Philadelphia Eagles star Saquon Barkley defends Taylor Swift after she was booed at the Super Bowl

Philadelphia Eagles star Saquon Barkley doesn't understand NFL fans booing Taylor Swift.

The 'Cruel Summer' hitmaker was jeered by fans at the Super Bowl last weekend where she was attending in support of her boyfriend - Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce - and the Eagles running back was puzzled by the hostile reaction to the star's presence at the game.

Saquon told Sirius XM's 'The Howard Stern Show': "I remember they showed her on the jumbotron, and she got booed.

"I don't get it. I don't get why she was getting hate there. She was there supporting her significant other."

Taylor's appearances at Chiefs games have earned significant attention in the press and Barkley argues that the pop star's presence has helped grow the sport's audience.

The 28-year-old NFL star said: "She made the game bigger.

"In football, we're all about, 'How can we expand the game and make it more international?'

"We're travelling to Brazil, we're travelling to Mexico, apparently we're travelling to Australia soon. So we're trying to expand the game, and her being a part of it's only helping that. I don't get the slack that she's getting."