints, is the brother of Kameron Saunders, a backup dancer for Swift.
Khalen was also in attendance Monday night as his brother took on the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football.
On a first and goal from the five-yard-line late in the third quarter, Patrick Mahomes threw a short pass to Travis Kelce, who was hit hard near the goal line by Saints defensive tackle Khalen Saunders.
That was a perfect segway for the broadcast to reveal that Saunders’s brother, Kameron, is one of Taylor Swift’s backup dancers on the Eras Tour.
the Saunders brothers are DYNAMIC ATHLETES pic.twitter.com/fnaquk3pLA
— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) October 8, 2024
As soon as viewers were able to process that information, Saunders picked off a Mahomes pass in the end zone after JuJu Smith-Schuster bobbled the ball.
Saunders then showed off his athleticism by running the ball out of the end zone, evading multiple tackles before he was brought down 37 yards later.
So if I heard correctly, the #Saints Khalen Saunders has a brother Kameron who was a backup dancer on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. As we are learning this, he smashed into Travis Kelce’s head on a tackle and then on next play made sick one-handed Interception. pic.twitter.com/N0XytotOCO
— Troy Renck (@TroyRenck) October 8, 2024
After Saunders’ interception, Taylor Swift could be seen in her suite telling a friend that he was the brother of her backup dancer.
BIG MAN INT!!!
What a catch by Khalen Saunders 😱 pic.twitter.com/guCQU8Leq5
— ESPN (@espn) October 8, 2024
announcer: khalen saunders
taylor: that’s my backup dancers brother
KAM MENTIONNNNN
pic.twitter.com/t60BmzkSo8— madison🖤 #1 NYD stan (@New_MadsDay13) October 8, 2024
Taylor Swift Keeps Her Record Unblemished After Showing Up To Monday Night Football
Taylor Swift made a much-anticipated return to Arrowhead Stadium for the Kansas City ChiefsChiefs’ Week 5 game, once again cheering on tight end Travis Kelce.
The “Cruel Summer” singer, who missed the Chiefs’ past two games — both road wins — arrived at the stadium before kickoff in a plaid minidress and high black boots.
The Chiefs ended up winning the game and going to 5-0.
With Swift in attendance, they are 3-0.
Her overall record is now 13-3.
