The claim that Travis Kelce originated the fade haircut was sharply questioned.

During Super Bowl LVIII Opening Night at Allegiant Stadium on Tuesday, he said, “It’s absolutely ridiculous,” referring to a widely circulated report claiming that clients were seeking the “Travis Kelce haircut” in barbershops throughout the country.

The report, which stated that the Kansas City Chiefs athlete originated the fade, a haircut commonly associated with black men, was heavily criticised three days before Black History Month began.

“And to do it on February 1,” Kelce, 34, added. “They throw me into the wolves like that. That was messed up, man. I don’t want anything to do with that one, man.”

The 34-year-old NFL great also revealed the secret to his “good fade,” telling fans, “It’s a two on top and a nice high-to-mid fade with a taper in the back.”

“I didn’t invent that. I just asked for it,” he said.

Although some have objected to the exposure surrounding Kelce’s haircut, Taylor Swift, with whom he initially shared it in September, seems to enjoy it.

The Blank Space singer “loves” the athlete’s buzz cut, according to Patrick Regan, his six-year barber, who said so earlier this month.

Regan told Fox News last week, “She has watched me cut his hair a bunch of times and always compliments it after.”