{"id":1026,"date":"2026-07-16T21:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/?p=1026"},"modified":"2026-07-16T21:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:16:10","slug":"travis-kelces-ex-nfl-friend-says-hes-clearly-missing-something-after-wedding-snub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/?p=1026","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce\u2019s Ex-NFL Friend Says He\u2019s \u2018Clearly\u2019 Missing Something After Wedding Snub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1027\" src=\"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/737845596_4339252959719047_8686974100899115383_n-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/737845596_4339252959719047_8686974100899115383_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/737845596_4339252959719047_8686974100899115383_n-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/737845596_4339252959719047_8686974100899115383_n.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Will Compton is still trying to understand why he did not receive an invitation to Travis Kelce\u00a0and Taylor Swift\u2019s massive wedding.<\/p>\n<p>The retired\u00a0NFL\u00a0player first addressed his absence from the July 3 celebration at Madison Square Garden during the July 6 episode of \u201cWake Up Barstool.\u201d He doubled down later that day after a social media post highlighted how \u201cflabbergasted\u201d he appeared by the snub.<\/p>\n<p>Compton, who regularly attends the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0star\u2019s Tight End University event, pointed to one wedding guest in particular.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever seen Dean Blandino at Tight End University,\u201d\u00a0he wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>Blandino, a Fox Sports analyst, attended the wedding, while Compton and his \u201cBussin\u2019 With the Boys\u201d co-host Taylor Lewan apparently did not receive invitations.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Will Compton Says He Didn\u2019t Question the Snub Until He Saw the Guest List<\/h2>\n<div id=\"cf0cb05163fb464510300accd0852fa2\" class=\"embed_container\"><\/div>\n<p>Dave Portnoy called Compton\u00a0during \u201cWake Up Barstool\u201d to ask about his \u201cstunning\u201d absence from the wedding.<\/p>\n<p>Portnoy pointed out that many people connected to Tight End University attended the celebration. Kelce co-founded the annual summit with George Kittle and Greg Olsen, and Compton has become a familiar face at the event.<\/p>\n<p>He also posed for a photo with Swift during the 2025 gathering.<\/p>\n<p>Compton, who was vacationing in Europe with his family during the wedding, said he initially did not think much about missing the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t think nothing of it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>That changed when he began seeing who else attended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw Dean Blandino got an invite. Is that real?\u201d Compton asked.<\/p>\n<p>Some social media users suggested he was joking about the snub. Others pointed to comments he made in September 2025 while discussing the Chiefs\u2019 disappointing season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre the Chiefs doing too many commercials right now?\u201d Compton asked during an ESPN segment. \u201cYou\u2019ve got Travis Kelce getting engaged to Taylor Swift. \u2026 Is there too much going on?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kelce has not publicly responded to Compton\u2019s comments about the wedding.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Taylor Lewan Also Questions Why Travis Kelce Didn\u2019t Invite Him<\/h2>\n<div id=\"2d784e51e2ae188dd54b33d39edc6eca\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container\">\n<article class=\"tweet-container_article\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container_header tweet-verified-business\">\n<div class=\"tweet-header__avatar_img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"visible\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/953673288965910529\/Erix1kj9_normal.jpg\" alt=\"Viva La Stool\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/953673288965910529\/Erix1kj9_normal.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"tweet-header__author tweet-header__author--verified\">Viva La Stool<\/p>\n<div class=\"tweet-header__meta\">@VivaLaStool\u00b7Follow<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tweet-body\">Dave calls Will Compton to find out why he wasn\u2019t invited to Kelce\u2019s wedding and ask why he was overseas for America\u2019s 250th birthday<\/div>\n<div class=\"tweet-info\"><time datetime=\"$tweet['created_at']\">8:56 am \u00b7 6 Jul 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tweet-actions\">991Reply<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lewan joined Compton in questioning the guest list during the July 7 episode of \u201cBussin\u2019 With the Boys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former NFL player also mentioned Blandino and noted that Kittle\u2019s mother attended the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs this a personal shot that Will and I are taking?\u201d Lewan asked before saying he was \u201ctaking the high road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then questioned his own relationship with Kelce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m looking at these names,\u201d Lewan said. \u201cYo, we\u2019re boys, I\u2019ve known you for over 10 years. We text and call each other. I\u2019m clearly doing something wrong in our friendship, clearly something wrong. \u2026 There\u2019s clearly a blind spot I\u2019m not seeing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lewan even showed his recent text exchange with the Chiefs tight end to prove he had not overlooked an invitation.<\/p>\n<p>He had sent Kelce a message congratulating him, and Kelce responded, \u201cThanks, brother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lewan recorded a voice message asking his longtime friend why he had not been invited but ultimately decided not to send it.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift Celebrated With a Massive Guest List<\/h2>\n<div id=\"907e33d585f2f507ca2b038e0a7d08db\" class=\"embed_container\"><\/div>\n<p>Kelce and Swift married July 3\u00a0in front of a star-studded crowd at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n<p>The arena was transformed for the highly secretive celebration, which reportedly included around 1,000 guests. After the couple exchanged vows, billboards outside the venue displayed the message, \u201cJUST&amp;T MARRIED.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adam Sandler officiated the ceremony, while stars including Reese Witherspoon, Emma Stone and Paul Rudd were seen leaving the venue after the festivities continued into the early hours of July 4.<\/p>\n<p>Swift had previously suggested that she would have trouble keeping her future wedding guest list small.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to evaluate or assess your relationship with them, to see if they should be there. I\u2019m not gonna do that,\u201d she said during an appearance on \u201cThe Graham Norton Show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Swift joked that \u201canyone I\u2019ve ever talked to\u201d would receive an invitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will Compton is still trying to understand why he did not receive an invitation to Travis Kelce\u00a0and Taylor Swift\u2019s massive wedding. 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