Ex-Eagles star Jason Kelce reveals if he's rooting for Philadelphia or brother Travis in the Super Bowl
Ex-Eagles star Jason Kelce reveals if he's rooting for Philadelphia or brother Travis in the Super Bowl
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The Philadelphia Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs in this year’s Super Bowl. This year’s game will see the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles. It leaves Jason in a predicament as he played as a center for the Eagles for 13 seasons before retiring last year while his younger brother Travis is a tight end for the Chiefs.
The two teams previously played each other in the 2023 Super Bowl — nicknamed the Kelce Bowl because of the brothers’ face-off. Travis and the Chiefs came out on top that year. “Here’s the biggest thing. Obviously, you're my brother. I always root for my brother. That's the reality of it,” Jason said.
“Even though I'm decked out in Eagles gear, I'm always going to root for Travis. But there's a lot of people in the Philadelphia organization, whether it's players, coaches, people in the building that feel like extended family to me, especially my former linemen, like Lane Johnson feels like a brother in a lot of ways.”.
“And I'm rooting for those guys too. I'm rooting for Philadelphia and I'm rooting for Travis Kelce,” the older Kelce brother added. “That's the reality of it. No matter what on game day, I'm going to be happy for one of those sides and I'm going to be sad for the other side.”.
Despite no longer playing, Jason said he expects this year’s Super Bowl to feel similar to the one played against his brother in 2023 because he still lives in Philadelphia and regularly visits Lincoln Field. “I still feel like I am a Philadelphia Eagle and that I'm a part of all of these people that root and cheer on our team,” he said.
