Travis Kelce followed his girlfriend’s lead in the donation department — he just donated the exact same amount Taylor Swift gave to victims of the Kansas City shooting.
The Chiefs tight end shelled out $100,000 to two children who were shot during Wednesday’s incident — specifically, two young daughters of the Reyes family … who’d started a GoFundMe of their own in recent days to help cover costs for their severe injuries.
He made the donations very similarly to how Taylor did it … two different installments of $50k, which came from his charity, 87 and Running.
The two girls — whose identities haven’t been publicly revealed — were shot in the legs … and they’re still recovering in the hospital. Their family set a goal of $100,000 — which they said would go toward their medical costs, plus future college tuition — and TK helped them reach that and beyond. With his $100k donation … the family is now at more than $175k.
Travis’ donation — which was first reported by Page Six — matches Taylor’s own $100k contribution to the family of the lone woman who died after Wednesday’s shooting … and, of course, it comes on the heels of Patrick Mahomes donating earlier in the day as well.
Patrick and Brittany even visited one of the hospitals to meet with some of the young victims who are still recuperating.
It goes without saying … the charitable moves by Travis and Patrick also follow some backlash they faced this week after it was revealed they went out to continue celebrating after the shooting … hitting up a restaurant and keeping the good time going.
Some have said they’re being unfairly criticized — but others say … the optics weren’t great.
Jeremy Scherle
In any case … the donations are obviously a great thing — something we’re sure the victims appreciate.
