Travis Kelce showed off his grá for Ireland - and Baby Guinness - during a press conference this week ahead of Super Bowl LIX.
Kelce was in Ireland last summer when his girlfriend - maybe you've heard of her, Taylor Swift? - sold out Dublin's Aviva Stadium as part of her smash-hit Eras Tour.
Speaking to the press ahead of Super Bowl LIX, where the Chiefs will face off with the Philadelphia Eagles on February 9, Irish journalist Mark Hogan managed to get Kelce's ear and asked him if he'd like to play in Ireland at some point.
"Oh man, I would love to play out there, man," Kelce said.
"It seems like such a sports environment. All the pubs and just the way everybody gets rowdy out there and has a good time.
"I would love to have an opportunity to play out there but I definitely want to see the NFL venture out there, for sure."
Kelce's comments came as speculation was rife that the NFL was set to announce an official game in Dublin's Croke Park. On Friday, the speculation was put to rest when the NFL finally confirmed that it will host its first-ever regular season game in Dublin's Croke Park later this year, with the Pittsburgh Steelers set to be the home team.
Hogan then cheekily asked Kelce if 'a few Baby Guinness' would be on the menu if he and the Chiefs win on Sunday.
"Yeah, Baby Guinness, heck yeah!" Kelce said with a smile. "I had a few of those guys.
"I'd love it. I'll put it on the menu if we find a way to get a win."
You can watch Mark Hogan of ProFootball Ireland chat with Kelce here:
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Back in July, Travis and his brother, former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, chatted about their visits to Ireland on their "New Heights" podcast.
“It was a blast," Travis said of his time in Ireland last summer.
"Got to hang out at a pub, got to have some Guinness on draft over there - basically just beer milkshakes, delicious.”
Jason agreed: “Dude, it’s so good."
Travis added: “And then I had one - my new favorite dessert shot, which is a Baby Guinness.”
Jason had never heard of the shot, so Travis explained: “I call it a dessert shot because it was literally - I think it’s Baileys, Guinness, and maybe a whiskey shot in there, like a little bit of whiskey in there.”
(We must interject here! A Baby Guinness is typically made with Baileys and a coffee liqueur, such as Kahlua or Tia Maria. Sometimes, the coffee liqueur is substituted for for Sambuca.)
“Ireland was fun, Ireland was a good time," Travis said.
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