Travis Kelce 'is an example for Kansas City Chiefs teammates'

Travis Kelce is working tirelessly during the Kansas City Chiefs' pre-season camp.

The 36-year-old sports star has been busily preparing for the new NFL season over recent weeks, and Chiefs coach Andy Reid admits that Travis is leaving no stone unturned in his preparations.

Speaking about his team's efforts ahead of the new campaign, he told reporters: "You have examples like Kelce, he’s the oldest guy on the team and came out every day and worked to where you had to yank him out of there to give him a breather."

Linebacker Nick Bolton has also heaped praise on Travis, revealing that he's been setting the example for his younger teammates during the pre-season camp.

He said: "There’s no excuses when you have the old guy out there running routes and stuff like that."

The Chiefs endured a poor campaign last season, but coach Reid is confident that they've made "progress".

He said: "They worked hard, and I appreciated that. I thought we made progress."

Travis married Taylor Swift at Madison Square Garden in July, and Patrick Mahomes, his teammate, previously claimed that the chart-topping pop star has helped to make the NFL franchise a "worldwide team".

Patrick, 30 - who is one of the best-known players in the league - told Time magazine: "[The Chiefs] went from a nationwide team that was kind of global to a full global worldwide team. That came from Taylor’s fanbase."

The quarterback - who has previously enjoyed Super Bowl success alongside Travis - said: "I’ve met a lot of famous people now in my life. Taylor’s probably the most down-to-earth person that’s been on that stage for that long.

"She’s never not working. Even when she’s taking her downtime, she’s working on something. Shooting a music video or singing a song or writing a song. You can see it by how she talks."