Zach Bryan has deactivated his X, formerly , account after a comment involving sparked a divide online. On Wednesday, the took to the social media platform to share a controversial take on music and football. "eagles > chiefs," he began his message.
"Kanye > Taylor," he said, before adding, "who's with me." Bryan was referring to teams the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs, as well as and Taylor Swift. The "Cruel Summer" singer's boyfriend, , is a tight-end for the Chiefs.
Kelce's brother, Jason Kelce, recently . Prior to deleting his account, Bryan reportedly walked back on his comments, blaming alcohol for his remarks. "Guys I love Taylor," .
"[I] was listening to TTPD last night and 'Thank You Aimee' came on and I drunkenly tweeted that about Kanye. If anyone took it serious please know I love both artists a lot and think we're in a really beautiful time of music." reached out to Bryan's team via email for comment.
The 28-year-old's profile has since disappeared, but screenshots of his post have been making the rounds on social media. Pop Culture news account @PopCrave—which boasts over 1.8 million followers on X—shared Bryan's note alongside the caption, "Country star Zach Bryan deactivates X/Twitter account following backlash to tweet: Eagles > chiefs Kanye > Taylor.
" At the time of publication, the post racked up more than 1.1 million views and over 900 comments. In the replies, fans were split on the 's view.
Many Swifties—the nickname given to Taylo.