Colin Kaepernick’s Mom Said Taylor Swift Was ‘Perfect’ for Him to Date

Taylor Swift was always meant to be with an NFL star, in the eyes of Colin Kaepernick’s mom.

Though the pop star would ultimately married Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2026, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback wrote in his memoir published Tuesday (Sept. 15), The Perilous Fight, that his mother, Teresa, once suggested he date Swift. Kaepernick used the moment as an example of how his parents, who are white and adopted him when he was baby, didn’t understand his true personality and identity as a person of color.

“It was disappointing to me that my mother didn’t seem capable of seeing…