Picture it: February 2024, just days before the Super Bowl. The San Francisco 49ers, led by the ever-electric Christian McCaffrey, were locked in a media frenzy ahead of facing the Kansas City Chiefs.
But while the world buzzed about the matchup, one unexpected off-field subplot stole headlines: “Lisa McCaffrey, Christian’s mom, was boycotting Taylor Swift.”
Yes, you read that right. Taylor Swift—global icon, chart-dominating sensation, girlfriend to Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce—was, for a very brief and admittedly hilarious moment, ““dead to”” the McCaffrey family.
Lisa made the declaration on her soon-to-be daughter-in-law Olivia Culpo’s podcast, saying she couldn’t bear to hear a single Swift lyric in the lead-up to the big game. “Nope. She’s dead to us this week,” Lisa said, and just like that, an innocent (and honestly relatable) sports superstition was born.
Fast forward to now, and the McCaffreys are putting that playful boycott to bed. In a new interview, Ed McCaffrey, Christian’s dad and a former NFLer himself, gave a house tour to Fox News that doubled as a Swiftie peace offering.
As he walked into the living room, Ed pointed out Taylor Swift decorations, emphasizing how big a fan Lisa truly is.
“She’s such a phenomenal artist,” he said, brushing off the pre-Super Bowl boycott with a grin. “I don’t even remember what that was about.”
Now, with Christian and Olivia expecting their first child, it looks like there’s a new era beginning for this power couple.
And with baby fever in the air—Travis Kelce’s brother Jason just welcomed a daughter, prompting their mom Donna to drop a cryptic heart emoji in response to a “Travis would make a great dad” comment—”it’s safe to say the NFL’s most famous families are turning up the emotional stakes both on and off the field.”
So from post-Super Bowl truce to nursery prep, the McCaffreys have gone full circle. “And if Baby McCaffrey arrives to the sound of “You Belong With Me” echoing through the house?” Let’s just say Lisa’s Swiftie redemption arc will be “complete.”
