However, despite all the extra attention on Kelce this season, Mahomes insisted that the two-time Super Bowl winner is just as focused on his professional life as he is his personal.

The signal caller, who has developed a special relationship with Kelce on the field, hailed him as the ‘hardest working guy in the building’.

‘He’s handled it great. I think what I’ve always known about Travis is he loves to … follow his dreams outside the building,’ Mahomes said.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes insisted that Travis Kelce is still dedicated to football

The Chiefs tight end has been thrust into the spotlight since he began dating Taylor Swift (R_

‘Obviously, he’s in a great relationship now and he embraces that, but when he gets in the building, it’s all about football.’

Mahomes has had a front row seat to Kelce and Swift’s love story with his wife Brittany becoming fast friends with the singer as they have watched multiple games together from VIP suites, even coordinating their outfits and creating celebratory handshakes.

‘It’s been awesome to see their relationship grow,’ he said of the couple.

The quarterback was also quizzed on the 14-time Grammy award winner’s hits ahead of the Super Bowl in Las Vegas this weekend.

‘That “Anti-Hero” song, that one is pretty sweet,’ Mahomes said of what Swift tune is his favorite. ‘So I would say that. I do love “Love Story”. It gets me every single time.’

Swift is expected to be at Super Bowl LVIII despite playing for shows as part of ‘The Eras Tour’ in Tokyo until Saturday.

There may be a six-year age gap between them but Mahomes and Kelce are great friends off the pitch.

On the pitch, they have established themselves as one of the NFL’s most dangerous offensive threats with the pair regularly combining for the Chiefs.

Swift has attended 12 of Kansas City’s games since she started publicly dating Kelce

Mahomes and Kelce have become one of the NFL’s most dangerous offensive threats

Mahomes was taken with the 10th pick in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft but Kelce had already been in Kansas City for four years before that.

They have won two Vince Lombardi trophies together and will compete in a fourth Super Bowl on Sunday when the Chiefs play the San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas.

Recalling their first meeting, Mahomes said: ‘I knew of him obviously, because he was such a great football player even before I got [to the Chiefs].

‘I think my biggest impression was, “that’s a tall guy”, because I’d never seen a guy that tall man be able to move like that.

‘But just a good dude, man, I think I knew that from day one.’