Taylor Swift on Wednesday opened up about how Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, and others, influenced her to eventually date superstar tight end Travis Kelce.Reid said in 2023 that he was the one who had set the two up and admitted on OutKick that while he had been joking about it at the time, he slyly suggested it was kind of true. Swift talked more about how Reid and others close to Kelce had been in her ear about the potential romance.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"When you guys did the full send on the podcast, and he was like, You wanna date me? And everybody heard it, it was the shooting your shot heard round the world. Basically, everyone who likes you (Travis), which is a lot of people, started reaching out to everyone who knows me," she said on "New Heights.""I think it was like Andy was vouching, I think it was my relatives, my cousins, they were like, Please, please, please, hes amazing. There were friends who were like, Hes actually an amazing guy, hes so great. There was a lot of kind of people whispering in my ear about you. Actually, thats not normal. There are people just willing to go to bat for you. You dont understand this guys incredible."The romance blossomed from there, but it was the initial relationship between Reid and Swifts father, Scott, that laid the foundation of her future.Swift grew up in Pennsylvania and a relationship was struck between Reid and Scott Swift when the head coach was at the helm of the Philadelphia Eagles.JASON KELCE DEFENDS HIMSELF AFTER DEBUTING NEW LOOK IN PODCAST FEATURING TAYLOR SWIFT: 'DON'T HATE ME'"Hes been friends with my dad," she said of Reid. "My dad is the most social man whos ever been born. Hes just a maniac. He would make a friend in an airport in 1971, have a five-minute conversation and still be talking to that dude twice a week, now. But hes like that with everyone he meets. Hes able to have very many, very meaningful relationships. Its a skill."So, he knows Andy, and Andys been coming to shows for years and stuff like that. So, Ive always had a really positive vibe about Andy Reid. I didnt really know what the sports thing he was doing but I knew that was my dads friend Andy Reid. I now know hes the most iconic, legendary coach of all time."Swift had very kind words to say about the longtime head coach and his leadership skills."And like from the way that you (Travis) talk about him, his leadership style, I respect it so much, because I feel like its done without aggression, raising your voice or losing your composure. Its all very composed and focused. . . . Its not overdone, right? If you get it from him, you know you deserve it, and youll shape up."Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.