Jason Kelce has broken his silence after being captured on video smashing the phone of a fan who made a disgusting remark about his brother, Travis Kelce.
Kelce, an Ohio native, was on his way to make an appearance on ESPN's College GameDay show ahead of Penn State vs Ohio State in Pennsylvania.
The retired Philadelphia Eagles centre was walking through a crowd of people when one man called his brother a "f*****" for dating Taylor Swift.
Kelce turned around and grabbed the fan's phone, slamming it to the ground. He then shouted "Who is the f****t now?" before walking away.
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Videos of the incident went viral on social media. And at the beginning of his appearance as an analyst on ESPN's Monday Night Football last night, the 37-year-old NFL veteran offered a measured response.
"Everybody has seen what happened," Kelce said. "I'm not happy with anything that took place, not proud of it. A heated moment to greet hate with hate and I don't think that's a productive thing, I really don't. I don't think it's the right way to go about things.
"In that moment I fell down to a level I shouldn't have. The bottom line is I try to live my life by the golden rule, I've always been taught to treat people with common decency and I'm going to try and keep doing that moving forward. Even though I fell short this week."
Kelce's emotional comments on the controversial incident were issued at pitchside at Arrowhead Stadium ahead of Monday night's game between his brother's Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Chiefs – who are the reigning back-to-back Super Bowl champions – went on to win 30-24 in an overtime thriller, continuing their perfect start to the season with an eighth successive win.
The victory saw Travis Kelce – one of the greatest tight ends in NFL history – produce his best performance of the 2024 season so far, with 14 receptions for 100 yards.
Topics: NFL, American Football
Ryan Baldi