Who is Travis Kelce’s childhood best friend, Aric Jones – and has he met Taylor Swift? The Kansas City Chiefs tight end has known his BFF since they were kids, and they once lived together
Much like Taylor Swift and her long-time bestie Abigail Anderson Berard, Aric Jones shares a bond with Travis Kelce that dates back to their childhood
Aric Jones, often seen as Kelce’s right-hand man, shares a bond with him that dates back to their childhood in Ohio. The two have navigated life’s ups and downs together, from their early days playing youth sports to navigating the challenges of fame.
Where did Aric Jones grow up?
Like Kelce, Aric Jones grew up in Ohio, per Life & Style.
The two have known each other since they were little, Kelce revealed in an interview last year with Vanity Fair. “I’ve known both of them since I was five, six years old,” he said, referring to Jones and his personal chef Kumar Ferguson. “It’s really easy to be yourself when you’ve got the people you grew up with around all the time.”
Jones also speaks very highly of his bestie. “Travis has always been the larger-than-life white kid that’s always hung out with the Black kids,” he told Vanity Fair for the same article.