One NFL podcaster is studying what it’s wish to be on the improper facet of the Swifties.
Cam Stewart, one of many hosts of SportsGrid’s “Drew and Stew Podcast” made a poor try at a joke that Taylor Swift followers didn’t take kindly to whereas speaking in regards to the legitimacy of the Chiefs’ 9-0 report on this week’s present.
He got here to the protection of the Payments and their followers, predicting Buffalo would upend the two-time defending Tremendous Bowl champions of their matchup Sunday at Highmark Stadium.
“I really like Buffalo,” Stewart mentioned. “I really like the folks there. I really like the meals there and I would like one thing optimistic to occur for these folks.
“Haven’t they been by means of sufficient? Kansas Metropolis, ‘Oh, we’re in Kansas Metropolis. We’re residing the nice life. We win each week.’”
His co-host, Drew Livingstone, then selected to notice that Swift was excepted to be in attendance in Buffalo to assist boyfriend and Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce.
That sparked one other rant from Stewart, who mentioned: ‘Oh, who cares?!”
It’s what got here subsequent that fired up Swift’s fanbase.
“Throw her within the [Niagara] Falls,” Stewart mentioned.
The doubtless try at a throwaway joke didn’t sit nicely with followers of the 14-time Grammy winner, as Stewart was flooded with offended responses on social media from Swift followers.
“@CamStewartLive you’re a vile sob,” person @TayvisHaze wrote
Added person @blackcelt13: “Uh oh! Clearly he doesn’t learn about Tayvoodoo!”
Others tried to warn him in regards to the avalanche of feedback coming his method.
“That Karma is about to hit unhealthy. I hope he’s prepared for it,” @fallintome2006 wrote.
Added ChiefZach1: “Buddy. There are followers extra highly effective and extra ruthless than Chiefs followers. They’re referred to as Swifties. They’re about to unleash hell in your life. Huge mistake…”
Whereas Stewart hasn’t formally addressed his feedback, he did reply to at least one person on X who questioned why he would make a joke about throwing anybody into Niagara Falls, the place folks have died.
“Didnt imply it unhealthy joke,” Stewart responded.
DraftKings podcaster Pat Mayo mentioned throughout his present that after the Swifties discovered Stewart’s feedback, the SportsGrid host has been getting “quite a bit” of loss of life threats.
Swift has grow to be an everyday at Chiefs video games — when she isn’t acting on her Eras Tour — since she and Kelce’s relationship went public final fall.
She has been at Kanas Metropolis’s previous two wins in opposition to the Saints and Buccaneers.
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