Jason Kelce Interrogates Brother Travis About Taylor Swift’s ‘Wood’ Being About His ‘Appendage’

During a recent installment of their highly popular "New Heights" podcast, Travis Kelce, the star tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, found himself on the receiving end of some good-natured interrogation from his brother Jason. The retired Philadelphia Eagles center—a key figure in the team's Super Bowl LII victory—zeroed in on a particular track from Taylor Swift's latest album, "The Life of a Showgirl." The song "Wood," noted for its provocative lyrics, prompted Jason to ask if it made his brother feel more self-assured. Travis offered a brief, "It's a great song," but Jason was not satisfied with such a vague reply.

Jason pressed for more detail, questioning whether the song's content boosted Travis's confidence. When Travis began to respond with, "Any song that she references me in is very...," his brother cut him off to emphasize the track's uniquely personal focus. "That's not just any song. This is a very specific you," Jason insisted, later clarifying, "It's not just you. It's an appendage. It's a very specific thing." The album, which Swift released after her historic, record-shattering "Eras Tour," includes several tracks inspired by her romance with Travis, such as "Opalite" and "Eldest Daughter." However, "Wood" is distinguished as her most lyrically explicit offering to date.

The song's verses are filled with bold double entendres, including lines like "Redwood tree, it ain’t hard to see/ His love was the key that opened my thighs" and "The curse on me was broken by your magic wand." Jason couldn't resist poking fun at the "redwood" comparison, joking, "I thought redwood, that’s a little bit, that’s a generous word, I think. I think if somebody wrote a song about me, it’d be like, ‘Japanese maple sometimes can see.'" This type of candid and humorous back-and-forth has become a hallmark of "New Heights," a podcast that has seen its audience grow exponentially by mixing sports insight with personal, often viral, moments. Media analyst Ben Carter of Streamline Insights notes, "The Kelce brothers have mastered a format that feels both authentic and entertaining, allowing them to dominate a crowded podcast landscape."

Recognizing that Travis wouldn't be sharing more about the intimate subject, Jason shifted gears to commend the song's production. "That song’s great though. The freaking beat to that song is fantastic and that’s right up my alley, so well done," he said, adding that the wood-themed innuendo was "childish enough for me that I can get on board with that." Since its launch in 2022, "New Heights" has leveraged the brothers' dynamic chemistry to consistently top sports podcast charts. Its success underscores a broader trend of athlete-led media ventures seamlessly crossing over into mainstream pop culture, creating a new model for sports entertainment.