Jason Kelce (Photo via ESPN)
ESPN analyst and former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce addressed the cell phone smashing incident with a heckling fan on Saturday.
Jason Kelce was at the Penn State-Ohio State contest in Happy Valley on Saturday. While he was walking about, cameras caught a heckling fan going up to Jason and calling his brother Travis a f****t.
A provoked Jason smashed the fan’s cell phone to the ground and said, “Who’s the f****t now?” A video of the incident is available below, but be warned that it contains language that will disturb some viewers.
Can’t blame Jason Kelce here… what a loser pic.twitter.com/KTnCA4WjZI
— Tobey Prime (@tobey_prime) November 2, 2024
During today’s edition of “Monday Night Countdown” at Arrowhead Stadium, Kelce addressed the incident and expressed regret over what transpired:
“Listen, I’m not happy with anything that took place. I’m not proud of it. In a heated moment, I chose to greet hate with hate, and I just don’t think that’s a productive thing…In that moment I fell down to a level that I shouldn’t have. Bottom line is, I want to live my life…I try to treat people with common decency and respect…
Even though I fell short this week, I’m gonna do that moving forward.”
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Penn State police are investigating the incident between the Eagles legend and the fan, who has not been publicly identified.
Jason Kelce Has The Perfect & Powerful Message
Regardless of who you think is at fault here, Kelce should be applauded for owning up to his words and actions and apologizing on live television. One can argue that he should have handled the matter a lot better, but the fan was completely out of line for using a homophobic slur (in the year 2024, really?) towards his brother.
Penn State Police Provide Update On Jason Kelce Incident After Former Eagles Star Smashed A Fan’s Phone In Response To Homophobic Slur
Jason Kelce (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
There was a feeling that Jason Kelce might find himself in hot water with the law after snatching and then smashing someone’s phone on Saturday.
Multiple videos surfaced on social media over the weekend showing the former Eagles center being taunted by a fan who was recording him while he made his way to Beaver Stadium for the Penn State-Ohio State matchup.
The person in question, a Penn State fan, was heard asking Kelce, “Kelce — how does it feel that your brother is a [homophobic slur] for dating Taylor Swift?” the fan asked.
Kelce would grab the kid’s phone, smash it, pick it up, and ask him, “Who’s the [homophobic slur] now?”
Penn State University Investigating Incident Involving Jason Kelce
While no action has taken place or been announced, the school is currently in the process of investigating the incident that occurred on Saturday.
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According to the school, “University Police and Public Safety is the investigating agency for this incident and that process is ongoing.”
Kelce has not addressed the incident yet, but it’s possible he’s already ironed things out with the fan.
