Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said it will be “pretty cool” and an “honour” to play in front of US president Donald Trump in Super Bowl 59.

Trump will become the first sitting president of the US to attend a Super Bowl as the Chiefs face the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans on Sunday.

Kelce’s girlfriend, music superstar Taylor Swift, has previously criticised Trump and endorsed the Democratic candidate Kamala Harris as Trump was re-elected last year.

Swift will also be attending Sunday’s game at the Superdome, where security measures had already been bolstered following the New Year’s terror attack which killed 14 people on Bourbon Street.

Kelce will aim for a fourth Super Bowl ring, with the Chiefs hoping to become the first team to win three straight Super Bowls.

“It’s a great honour I think, no matter who the president is,” Kelce said on Wednesday.

“I’m excited because it’s the biggest game of my life, you know, and having the president there – it’s the best country in the world so it’d be pretty cool.”