United Kingdom, July 27 -- Adam Sandler thinks Travis Kelce is a "great, great actor".

The 35-year-old NFL star makes a cameo appearance in Happy Gilmore 2, and Adam has admitted to being impressed by his co-star.

He told Entertainment Weekly: "Travis is honestly, he came in, he hung out with us a couple days. He was just a great, great actor."

Travis - who is dating pop star Taylor Swift - actually turned up on set the day after playing a game in the NFL.

And Adam thinks Travis could become an acting "superstar" one day.

The Hollywood star shared: "He's funny, just great personality. Just somebody that you'd want to hang out with all day long, and that he feels like he's your buddy. He feels like he will protect you.

"He feels like...