Who is the most popular NFL player from Massachusetts? Hint: it’s not a New England Patriot.
According to a new study by FlashPicks, a sports betting sitethe most popular NFL player from Massachusetts — as well as an astonishing 48 other states — East Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
The FlashPicks study is based on analysis of Google search data from all 50 states this year. It was found that Kelce receives an average of 4.75 million monthly searches. — 3 million more than any other NFL player (his teammate, quarterback Patrick Mahomesis second with 1.68 million monthly searches).
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is by far the No. 1 sought-after player in the NFL online, according to a recent study by FlashPicks, an online betting site.
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While Kelce, 35, has long been a very good player — he is a four-time All-Pro — There’s another obvious reason why it’s so popular in searches: his relationship of over a year with mega-pop star Taylor Swift. So his personal life clearly had a positive impact on his marketability, according to FlashPicks research.
There’s only one state where Kelce isn’t the first to search
The only state in which Kelce isn’t the undisputed No. 1 player wanted? Minnesota, whose fans still seem to be mulling over the loss of a longtime player quarterback Kirk Cousins (110,000 monthly searches)who left the Vikings this past offseason via free agency for the Atlanta Falcons. In neighboring Wisconsin, Kelce is tied for first place with Aaron Rodgers, former Green Bay Packers (and current New York Jets) quarterback (90,500 monthly searches).
In Massachusetts, Kelce receives 135,000 searches per month, more than double that of anyone else, according to FlashPicks. Second place isn’t a New England Patriot either — at least not anymore. It is former quarterback Mac Joneswhich was exchanged by the Patriots to the Jacksonville Jaguars earlier this year and which receives 60,500 searches each month.
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Rodgers is tied for third with Mahomes, each receiving an average of 40,500 searches per month in Massachusetts. Finally, in fifth place, is Drake Maye, current Patriots quarterbacksearched 33,100 times per month in Massachusetts.
The rest of the top 10 for searches in Massachusetts: San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (sixth, 27,100 monthly searches); Christian McCaffrey, 49ers running back, Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback And Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (tied for seventh, 22,200 searches); And Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears quarterback, Los Angeles Rams quarterback (and former Patriot) Jimmy Garoppolo And Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (tied for 10th place, 18,100 monthly searches).
This article was originally published on MetroWest Daily News: Travis Kelce is the most popular NFL player in Massachusetts and across the country.
