Saquon Barkley wasn’t happy that Taylor Swift was booed at Super Bowl 2025. The Eagles’ star running back explained that he didn’t understand why the pop star, who’s dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, didn’t receive a warm welcome from fans in New Orleans after all the good she’s done for the NFL.

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley is coming to Taylor Swift's defense after she was booed during Super Bowl LIX. "I remember that they showed her on the Jumbotron and she got booed," Barkley,

At last year's Super Bowl, Swift appeared on screen 12 times for a total of 54 seconds in CBS' broadcast. Given that the Super Bowl lasts a very long time, it's hardly the sort of thing that's liable to ruin your enjoyment of the show, but people complained anyway.