Jason Kelce has revealed that he was close to playing alongside his younger brother, Travis, on the Kansas City Chiefs, as he reflects on his anxious wait to be drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2011.
Footage of Jason from last year on the NFL Network made the rounds on X ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft on April 25 in Detroit, as the former center remembered exactly the way things went down when he was selected as the No. 191 overall pick on draft night, 13 seasons ago. Jason – a one-time Super Bowl champion (LII) – retired from the NFL in March.
‘I knew I was a Day 3 guy. You know, I had two teams really interested: Kansas City and the Philadelphia Eagles. I thought they were the two teams that showed the most interest early in the process,’ he said in a rare sight of himself in a suit and tie.
‘I decided I didn’t want to watch the draft so my family, my brother, my mom and dad, my uncle, we all went bowling. Round 4 passes, round 5 passes… at this point we’re done bowling. Sure enough, a 205 number starts ringing on my phone – the Philadelphia area code – and it’s Andy Reid,’ Jason continued.
‘Andy Reid gets on the phone and he asks ”are you healthy? anything happen since the last time we saw you?” I’m like ”coach, I’m good, I promise you. I’m ready to go.” But, all that stuff, you know… I was upset that it went that long, and I was frustrated. The moment I got picked, all your dreams are realized.
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Jason Kelce recalled the way things went when he was drafted by the Eagles, 13 seasons ago
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The Kelce Bros. played together at the Uni. of Cincinnati for two seasons before parting ways
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‘It’s the greatest moment of my life to this day, outside of my kids being born,’ Jason later clarified, adding: ‘It’s the realization that you’re about to play in the NFL.’
Asked what Travis was doing at the time, Jason, 36, said: ‘Man, he was in the other room. Nobody wanted to go near me ’cause I can get a little upset.
‘Everybody was out there, and I don’t really know what my brother’s first reaction was. I know my dad… I knew when I finally got announced, ’cause I heard the cheers in the other room… and I saw my father come in… my father’s got tears rolling down his face and I knew it had finally been announced to everybody out there.
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Despite never playing together in the NFL, Jason and Kelce were the first brothers to face off in Super Bowl history in 2023
‘But yeah, the moment I got out there, everybody was so happy. I had so many teammates from college out there with me as well.’
Despite never playing alongside each other ever again since their University of Cincinnati Bearcats days, the Kelce Bros. became the first siblings to face off in a Super Bowl, when the Chiefs defeated the Eagles in 2023’s big game in Arizona.
Meanwhile, earlier this week, Jason revealed that he lost his Super Bowl LII ring while hosting New Heights live on the University of Cincinnati’s campus with Travis.
He also admitted to Travis that he doesn’t wear underwear unless he is working out on the podcast that the pair co-hosts together, New Heights.
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