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NFL: Tony Dungy Believes Taylor Swift Hurts League with Gen Z Fans

Hall of Fame coach & NBC analyst Tony Dungy believes Taylor Swift is contributing to Gen Z being "disenchanted" with the NFL.

On the plus side? At least she wasn't accused of being a tool of the Pentagon – so that's a good thing, right? Before we get back to that, we have to ask – what does FOX "News" have against singer/songwriter TIME's 2023 Person of the Year Taylor Swift? At the end of a week that saw the global phenomenon accused of being part of a "psy-op unit" (more on that in a minute), Hall of Fame coach & NBC analyst Tony Dungy believes he knows one of the main reasons why less than 25% of Gen Z would label themselves as "avid sports fans" – and that guess what that "reason's" name is? Yup, Taylor Swift. "I think we'll always have sports in some form or fashion. Some people are disenchanted with it," Dungy shared during an interview with the alleged news network. As the retired coach sees it, Swift, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and the attention that the NFL has given their relationship have taken their toll. "That's the thing that's disenchanting people with sports now," Dungy continued. "There's so much on the outside coming in. Entertainment value and different things that's taking away from what really happens on the field." Well, Dungy will have to head to Peacock (or NFL+) on Saturday night if he wants his Swift/Kelce fix – with Swift expected to attend tonight's wildcard game between the Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins.

FOX "News" Dude Jesse Watters Has Taylor Swift Problem

On the alleged news network earlier this week, FOX "News" talking head Jesse Watters – clearly grasping at anything that will help him get out from under the shadow of being thought of as "Tucker Carlson Lite" – claimed that Swift is part of some greater Pentagon "psy-op" campaign. "It's real. The Pentagon psy-op unit pitched NATO on turning Taylor Swift into an asset for combating misinformation online," Watters shared with his faithful following at home. Well, you can only imagine how Watters and his ilk would feel threatened by anything looking to clean up misinformation online. It's like the truth is sunlight – and some folks are clearly vampires. But the Pentagon decided to use the moment shutting down Watters' claim to have a little fun – and make a pitch for more funding. "As for this conspiracy theory, we are going to shake it off," shared Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh in a statement. "But that does highlight that we still need Congress to approve our supplemental budget request as Swift-ly as possible so we can be out of the woods with potential fiscal concerns."

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