Donna Kelce said every man deserves a special woman. She expressed her happiness that her son has found someone special in his heart, sharing this sentiment after attending Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.”

December/January cover story on Travis, writer J.R. Moehringer talked to Donna, 71, about her son’s skyrocketing fame, and she addressed the early October interview she did oAccording

to the WSJ, once the interview aired, Travis immediately called his mother to assure her that she did a good job. To put her more at ease, the pro baller also complimented the green eyeglasses she wore that day. After stating that the romance between her younger son and the 12-time Grammy winner was “fairly new,” Donna simply said spending time with Swift was Now that Travis and Swift’s relationship has soared past the “fairly new” stage, Donna does feel like she can open up a bit more, she told WSJ.

“I can tell you this,” she told the outlet, which said she was “beaming” with her response, “He’s happier than I’ve seen him in a long time …. God bless him. He shot for the stars!” Travis “could never quite catch up” to Jason, 36, she said of when her boys were younger. “He was always just second, just searching to be the best, and never quite getting there.”

However, she could always count on the Chiefs tight end to catch up to his big brother in the kitchen. “They would sit down and eat whole chickens,” she said of their appetites.