D'Andre Swift Teases That He 'Might Be' Related to Taylor Swift: 'I Can Look Into It' (Exclusive)

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• D'Andre Swift opened up to PEOPLE exclusively about his connection to Taylor Swift given their shared last name
• The Chicago Bears running back jokes that he is optimistic that he "might be" related to the pop superstar
• He also spoke about his hilarious Super Bowl spot with Tyrod Taylor for Dairy Queen

D'Andre Swift can play football, but can he sing?

The Chicago Bears running back, 27, jokes about his possible connection to Taylor Swift given their shared last name while speaking with PEOPLE's Janine Rubenstein at the SiriusXM set at Media Row in San Francisco on Thursday, Feb. 5.

"I can look into it," D'Andre tells PEOPLE of giving his ancestry a deep dive to see if the pop superstar, 36, is a long-lost relative of his, but assumes, "I don't think so though, I don't think so."

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Despite not being confident that he's on the same family tree as Taylor, D'Andre has hope!

"It might be! It might be. You never know," he says with a laugh.

The Bears running back is appearing in Dairy Queen's "Taylor and Swift" Halftime Feast commercial with New York Jets quarterback Tyrod Taylor.

D'Andre admits "it's cool" to be linked to the 14-time Grammy winner by name, alone, because of the unique opportunities that have come with it, like his latest venture with Dairy Queen.

"She's amazing at what she does. It's cool," he says of Swift.

While the NFL player reveals he has never met the "Fate of Ophelia" singer, he teases, "I'm looking forward to it!"

This isn't the first time D'Andre has been open about the connection. In fact, in 2023, D'Andre played for the Philadelphia Eagles with Jason Kelce, the brother of Taylor's fiancé Travis Kelce.

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