Jena Sims may have been joking, but Brooks Koepka’s wife still raised eyebrows by calling Travis Kelce her hall pass while Taylor Swift remains part of his very public love story.
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model was discussing her first meeting with the Kansas City Chiefs star, and her excitement was not exactly subtle.
Kelce has become one of the most recognizable athletes in the world, so even a playful comment was always going to travel.
What made the story funnier was that Koepka was fully aware of it. Sims did not present the crush like a secret; she said her husband already knew exactly how she felt.
Jena Sims calls Travis Kelce her hall pass after Brooks Koepka meeting
Jena Sims opened up about meeting Travis Kelce when he played with Brooks Koepka at the 2026 WM Phoenix Open.
“I was so excited to meet Travis Kelce. I mean, he’s my hall pass, and Brooks knows that. Brooks was like, ‘You are ridiculous,’” Sims said.
She added, “I planned my outfit. I dressed a little sportier than I would have normally gone on a day like that, because I was so excited to meet Travis Kelce.”
The comment was clearly delivered as a joke, but the Taylor Swift connection gives it extra bite. Kelce is not just an NFL star anymore; he is also one half of the most-watched celebrity sports relationship in the world.
Sims’ delivery made it feel more playful than serious, especially because Koepka’s reaction was part of the story. Still, calling Swift’s partner a hall pass is the kind of line that almost guarantees attention.
Jena Sims jokes about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding NDA
Sims also praised how Kelce treated her family when they met, which made her follow-up story from the Masters even more memorable.
“But he was so nice, so sweet. He met our nanny. He met [my son] Crew, obviously Brooks, he played with Brooks, that’s how I met him,” Sims continued.
“At the Masters this past year, he came straight up to me and was like, ‘Hey, it’s good to see you again.’ I’m like, ‘Oh my God. You remember?'” she concluded.
When the conversation turned to whether Sims and Koepka had scored an invite to Swift and Kelce’s wedding, she joked that she had signed an NDA before making clear she had not. Her actual point was that she does not know them like that.
That is why the whole moment lands as celebrity-golf comedy more than a real issue. Sims sounded starstruck, Koepka sounded amused, and Kelce apparently made enough of an impression for the story to keep growing.
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