It was an emotional day for the Kelce family, as Jason Kelce held a press conference regarding his retirement from the NFL. As captured by ABC News, Jason couldn’t hold back his emotions before he began his announcement. Travis Kelce sat in the front row with their parents, Donna and Ed Kelce, along with Jason’s wife, Kylie Kelce. The family watched as Jason gushed, “It was really my brother and I our whole lives. We did almost everything together — competed, fought, laughed, cried, and learned from each other. We envisioned making winning plays day after day. We won countless Super Bowls in our minds before ever leaving the house.”
During his emotional speech, Eagles reporter Eliot Shorr-Parks shared a clip of Travis wiping away his tears under his sunglasses. “A beautiful moment to see Jason’s family going through this with him. He is looking at them often throughout the speech,” he tweeted.
The Kelce brothers have always had each other’s backs, even when they faced off against one another on the turf. During a November 2023 Eagles Press Conference, Jason was asked how he felt about possibly never winning against his brother. “I’ve beat him enough in his life that I think I’ll still be happy. I’ve got a lot of them,” he quipped. Although his team didn’t make it to the 2024 Super Bowl, Jason was right there cheering for his brother and hinted that his football days may soon be over ahead of the Big Game.
