Eli Manning and daughter (L), Taylor Swift (R).Photo:Eli Manning/Instagram; Cooper Neill/Getty

Eli Manning’s family and Taylor Swift

Eli Manning/Instagram; Cooper Neill/Getty

Eli Manninghas a newfound appreciation forTaylor Swift.

Speaking to PEOPLE about his and brotherPeyton Manning’s partnership with King’s Hawaiian celebratingSlider Sunday, the two-time Super Bowl winner, 42, talked about his family’s reaction to seeing the singer, 33, atTravis Kelce’s Chiefs game last Sunday.

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Eli Manning and his four kids.Kevin Langley/Icon Sportswire

Eli Manning, poses with family members before the college football game between the LSU Tigers and the Ole Miss Rebels on October 23, 2021, at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, MS

In the days after Swift, 33, attended Kelce’s game at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, the tight end spoke out about the buzz surrounding her appearance — and the resulting attention he received — on his podcast and on social media.

“Shout out to Taylor for pulling up. That was pretty ballsy,” Kelce admitted before adding, “I just thought it was awesome how everybody in the suite had nothing but great things to say about her — the friends and family. She looked amazing and everybody was talking about her in great light.”

He continued, “To see the slow motion chest bumps, to see the high fives with Mom, to see how, you know, Chiefs kingdom was all excited that she was there — that s— was absolutely hysterical and it was definitely a game I’ll remember, that’s for damn sure.”

Taylor Swift at Chiefs' game.David Eulitt/Getty

Taylor Swift reacts during a game between the Chicago Bears and the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on September 24, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri

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Savannah Guthrie’s daughter is another celebrity kid who has big opinions on the allegedly budding relationship.

“My 9-year-old’s talking about it. She’s like, ‘Is it real mom? He better not break her heart,’ " Guthrie said earlier this week, sharingVale’s thoughts about the pairing. “My daughter said this morning, ‘If he breaks her heart, I’ll break him.' "

source: people.com