NFL star Travis Kelce has spoken out following reports he looked sad at a Chiefs game that his girlfriend, Taylor Swift, wasn't in attendance for.
Swift and Kelce were hit with rumours of an impending breakup after a fake contract, purporting to have been written by a PR firm, circulated online.
The faux contract suggested the two were to break up on 28 September and outlined the 'strategy' with the public.
Following images of Kelce looking glum at a recent Chiefs game - he is a tight end for the team - experts weighed in to give their opinion.
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Speaking exclusively to Tyla on behalf of FruitySlots, body language expert Inbaal Honigman revealed her concerns.
She said: "As Travis sits down, rubbing his face, his expressions come together to show his longing.
"Even inside his big shoulder padding, we can see that his shoulders are dropped, showing sadness."
She added: "He licks his lips swiftly, telling us he's thinking about someone or something he desires.
"Then, he glances downwards, his eyes lowered, and his head slightly lowered too, which indicates the emotion of sadness.
"Overall, it would appear that at that moment, his confidence is low because he's missing someone."
Following the assessment, Kelce has made comments of his own.
In an episode of his podcast New Heights, which he co-hosts with his brother Jason, he revealed: "We’re finding ways to win games, but we’re not playing our best football.
"Everybody can clean it up. I think everyone saw my drop in the fourth quarter with that crucial third down."
Admitting he should be 'making the play in big time moments,' he added: "I think with how defences are playing us right now, I’m not really getting a lot of opportunities to make plays down the field, but not using that as an excuse,” he continued.
“Moving forward, [I’m] still trying to make sure that I can help the team out in that regard.”
Ahead of this Sunday's game versus the Los Angeles Chargers, Kelce added his team were focused on 'tweaking their game in the right direction'.
He concluded: "You just wanna make sure that you clean up all the mistakes, that you’re making sure you’re communicating, so everybody understands exactly where we’re going moving forward. And nobody does it better than Coach Reid and Pat Mahomes in that regard.”
It's music to our ears that he wasn't upset about Swift, and the two are seemingly as in love as ever.
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