Retired Philadelphia Eagles Star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jason-kelce">Jason Kelce</a> is headed to “Monday Night Countdown” on ESPN as CBS announces a shakeup in its “NFL Today” crew.
The host of the hugely successful “New Heights” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/arnold-schwarzenegger-tells-kelce-brothers-the-one-movie-he-regrets-passing-on">podcast</a> &#8211;&#8211; which he cohosts with brother Kansas City Chief’s star Travis Kelce &#8212; will officially start his TV broadcast career alongside hosts like Scott Van Pelt, Robert Griffin III, and Larry Fitzgerald of the popular pregame show beginning with the 2024 NFL season, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jason-kelce-tv-gig-espn-nfl-1235886108/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to The Hollywood Reporter.
Kelce was one of many current and former NFL players who participated in last year’s NFL broadcast boot camp, the outlet noted. During the camp, the league teaches players all about broadcasting and Kelce was seen as a star performer.
Exactly where Kelce would land has been a hot topic during the offseason following his announcement in March that he was walking away from the league after 13 years.
Multiple networks were reportedly pursuing him due to the popularity of the Kelce brothers&#8217; <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/podcast-travis-jason-kelce-wins-prize-iheartpodcast-awards-1235850321/">podcast,</a> which was launched in September 2022, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jefffedotin/2022/12/02/how-travis-kelce-and-jason-kelces-new-heights-podcast-comes-together/?sh=71ce38845bc4">Forbes</a> noted. 
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Jason Kelce has signed a deal with ESPN to become the newest addition to the Monday Night Football pregame broadcast crew, per <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewMarchand?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AndrewMarchand</a>.
Congrats Jason! 🦅 <a href="https://t.co/jXMNbUoJMp">pic.twitter.com/jXMNbUoJMp</a>
— Eagles Nation (@PHLEaglesNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/PHLEaglesNation/status/1785002159894880597?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 29, 2024</a></blockquote>
The changes over at ESPN come after CBS announced that two of the longtime hosts of “The NFL Today,” retired NFL players Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason, were <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nfl-today-matt-ryan-phil-simms-boomer-esiason-cbs-1235886006/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">leaving</a> the show, per The Hollywood Reporter. The network announced that the former NFL MVP QB Matt Ryan will move to the pregame desk alongside Bill Cowher, JJ Watt, James Brown, and Nate Burleson for the upcoming season.
“Matt had an outstanding first year at <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/cbs-sports/">CBS Sports</a>, excelling as both a studio and game analyst,” CBS Sports president and CEO David Berson said in a statement.
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“He is the consummate team player and a Hall of Fame person,” the statement added. “We love the chemistry he has with the studio crew, and we’re excited to see him entertain NFL fans and share his passion, insight and perspective alongside JB, Nate, Coach and JJ.”
“Phil and Boomer set the standard of excellence for NFL analysts,” Berson continued. “We are so grateful for their immeasurable contributions to CBS Sports. We genuinely thank them for being incredible teammates and for their passion, dedication and commitment to elevating CBS Sports’ NFL coverage every season.”
Simms joined CBS in 1998 and was the lead game analyst until he moved to the studio in 2017, while Esiason was on “The NFL Today” for 22 years, the outlet noted. Both their CBS contracts expired after the Super Bowl in February, the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nfl-cbs-ryan-simms-boomer-20f9cdd8b2b2ff894f06f3c9443da3b5">Associated Press</a> noted.
“Great 26 yrs run with CBS SPORTS,” <a href="https://x.com/PhilSimmsQB/status/1784943898923524327">Simms</a> captioned his post on social media. &#8220;Even though that part of my career is over I look forward to what is next.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jason-kelce-being-pursued-to-be-part-of-monday-night-football-crew-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jason Kelce Being Pursued To Be Part Of ‘Monday Night Football’ Crew: Report</a>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/arnold-schwarzenegger-democrats-want-to-f-up-every-city-in-america" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arnold Schwarzenegger</a> stopped by the Kelce brothers’ podcast and revealed that the one movie he regrets passing on during his long career in Hollywood is &#8220;The Rock.&#8221;
During the 76-year-old actor&#8217;s appearance on the &#8220;New Heights&#8221; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_L3uUKyoWE">podcast,</a> that hit YouTube on Wednesday, retired NFL star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/greatest-gift-jason-kelce-celebrates-being-a-father-in-retirement-announcement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jason Kelce</a> asked the former Gov. of California if there was any movie he passed on that he wished he had taken. (30:45)
&#8220;There was a movie called &#8216;The Rock&#8217; with Sean Connery,&#8221; Schwarzenegger replied, with the former Philadelphia Eagles star making it clear he knew it well. &#8220;So, they came to me with a script that was only 80 pages, instead of 120 which normally scripts are.&#8221;
&#8220;With a lot of handwritten scribbles in it,&#8221; he added. &#8220;And they tried to explain it to me, &#8216;Oh, this is what we are going to write.&#8217; So, I said, &#8216;Look guys why don&#8217;t you just come back when it&#8217;s finished?&#8217; I said, &#8216;This is half-baked. I&#8217;m not going to make a commitment.&#8221;&#8217;
The &#8220;True Lies&#8221; star said he also had 3 other movies lined up at the same time that he had to do in the &#8220;next year and a half&#8221; so he told them he was going to be keeping busy doing that.
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The Hollywood star said they then left and it was Nicolas Cage who famously got the role in the movie alongside screen legend Connery.
&#8220;He [Cage] took it … and did a great job with it,&#8221; Schwarzenegger said. &#8220;And the movie was fantastic even though I was not in it. Nicolas Cage did a fantastic job. Sean Connery was great. The directing was great. The writing, everything was really a straight 10.&#8221;
&#8220;So, I really enjoyed the movie,&#8221; he added. &#8220;But that was one movie &#8230; I wish I would&#8217;ve taken.&#8221;
Schwarzenegger — who is known for famous roles in films like &#8220;Terminator,&#8221; &#8220;Predator,&#8221; &#8220;Commando,&#8221; &#8220;True Lies,&#8221; and &#8220;Twins&#8221;— gave his advice to the Chiefs star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/travis-kelce-speculates-on-why-people-are-so-fascinated-by-his-relationship-with-taylor-swift" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Travis Kelce</a> and his brother Jason, who he speculated were both in Hollywood shooting the podcast because they had aspirations of having a career in the entertainment business. He said only take movie roles with &#8220;well-written scripts.&#8221;
&#8220;I’m not stupid, right? There&#8217;s a reason these guys are out here together in Hollywood,” he added, as the two brothers laughed. &#8220;There&#8217;s all kinds of interviews being scheduled for movie parts. You guys have it lined up, you just don&#8217;t want to give it away right now &#8230;&#8221;
&#8220;You&#8217;re really talented, and you speak well,&#8221; the actor continued. &#8220;And you&#8217;re full of energy and you ask interesting questions and you say funny things.&#8221;

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jason-kelce">Jason Kelce</a> is reportedly being pursued to join ESPN&#8217;s &#8220;Monday Night Football Countdown&#8221; crew following his retirement announcement earlier this month from the NFL.
Executives with knowledge told The <a href="https://theathletic.com/5371700/2024/03/27/jason-kelce-espn-monday-night-football/">Athletic</a> that a shake-up is continuing for &#8220;MNF&#8221; pregame coverage after last year&#8217;s move to have Scott Van Pelt helm the show and bring in Robert Griffin III. The spot for RGIII, who&#8217;s already on the network&#8217;s &#8220;Get Up&#8221; show, is reportedly in jeopardy with the network reaching out to score Kelce. The Philadelphia Eagles center retired last month after 13 years in the league.
Retired Hall of Fame wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald&#8217;s spot on the &#8220;MNF&#8221; pregame coverage is reportedly also in limbo, after his contract has yet to be renewed, according to those with knowledge. Fitzgerald was reportedly informed that the network was waiting to see how the rest of its pregame lineup shapes up before finalizing his deal, the outlet noted.
Marcus Spears and Ryan Clark are expected to return to the pregame show alongside Pelt.
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BREAKING: ESPN is aggressively pursuing legendary <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Eagles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Eagles</a> center Jason Kelce to be apart of their Monday Night Football coverage.
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— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/_MLFootball/status/1773028326589841636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2024</a></blockquote>
The popularity of Jason and his brother Kansas City Chiefs star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/travis-kelce-in-talks-to-host-are-you-smarter-than-a-fifth-grader-reboot-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Travis Kelce&#8217;s</a> &#8220;New Heights&#8221; <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/podcast-travis-jason-kelce-wins-prize-iheartpodcast-awards-1235850321/">podcast</a> has made Kelce someone media outlets are looking to bring on board. Kelce is not only reportedly being looked at by ESPN, but other networks as well. The All-Pro center is reportedly being pursued by CBS, Amazon Prime, and NBC, the outlet noted.
Based in New York, CBS might be a good possibility for the Philadelphia-based Kelce, with Boomer Esiason, Nate Burleson, Bill Cowher, and Phil Simms still unsigned for next year, the report noted. JJ Watt and James Brown are already signed on for the upcoming season.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/greatest-gift-jason-kelce-celebrates-being-a-father-in-retirement-announcement">Kelce&#8217;s</a> retirement <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lsMfimn_-M">press conference</a> last month at Eagles headquarters was an emotional one as he thanked his parents — whom he called his inspiration for being the best father he could be to his three young daughters with wife <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kylie-kelce-finally-shares-how-she-felt-about-husbands-viral-shirtless-antics-at-bills-chiefs-game">Kylie Kelce</a>.
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&#8220;I am a product of my upbringing,&#8221; Kelce said. &#8220;I think one of the best things a person can be in this world is a father. A father who is present, loving, devoted, just might be the greatest gift a child could ask for in our society.&#8221;
&#8220;And I have a damn good one,&#8221; he added. &#8220;My father believed in me more than anyone. He believed in my brother and whenever my own insecurities would arise or self doubt would come in he would stifle them with the warm embrace of belief, unwavering love, and belief. … He was the man and continues to be the man and father I strive to be.&#8221;
The six-time All-Pro center was picked in the sixth round (No. 191 overall) by the Eagles in the 2011 NFL Draft by former Philadelphia head coach Andy Reid before Reid joined Kansas City in January 2013. The Philadelphia player helped lead the Eagles to a Super Bowl LII victory in 2018 against the New England Patriots. In September 2022, the Kelce brothers launched their podcast, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jefffedotin/2022/12/02/how-travis-kelce-and-jason-kelces-new-heights-podcast-comes-together/?sh=71ce38845bc4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Forbes</a> noted. In January, &#8220;New Heights&#8221; podcast was awarded the top podcast of the year at the iHeartPodcast <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/podcast-travis-jason-kelce-wins-prize-iheartpodcast-awards-1235850321/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Awards</a>.

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NFL star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/your-mask-indeed-brings-great-fortune-jason-kelce-promises-to-reunite-young-fan-with-mask" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jason Kelce</a> went viral for his response to a follower who asked him about having Irish wolfhounds for pets, something Kelce has firsthand knowledge about.
In a Wednesday post on <a href="https://x.com/JasonKelce/status/1760499976667308358?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">X</a>, the fan of the Philadelphia Eagles center&#8217;s podcast &#8220;New Heights,&#8221; which he cohosts with his brother <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/travis-kelce-speculates-on-why-people-are-so-fascinated-by-his-relationship-with-taylor-swift" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Travis Kelce</a>, thought to ask if the breed of dog would be a good pet for him since Kelce and his wife Kylie own two of the giant <a href="https://x.com/ESPNsavages/status/1739304865887887483?s=20">dogs</a>, named Winnie and Baloo.
&#8220;[Jason Kelce], listen, love &#8216;New Heights,&#8217; so I gotta come to the source directly ASAP, do I need an Irish wolfhound in my life or do I need one?&#8221; the fan wrote.
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They are wonderful animals, absolutely adore mine. Very loving and connected with their humans. Not for everyone though. If you travel a lot, have limited amount of space, keep food on the counter, and have nice furniture, they may not be for you. <a href="https://t.co/U4azg3yQpm">https://t.co/U4azg3yQpm</a>
— Jason Kelce (@JasonKelce) <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonKelce/status/1760499976667308358?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2024</a></blockquote>
Kelce gushed about what &#8220;wonderful animals&#8221; his pups are and said &#8220;absolutely adore mine.&#8221;
&#8220;Very loving and connected with their humans,&#8221; the NFL player wrote. &#8220;Not for everyone though.&#8221;
&#8220;If you travel a lot, have limited amount of space, keep food on the counter, and have nice furniture, they may not be for you,&#8221; he added.
In a later <a href="https://x.com/JasonKelce/status/1760501325916160392?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">response</a>, Jason said they have great temperament, calling them &#8220;incredibly gentle, loyal, majestic lapdogs that hate being away from their owners.&#8221;
At the time of this publication, the original post has been viewed 1.2 million times and counting.
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&#8220;New Heights&#8221; podcast fans often get to catch a glimpse of the giant canines, and the Eagles center often posts <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BzrONumpwEI/">picture</a> of him and his pups. In one on Instagram, Kelce was holding a piece of pizza to the dogs, one of which towered over him to get it, and he&#8217;s 6-foot-3. 
In a recent podcast episode, Kylie — a cat lover — was a guest on the show, and she tried to get Travis to help convince Jason how great it would be to bring a cat into their family, making a subtle reference to Kelce&#8217;s superstar girlfriend <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taylor-swift-makes-history-at-grammys-announces-new-album" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taylor Swift</a>&#8216;s known love for cats.
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&#8220;No, here&#8217;s the deal, I told Jason that I want to get a cat,&#8221; Jason&#8217;s wife said. &#8220;And he told me no. And I feel like you might like cats now.&#8221;
Following Kylie&#8217;s husband&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kylie-kelce-finally-shares-how-she-felt-about-husbands-viral-shirtless-antics-at-bills-chiefs-game" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shirtless antics</a> at the Chiefs-Bills playoff game in January, she joked that she&#8217;s not &#8220;asking for permission, I&#8217;m doing this.&#8217; &#8211; the exact quote I will say when I&#8217;m grabbing the keys to go get a cat,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nfl/article-13113547/Jason-Kelce-Irish-Wolfhounds-Winnie-Baloo-loving-incredibly-gentle.html">Daily Mail </a>noted.
&#8220;Ky tweeted this or Instagrammed this and immediately, I googled ‘how to lose a cat.,'&#8221; Kelce said, referencing his wife&#8217;s comments. &#8220;Nothing came up. The only thing that came up was like, &#8216;Oh, are you sad you just lost a cat?&#8217; Like, no, I need to lose a cat. I&#8217;m not worried about losing it. I want to lose it, and I&#8217;m surprised that there was nowhere to research good ways to accidentally lose a cat.&#8221;

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nfl">NFL</a> brothers Travis and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jason-kelce">Jason Kelce</a> recently addressed the deadly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mass-shooting">shooting</a> at the celebratory parade following the Kansas City Chiefs winning <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/super-bowl">Super Bowl LVIII</a>.
The brothers added the message to a pre-recorded episode of their podcast, “New Heights with Jason and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/travis-kelce">Travis Kelce.</a>”  The full episode comes out on Wednesday, but the special intro was released on Monday.
&#8220;Attention 92%ers, we have a pre-recorded episode for you guys coming up on Wednesday, but after the tragic events of the Super Bowl parade in Kansas City, it didn&#8217;t feel right without you guys hearing from us first,&#8221; Travis, tight end for the Chiefs, said in the intro.
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Before airing our pre-taped episode on Wednesday, Jason and Travis wanted the 92%ers and Chiefs Kingdom to hear from them directly after the tragic events at the Chiefs parade
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&#8220;We just wanted to say our hearts go out to all of the victims, their families, Chiefs Kingdom, and really all of Kansas City that was really there on a day to try and celebrate the community,&#8221; Jason, who just retired after playing center for the Philadelphia Eagles, added.
&#8220;It&#8217;s unfortunate, and deeply tragic the events that occurred. So we want to thank the local law enforcement that sprang into action, the first responders on scene, and anybody that&#8217;s been willing to help those affected by this tragedy,&#8221; he continued.
Travis told fans they could help by contributing to an emergency response fund that was set up. 
Jason also shared praise for the community and how it came together in the wake of the tragedy.
&#8220;One of the beautiful things that we have in doing this podcast is the wonderful community out there — the 92%ers — everybody that watches this show,&#8221; he said.
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&#8220;We&#8217;re still figuring out a way for us to be involved. Obviously, you can donate to these links right now, but we plan on doing something in the future. We&#8217;re trying to get that situated right now. [We] have some ideas, but just make sure you&#8217;re following, and we&#8217;ll be telling you guys ways that we&#8217;re trying to get involved,&#8221; Jason went on.
This message comes on the heels of Travis’ girlfriend Taylor Swift <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taylor-swift-donates-100k-to-family-of-woman-killed-during-chiefs-parade-shooting">donating</a> $100,000 to the family of Elizabeth Lopez-Galvan on GoFundMe. Lopez-Galvan, a local radio DJ, was the sole casualty at the mass shooting event. Several other individuals, including young children, were hospitalized with gunshot wounds.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dont-feel-sorry-for-me-jason-kelce-addresses-those-retirement-rumors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jason Kelce</a> promised to reunite a young fan with his luchador mask after the Chiefs fan spotted Kelce wearing the mask in numerous videos from Las Vegas while out celebrating Kansas City&#8217;s Super Bowl LVIII victory on Sunday.
The Philadelphia Eagles center on Friday took to <a href="https://x.com/JasonKelce/status/1758505827734831218?s=20">X</a> and wrote to his hundreds of thousands of followers that &#8220;Operation &#8216;Get Elijah His Mask Back&#8217; is underway!&#8221; It came after he said he was made aware of <a href="https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/jason-kelce-luchador-mask/3463571/">NBC DFW&#8217;s</a> story regarding the owner of the mask, 8th grader Elijah Smith, hoping to get it back.
&#8220;I appreciate everyone bringing this [story] to my attention, and look forward to uniting Elijah with his mask once again,&#8221; Kelce wrote. &#8220;Your mask indeed brings great fortune, I owe you big time, sorry it was commandeered.&#8221;
Kelce &#8212; brother of Chief&#8217;s star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/travis-kelce-speculates-on-why-people-are-so-fascinated-by-his-relationship-with-taylor-swift" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Travis Kelce</a> &#8212; included a picture in his post showing a photo of him wearing the yellow and red luchador mask standing next to Elijah at a Super Bowl celebration.
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Operation “Get Elijah His Mask Back” is underway! I appreciate everyone bringing this to my attention, and look forward to uniting Elijah with his mask once again. Your mask indeed brings great fortune, I owe you big time, sorry it was commandeered <a href="https://t.co/HHazKInFRi">https://t.co/HHazKInFRi</a>
— Jason Kelce (@JasonKelce) <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonKelce/status/1758505827734831218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2024</a></blockquote>
The post has since gone viral with more than 1.2 million views it at the time of this publication.
On Sunday, pictures and videos surfaced on social media of the Eagles star wearing the mask while out celebrating with his brother and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taylor-swift-makes-history-at-grammys-announces-new-album" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taylor Swift</a> following the Chiefs 25-22 victory against the San Francisco 49ers.
Smith and his parents spoke to the NBC outlet on Thursday and talked about how he would like his &#8220;lucky&#8221; mask back because Kelce inadvertently walked away with it after they took the photo together. They said the mask was lucky because Elijah wore it to the 2023 Super Bowl and the Chiefs won and he again wore it to this year&#8217;s Super Bowl where the team was victorious.
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&#8220;I gave him my mask and then he dropped it and then picked it back up,&#8221; Smith told the outlet. &#8220;Then I got a picture with him wearing it and then I just hung out next to them for five to 10 minutes, they were dancing and everything.&#8221;
Smith said he and his friend tried to catch up to Jason, but it was loud and very crowded.
&#8220;I saw videos on Instagram this week of him wearing it at the next after-party he went to, so he clearly never took it off the whole night,&#8221; Smith added.
Elijah&#8217;s father Thad Smith told NBC, &#8220;The only thing is, Jason if you&#8217;re listening, we just need the mask back before the season starts. Because it&#8217;s a lucky mask, and so the Chiefs need the luck. I&#8217;m sorry we&#8217;re not Eagles fans.”
Elijah said the mask has a huge autograph on the side from Chief&#8217;s player Trent McDuffie so he would really like it back, adding that &#8220;it would be pretty cool if he [Kelce] autographed it&#8221; before he sent it back.

‘Your Mask Indeed Brings Great Fortune’: Jason Kelce Promises To Reunite Young Fan With Mask

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Celebrities were definitely feeling the love on Wednesday when they shared sweet Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day messages with the loves of their lives.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-pratt">Chris Pratt</a> started things off when he posted several pictures on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C3Vfs3fJWpe/?img_index=1">Instagram</a> of him and wife Katherine Schwarzenegger over the years.
&#8220;Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day Darling!&#8221; Pratt captioned his post. &#8220;The kids and I are so lucky to have you in our lives.&#8221;
&#8220;You&#8217;re an amazing wife, mama, step-mama and friend,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Grateful for you today and always.&#8221;
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C3Vgo8PJicT/?img_index=1">Schwarzenegger</a> replied back on her social media with a few pictures of the superstar couple together and wrote, &#8220;Love love love! Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day.&#8221;
Pratt and Schwarzenegger got engaged in 2019, and the couple now shares two little girls.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-pratt-encourages-couples-to-rush-and-start-a-family">The &#8220;Guardians of the Galaxy&#8221; star</a> was previously married to actress Anna Faris, and the two welcomed a son in 2012. In 2018, the couple got divorced after nearly ten years of marriage.
Hollywood star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mark-wahlberg">Mark Wahlberg</a> made sure not to forget his wife Rhea Duram on the day of love when he posted a great picture of them together on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C3U-4y8LPTH/">Instagram</a>.
He captioned the post, &#8220;Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day, babe.&#8221;
Wahlberg and Durham have been married since 2009 and share four children together.
Despite the Kansas City Chiefs hosting their Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on Valentine&#8217;s Day, Chiefs star QB <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/patrick-mahomes">Patrick Mahomes</a> took time to celebrate his wife Brittany Mahomes ahead of the festivities.
In a post on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories/brittanylynne/3302665095169822206/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/patrick-mahomes-says-brittany-is-the-key-to-his-success-i-have-a-great-wife">Brittany</a> shared a picture of Mahomes atop the double-decker bus at the parade handing his wife a red rose. She wrote next to the picture, &#8220;He didn&#8217;t forget.&#8221;
She also posted a picture of the couple on the way to the victory parade and wrote, &#8220;Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day.&#8221;
Patrick and Brittany tied the knot in 2022 after meeting in high school. The couple share two kids together, a son and daughter.
Later on the &#8220;New Heights&#8221; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wt_Y5_MJ4o">podcast</a>, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce talked about what he was giving wife Kylie Kelce for Valentine&#8217;s and said he had it &#8220;planned out.&#8221; (1:38:12)
During the podcast, Kelce said to his wife, (off camera), &#8220;by the way, Happy Valentine’s Day. I just wanted everyone to know you&#8217;re my Valentines.&#8221;
He then promised his wife that it&#8217;s &#8220;gonna be a surprise&#8221; what they are doing and said &#8220;I got it all planned out.&#8221;
Kylie replied that Emily — a possible assistant — would be the one making dinner reservations.
&#8220;Listen, Emily makes our reservations,&#8221; Kelce responded, noting that the kids will be coming too. &#8220;I thought we&#8217;ve been away from the kids for so long that it&#8217;d be good to include the kids, &#8217;cause I know you miss them so much.&#8221;
Kylie replied, &#8220;He&#8217;s a hopeless romantic, everyone!&#8221;
The couple have been together since 2016 before tying the knot two years later. They share three daughters together.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jason-and-travis-kelce-reveal-taylor-swift-and-kylie-kelces-reaction-to-eagles-shirtless-antics-at-chiefs-bills-game" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jason Kelce</a>’s wife <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jason-kelces-wife-says-shes-not-interested-in-being-in-spotlight-amid-travis-kelce-swift-romance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kylie Kelce</a> finally shared her thoughts about her husband&#8217;s viral shirtless antics at the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chiefs-bills-afc-match-up-was-most-watched-divisional-playoff-game-ever" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bills-Chiefs</a> game on Sunday.
During an interview on Friday on &#8220;<a href="https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/family/story/kylie-kelce-opens-husband-jason-kelces-viral-shirtless-106637558">Good Morning America</a>,&#8221; Kylie talked about her and the Philadelphia Eagle&#8217;s adventure at Highmark stadium&#8217;s box suite and what she thought about her husband taking off his shirt and jumping out into the stands with the fans multiple times, which went viral.
&#8220;He wanted to get the full Bills experience,&#8221; Kylie said. &#8220;I&#8217;m sure you know as a Bills fan, they are notorious or famous for their tailgating skills, I will say. He desperately wanted to go through a table. It was on his checklist for the day, top priority of the day &#8212; go through table.&#8221;
&#8220;He did not get a chance to do that,&#8221; she added. &#8220;And so, when he came into the suite &#8212; we arrived separately because he was meeting up with some friends and walking through the parking lot, I think, hoping to find himself a table &#8212; he was unsuccessful. And so when he got into the suite, he said to me, &#8216;I&#8217;m going to, I&#8217;m going to take my shirt off and I&#8217;m gonna jump out.'&#8221;
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Kylie Kelce was “all for” her husband Jason Kelce’s shirtless antics at the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Buffalo Bills game last weekend — until “chaos” ensued outside of their suite&#8230;. <a href="https://t.co/Ns1hieAvrO">https://t.co/Ns1hieAvrO</a> <a href="https://t.co/W6oslvXO6o">pic.twitter.com/W6oslvXO6o</a>
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&#8220;And I was like, &#8216;I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s the best idea.&#8217; But I think that it was that continued energy from when he was hyping himself up to break a table,&#8221; Kylie continued. &#8220;So, the first time he jumped out of the suite, I was, you know what, go ahead. That&#8217;s my husband! And then the second and third time he did it, I was like, I&#8217;m gonna need you to get back in because the poor cops that are out front trying to keep the chaos at a minimum, are, you&#8217;re making their jobs harder. So at first, I was all for it. And then I had to try and reel him back in.&#8221;
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Kylie and Jason showed up at the AFC Divisional Playoff Game to cheer on his brother <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/killed-it-travis-kelce-reveals-special-christmas-gift-he-got-from-taylor-swifts-brother" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Travis Kelce</a> and watch Kansas City take on the Bills. The Eagle&#8217;s antics were almost talked about more during the week than the Chiefs 27-24 victory over the Bills. Kansas City now must go on the road to play the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship, with the winner headed to Super Bowl LVIII.

Kylie Kelce Finally Shares How She Felt About Husband’s Viral Shirtless Antics At Bills-Chiefs Game

Kylie Kelce Finally Shares How She Felt About Husband's Viral Shirtless Antics At Bills-Chiefs Game

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/8-year-old-girl-talks-about-amazing-moment-jason-kelce-picked-her-up-to-see-taylor-swift" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jason</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/source-reveals-how-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-families-feel-about-romance-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Travis Kelce</a> revealed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-insiders-have-something-to-say-about-those-engagement-rumors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taylor Swift</a> and Kylie Kelce&#8217;s reaction to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dont-feel-sorry-for-me-jason-kelce-addresses-those-retirement-rumors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Philadelphia Eagles</a> player&#8217;s shirtless escapades at the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chiefs-bills-afc-match-up-was-most-watched-divisional-playoff-game-ever" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chiefs-Bills playoff game</a>.
During the &#8220;New Heights&#8221; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m76PnRxrcQM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">podcast</a> with his brother, Jason said his wife Kylie told him when they arrived at their Highmark stadium suite box to cheer on Travis and the Chiefs to be on his &#8220;best behavior&#8221; because they were finally meeting Swift. (47:58 minute mark)
Jason admitted from the minute he got into the suite he wanted to get out of the box and into the stands with the Buffalo fans and &#8220;take everything off,&#8221; calling the experience from start to finish at the game &#8220;electric.&#8221;
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&#8220;I feel like taking your shirt off is a Buffalo Bills thing,&#8221; Jason said as video of him drinking liquor shots out of a bowling ball at a tailgate party before the game and crushing beers in the stands played in the background. 
&#8220;I wanted to take my shirt off at the tailgate,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Then when I entered the box I noticed &#8230; I could jump out of this box and I&#8217;ll be outside and if I take my shirt off then I&#8217;m outside part of the Buffalo Bills pageantry.&#8221;
Travis noted that his brother decided to celebrate Kelce&#8217;s touchdown by taking off his shirt and jumping out the window, calling the scene &#8220;pure pandemonium.&#8221;
The Chiefs star also bemoaned the fact there were not enough cameras on the suite to get Kylie&#8217;s reaction to her husband&#8217;s antics and Jason admitted, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think she was happy about it, to be honest with you.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m not going to lie, I gave Kylie a heads-up,” the Philadelphia star said. &#8220;The moment we [got] into the suite, I said, &#8216;I&#8217;m taking my shirt off and jumping out of that suite.&#8217; And she said, &#8216;Jason, don&#8217;t you dare.'&#8221;
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&#8220;I was like, &#8216;Kylie, the first day I met you I was blacked out drunk and fell asleep at the bar. This is part of the charm. This is part of the Jason Kelce charm,'&#8221; he added. &#8220;&#8216;I wanna make my best first impression, this is my best chance.'&#8221;
While Kylie wasn&#8217;t thrilled, Travis revealed that the &#8220;Blank Space&#8221; hitmaker loved his brother&#8217;s shirtless fun and said, &#8220;Tay said she absolutely loved you.&#8221;
As for the shirt he was wearing when he got to the stadium box — which had the words &#8220;Big Yeti&#8221; on it in honor of his brother Travis — Jason admitted he has no idea what happened to it.

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Jason And Travis Kelce Reveal Taylor Swift And Kylie Kelce’s Reaction To Eagle’s Shirtless Antics At Chiefs-Bills Game

Jason And Travis Kelce Reveal Taylor Swift And Kylie Kelce’s Reaction To Eagle's Shirtless Escapades At Chiefs-Bills Game

A young <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/buffalo-bills-return-kick-off-with-96-yard-touchdown-while-damar-hamlin-watches-from-hospital-bed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Buffalo Bills</a> fan detailed the &#8220;amazing&#8221; moment when Philadelphia Eagles center <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jason-kelce-tells-teammates-hes-retiring-following-eagles-loss-against-buccaneers-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jason Kelce</a> picked her up to see <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-insiders-have-something-to-say-about-those-engagement-rumors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taylor Swift</a> at the game on Sunday.
Jason — who showed up in New York to cheer on his brother <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/travis-kelce-spills-details-about-taylor-swift-relationship-and-when-it-really-began" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Travis Kelce</a> and the Chiefs as they took on the Bills in the AFC Divisional Playoff game — made headlines after videos surfaced on social media showing him jumping out of the stadium box suite and into the stands to lift up a young girl on his shoulder so she could wave at Swift, who was there to cheer on Travis.
During her appearance on<a href="https://www.whec.com/top-news/rochester-girl-carried-to-taylor-swifts-suite-at-highmark-stadium-by-jason-kelce/"> News 10</a> on Tuesday, Ella Piazza, 8, said she&#8217;s been a Swiftie since she &#8220;was about 5. I like her personality and how she sings. And when I heard that she was going to the Bills game I thought, &#8216;Yeah! Buffalo Bills plus Taylor Swift equals best first game ever!'&#8221;
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Ella and her mom weren&#8217;t initially seated next to the box suite, but were able to change seats at halftime thanks to a friend. It was then they were seated right below the box where Kelce and Swift were watching the game.
&#8220;Jason drank his beer and then he opened up the window,&#8221; Ella told the outlet. &#8220;He climbed out of the suite and gave the girl next to us a photo and then he said [to me] &#8216;Let&#8217;s show Taylor this sign.'&#8221; 
&#8220;Taylor smiled,&#8221; Ella added, showing the outlet how the singer excitedly waved at her. &#8220;She was so happy and she did like this with her hand.&#8221;
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 Piazza said afterwards she was crying tears of joy. &#8220;Like oh my goodness. I feel like shocked and happy at the same time.&#8221;
Piazza later went on the &#8220;<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/girl-8-says-was-amazing-picked-jason-kelce-see-taylor-swift-rcna135242">Today&#8221;</a> show and also talked about the whole experience and said that &#8220;Jason went out of the suite &#8230; and then (he) came over here and then he picked me up and then I saw Taylor. It was, like, amazing.&#8221;
 Ella said she then got to show her sign to the superstar singer that read, &#8220;Buffalo Bills + Taylor Swift Best First Game Ever!!&#8221;
 Piazza&#8217;s mom Jessica gushed on the morning show about how kind Travis&#8217; brother was for what he did for her little girl.
&#8220;He was so kind to her,&#8221; Jessica told &#8220;Today.&#8221; &#8220;And I was just so thankful that he gave her the chance to see Taylor because she was — she was standing up there at the top of the bleachers with her sign just waiting and hoping and so brave — she climbed all the way to the top.&#8221;
The Eagles&#8217; player- who has three little girls with wife Kylie Kelce-basically stole the show on Sunday with his various shirtless escapades from cheering in the suit and jumping out of the box and slamming beers with fans to helping the young Swift fan see Taylor.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jason-kelce-tells-teammates-hes-retiring-following-eagles-loss-against-buccaneers-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jason Kelce</a> addressed reports he allegedly told Eagles teammates he was retiring following Philadelphia&#8217;s playoff loss against Tampa Bay and made it clear that no final decision has been made.
During the &#8220;New Heights&#8221; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Krm_n6riw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">podcast</a> with his brother Kansas City Chiefs tight end <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/travis-kelce-shuts-down-retirement-speculation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Travis Kelce</a>, Jason talked about getting emotional on the sidelines following the Wild Card game loss to the Buccaneers and what he told his teammates in the locker room after the game. (32:40)
&#8220;I didn&#8217;t announce what I was doing on purpose, despite, I guess, what&#8217;s been leaked to the media,&#8221; Kelce told his brother.  &#8220;I just don&#8217;t think you&#8217;re in a position after a game like that to really make that decision.&#8221;
&#8220;I just don&#8217;t,&#8221; he added. &#8220;There&#8217;s too much emotion in the moment, there&#8217;s too much going down in the moment to really fully grasp that decision. &#8220;I&#8217;m not trying to be dramatic and continue to draw this thing out.&#8221;
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&#8220;When it&#8217;s time to officially announce what&#8217;s happening in the future, it&#8217;ll be done in a way that&#8217;s definitive and pays respect to a lot of people and individuals that have meant a lot to me and what has led to the career I&#8217;ve had, and I don&#8217;t think it would be respectful or even accurate to be able to do that right after a game like that,&#8221; Kelce continued.
The Eagles player admitted it was &#8220;frustrating&#8221; the way the season ended and said despite reports about what he told his teammates, he said it was &#8220;pretty much&#8221; the same thing he just said on the podcast.
&#8220;Which is I got belief in every single one of you guys, cherish the moments you have in this league &#8230; I think it&#8217;s kind of the way it went down,&#8221; Jason told his brother.
He pointed out that there were some who told him, &#8220;[if] that is your last game I feel sorry for you.&#8221; Kelce said he replied, &#8220;Don&#8217;t feel sorry for me motherf***ers. I&#8217;ve had a f***ing …&#8221; he then appeared to get emotional and trailed off.
The Philadelphia player also said he didn&#8217;t &#8220;know what the future holds for anybody in that building right now, we&#8217;re about to get into, I guess, what happens down the stretch but we have exit interviews tomorrow.&#8221;
The six-time All-Pro <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jason-kelce-tells-teammates-hes-retiring-following-eagles-loss-against-buccaneers-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">center</a> was picked in the sixth round (No. 191 overall) by the Eagles in the 2011 NFL Draft by former Philadelphia head coach Andy Reid before Reid joined Kansas City in January 2013. The Philadelphia player helped lead the Eagles to a Super Bowl LII victory in 2018 against the New England Patriots.

‘Don’t Feel Sorry For Me’: Jason Kelce Addresses Those Retirement Rumors

'Don’t Feel Sorry For Me’: Jason Kelce Addresses Those Retirement Rumors

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