Khalen Saunders Says Brother Kameron Is ‘Getting Better’ at Football Lingo — and He's Learning Taylor Swift Moves (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Khalen Saunders answers questions at NFL Scouting Combine; Kameron N. Saunders attends “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” World Premiere.Photo:Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty; Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty; Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

KhalenandKameron Saunderswere destined for their respective careers as professional athletes — and now the talented brothers are even tackling one another’s sports!

Khalen, 28, exclusively tells PEOPLE that his brother Kameron, 32, — who is best known as a fan-favorite backup dancer onTaylor Swift’s Eras Tour — is “getting better” at expanding his football knowledge.

“Obviously, he’s been watching me for a long time now,” says the New Orleans Saints' defensive tackle, who won two Super Bowls alongsidePatrick MahomesandTravis Kelcebefore leaving the Kansas City Chiefs.

“So, he’s just like, who is that? Did he just get a sack? A touchdown?,” Khalen says of Kameron, recalling how the talented brothers and their grandmother would switch off between watching football games andSo You Think You Can Danceon Fox.

Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Khalen Saunders ; Taylor Swift at a Chiefs game.Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty; David Eulitt/Getty

Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty; David Eulitt/Getty

“Back in the day, he’d be educating…he’d be like, ‘Oh that was a pirouette,’ and telling us whatever they’re doing in the class.”

And now that Kameron is crushing it alongside Swift at sold-out stadiums all over the world, Khalen is learning some of the iconic choreography from the tour. “Yeah, yeah, I know that when they’re doing them turns, it’s not just spinning,” Khalen says with a laugh.

“I know what a pirouette is now, and I do know — because I took a picture — he had me do a thing where you kick your leg back and put your arm out. But yeah, I know some terms now.”

Khalen even showed off his dance moves on Instagram — earning a like from Kelce — when Kameron taught him the routine for “Karma” during the New Orleans leg of the tour.

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“Last night my favorite boy in the universe came to the show!!! Both him and my mom,” Kameron wrote in a post on Instagram. “I blew them a kiss and did his celebratory dance from his sack vs the Chargers. Lol. I love you always in ALL ways! THANK YOU for loving me back! 🥹 (And yes, that’s him laughing in the audio and my mom screaming 😂).”

source: people.com