Work keeps Bombers QB from attending Kelce-Swift wedding

HAMILTON — You would think Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift would’ve looked at the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ schedule before locking in a date for their wedding.

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end and the global music icon tied the knot Friday at New York’s Madison Square Garden in front of a star-studded guest list.

Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros — who was teammates with Kelce during their time at the University of Cincinnati — was invited but had to miss the occasion to prepare for Sunday’s road clash against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (6 p.m. CT).

“I told him that! I talked to him the other day,” said Collaros shortly after arriving in Hamilton on Saturday. “They were taking a walk together and I’m like ‘You guys could’ve taken a look at the damn schedule.’ But yeah, it is what it is.”

It’s well documented that Collaros has remained close friends with both Travis and Jason Kelce since their days at Cincinnati, where they also happened to be roommates.

Travis, a three-time Super Bowl champion, is entering his 14th season with the Chiefs. Jason, who played centre for the Philadelphia Eagles and served as the best man at the wedding, retired in 2024 after a 13-year career that included a Super Bowl victory in 2018.

“I was bummed (to miss the wedding) because Trav came to all my stuff. We had engagement parties, we had bachelor parties obviously, and our wedding up here,” said Collaros, who met his wife, Nicole, in 2015 while playing for the Ticats.

“So, that makes it tough. But you can speak to any pro football player, part of this deal is you miss events like that. It just kind of is what it is.

“It’s not a normal job where you can take a couple days off and make your work up kind of on the fly, you’ve got to play a game … It’s never easy, for sure.”

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