Just over two years ago, Mecole Hardman was scoring the winning touchdown in the Super Bowl and sending Taylor Swift wild.But now he is facing an uncertain future in the NFL after getting cut by the Buffalo Bills ahead of the 2026 NFL season.Hardman, 28, has faced a tough time since his overtime score in Las Vegas gave him his third Super Bowl ring with the Kansas City Chiefs and sparked bedlam in Swift’s suite. After suffering a season-ending knee injury in 2024, he joined the Green Bay Packers last year where he failed to make the active roster. After landing in Buffalo, where he played two games last season, he entered training camp fighting for a spot on the roster primarily as a kick returner. However, with running back Ray Davis emerging in that role in preseason, Hardman has been released, leaving his future in serious doubt as he looks for another opportunity elsewhere.When Hardman re-signed with the Chiefs on a one-year deal shortly after his Super Bowl heroics, Swift tuned into his girlfriend, Chariah Gordon’s livestream and celebrated the news. Mecole Hardman has been released by the Buffalo Bills before the new NFL season Hardman and his girlfriend made an impression on Taylor Swift in Kansas CityHardman previously revealed that the first time he met teammate Travis Kelce’s now-wife, he shocked her with ‘crazy’ card tricks. ‘[When] I first met her, I was doing magic tricks with the cards — I got a few tricks I can do with the cards — and she was like, ‘This is crazy,’ and every time she sees me she talk about it,’ Hardman said on ‘The Pivot Podcast.’Post-game footage from the Super Bowl showed Swift approaching Hardman on the field and congratulating him with a hug, saying: ‘So happy for you guys.’His partner, now his fiancee, befriended Swift as she entered the circle of Chiefs wives and girlfriends, posing for photos together in their suite on gamedays.’That’s just who she is… She’s fun, she’s loving, she’s sweet,’ she told People in 2024. ‘We have a good time and we are there to support our men. She’s just one of the sweetest people ever… that’s just that.’ Swift congratulated Hardman after he scored the winning touchdown in the Super BowlHardman also provided insight into Swift and Kelce during the early stages of their relationship, while joking he attempted to play it cool around the pop megastar before thinking: ‘Damn, that’s Taylor Swift’. He told reporters in 2024: ‘To us, it wasn’t really nothing because it’s Trav, bro. If anybody’s gonna do that, it’s Trav that’s going to get that, do that. It’s Travis who’s gonna do it. Trav is such a cool dude, and Taylor’s so cool, bro.’Even like going to the crib, and, like, meeting her, and whatever type thing. He had a get together, even after the game, like, she’s so cool. … She just vibe.’He joked that he attempted to play it cool when around Swift, but later thought, ‘Damn, that’s Taylor Swift.’