Bills tight end regrets he didn’t spot Taylor Swift when she walked by

Buffalo Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid is a big fan of Taylor Swift.

Last summer, the rookie was too deep in the Buffalo Bills playbook to give her new album a listen the entire way through, according to the Buffalo News, but even during the busiest offseason of his life, Kincaid found time to pick a favorite from the album that clocks in at 1 hour, 45 minutes: the single Enchanted.

On Sunday, Kincaid and the Bills took on the Kansas City Chiefs. That game, of course, pitted Kincaid against Swift’s boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Swift has attended a number of Kelce’s games, and there was a chance Kincaid might spot the pop star.

Kincaid had a chance. Apparently, he blew it.

Shortly before the Bills ran out on the field, Swift arrived at the stadium and walked by the players. As she passed, a couple of players appeared to take notice, but Kincaid—who could be seen near the back of the line—was not one of them.

Bills beat writer Katherine Fitzgerald of the Buffalo News noted after the game that Kincaid was “deeply lamenting” he didn’t see Swift when she walked past.

Still, Kincaid added a positive note: “I mean, I’m sure she’s upset,” he said, per Fitzgerald. “Maybe we’ll have a song written about the game.”

Even if Kincaid doesn’t come away with a song about the game, he did come away with a Swift-related souvenir: The 24-year-old exchanged jerseys with Kelce after the game.

“That was pretty cool,” Kincaid said, smiling. “I think [Bills tight end Dawson Knox] was a little upset, but I’m pretty excited.”

Kincaid and Kelce connected over the summer (seemingly before Kelce and Swift connected) at Tight End University (TEU), which brings together tight ends from around the league. In a video that now looks like foreshadowing, Kelce notes that in his third year at TEU, he wanted to make it a little extra special, so he had Kincaid make friendship bracelets to “take a page out of Taylor Swift’s book.” Kincaid made a bracelet for Kelce, who pretended to be moved to tears by the gesture.

Kelce, of course, later connected with Swift via friendship bracelets.

Kincaid caught five passes for 21 yards on Sunday. Kelce recorded six catches for 83 yards. He would have broken 100 (and the Chiefs might very well have won) if a big play with just over a minute remaining in the fourth quarter hadn’t been flagged for a controversial offsides penalty.

The Bills improved to 7-6, while the Chiefs fell to 8-5.