Pat McAfee Praises Travis Kelce for His Relationship with Taylor Swift, Says It's 'Great' for Football

When it comes to the NFL, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s relationship is having a positive impact — at least according to Pat McAfee.

While joining Travis, 34, and his brother Jason Kelce on the Wednesday, Oct. 16 episode of their podcast New Heights, the Pat McAfee Show host, 37, took a brief moment to praise the Kansas City Chiefs tight end and his popstar girlfriend, 34, for their impact.

“I assume you hear it a lot, Travis," McAfee prefaced, before telling the NFL star: "You and Taylor's relationship is great for the sport. It is getting introduced to so many people.”

After receiving an “I appreciate that,” from Travis, the retired NFL kicker continued to commend him for how he represents football at large — a role he stepped into thanks to the Chiefs’ back-to-back Super Bowl wins, his stellar performance as tight end and his headline-making romance with Swift.

"And you are and have been the perfect representation for our sport, too, I think. Personally, genuinely,” McAfee continued. “I think that there's no other human that could do what you're doing right now, and how you're doing it is awesome."

“And you need to know that all of us are incredibly f---ing proud of the way you're representing all of us, dude,” he finished.

Travis’ response? “I’ve just gotta keep winning.”

“If we lose a game, I mean, it’s gonna f---ing rain down baby,” the star tight end added. “We’re just gonna keep winning, staying on top.”

Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

McAfee’s praise for Travis and Swift echoes the results of a recent anonymous poll of NFL players, which shut down criticism from any Brads, Chads and dads who are frustrated with the singer’s appearances at her beau’s games.

Out of 102 NFL players anonymously polled in the survey, which was conducted by The Athletic, the majority — 72.5 percent, to be exact — of them said they believed Swift's presence and the “coverage that stemmed from it” positively impacts the NFL.

Only five players viewed the star’s inclusion as a negative for the league, while 23 were "somewhere in the middle" on the matter, the outlet reported.

Some of the players also shared their thought process with The Athletic. One suggested that the new "eyes" Swift draws could lead to more money in players' pockets.

"So, you know, if that increases the salary cap, I don’t think anybody’s gonna be too mad about that one," they anonymously told the outlet.

“I think it’s been positive for the league,” said another player. “I think that at the end of the day, it’s a business and you need to get as many eyes on it as possible."