Travis Kelce has recently added People Magazine’s Sexiest Athlete Award to his list of achievements.
However, some fans question the legitimacy of the award, suggesting it may be influenced by his association with singer Taylor Swift.
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Kelce‘s win as the Sexiest Athlete was announced by BroBible NFL writer Dov Kleiman, where he competed against Lewis Hamilton, Shohei Ohtani, Joe Burrow and others.
Fans react to Travis Kelce being named Sexiest Athlete
The selection criteria remain unclear, leading to speculation that Kelce‘s connection with Swift could have influenced votes in his favor.
“Who did Taylor Swift bribe for this one?” one person wrote on social media, reacting to the news.
“Now that was for sure the Taylor Swift effect,” added another.
The full Sexiest Athlete rankings
Curiously, his brother Jason Kelce was also up their in the rankings for this People Magazine award.
The full Sexiest Athlete rankings for 2023 are as follows.
- Travis Kelce
- Jason Kelce
- Jonathan Owens
- Braxton Berrios
- Joe Burrow
- Lionel Messi
- Neymar
- Son Heung-min
- Grigor Dimitrov
- Matteo Berrettini
- Frances Tiafoe
- Stephen Curry
- Jayson Tatum
- Jimmy Butler
- Shohei Ohtani
- Mookie Betts
- Cody Bellinger
- Michal Kempny
- Kanoa Igarashi
- Lewis Hamilton
- Tommy Fury