Former Philadelphia Eagles middle and present ESPN analyst Jason Kelce apologized on the community on Monday evening after he received into an incident with a fan over the weekend.
Kelce mentioned he “selected to greet hate with hate” when he was confronted by a fan in State School, Pennsylvania, on Saturday forward of Ohio State’s win over Penn State. Kelce smashed a fan’s cellphone to the bottom on Saturday morning after that fan used a homophobic slur that was directed at Kelce’s brother, Travis.
“I’m not pleased with something that occurred. I’m not happy with it,” Kelce mentioned on ESPN. “In a heated second, I selected to greet hate with hate, and I simply don’t suppose that’s a productive factor. I actually don’t. I don’t suppose that it results in discourse and it’s the proper method to go about issues. In that second, I fell all the way down to a degree that I shouldn’t have.”
Jason Kelce opens “Monday Evening Countdown” with an apology.
“I selected to greet hate with hate, and I simply do not suppose that is a productive factor.” pic.twitter.com/9rScqAKpVD
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Kelce was on campus at Penn State to seem on ESPN’s “School GameDay” on Saturday morning. As he was strolling by means of tailgates earlier than the sport, which Ohio State received 20-13, a fan chased after him and confronted him whereas showing to movie on his cellphone.
The fan could be heard screaming out, “Kelce, how does it really feel that your brother is a f***** for courting Taylor Swift?”
Kelce, who used the identical slur again to the fan later, slammed the fan’s cellphone, confronted him after which walked away.
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“Kelce how does it really feel that your brother is a f****t for courting Taylor Swift?”
Jason Kelce proceeded to slam this youngsters cellphone on the bottom.
Seemed like a Penn State scholar was getting in Kelce’s face for no cause. Wild scene in State School pic.twitter.com/3PEdZXWhSg
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Kelce, forward of the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ recreation in opposition to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday evening, opened ESPN’s “Monday Evening Soccer” pregame broadcast along with his apology.
“I believe the underside line is, I attempt to stay my life by the golden rule,” he mentioned. “That’s what I’ve all the time been taught. I attempt to deal with folks with widespread decency and respect, and I’m going to maintain doing that going ahead regardless that I fell brief this week. I’m going to do this shifting ahead.”
Kelce spent 13 seasons taking part in with the Eagles, although his reputation has soared in recent times due partly to his brother, Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce, and his relationship with Swift. The Kelce brothers’ podcast has exploded lately, too, and the 2 signed a three-year deal for it price greater than $100 million in August.
It’s unclear if extra will come from the incident on Saturday, or if Kelce has spoken with the fan in query within the days since. Kelce, nonetheless, appeared greater than able to put it behind him on Monday evening.
