A tough day for many. 7 Eagles players who paid emotional tribute to Jason Kelce after announcing retirement from the NFL. After 13 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, Jason Kelce has played with a large amount of NFL players. Every season there is a large turnover rate with players coming and going. Needless to say, Jason has had an impact and friendship with many of his former teammates.
I have to admit I am surprised there weren’t more current and former players who posted about his retirement. Jalen Hurts only posted an Instagram story. As did Brandon Graham, Jake Elliott, and Malcolm Jenkins. There was nothing from Nick Foles, AJ Brown, Devonta Smith, Jordan Mailata, and Fletcher Cox. Now I know they probably knew in advance, probably already talked to him in person, especially because Jason was still working out at the Novacare complex, but I do think it’s strange more former teammates posted about him than current ones.
There are rumors that Fletcher Cox is also going to retire, so maybe it’s a hard subject for him right now. I also can’t help but think there could be a tinge of jealousy that Jason had so much fanfare. Jason did not only so much for the city, he is a Hall of Fame player as well. Obviously the New Heights podcast with Travis and the Amazon documentary and, well, Taylor Swift made him way more famous, but his personality, work ethic, and who he is made him so likable to not only people in this country but across the world.
Clearly, Jason had an impact on so many teammates over the years, maybe wanted to make sure he felt the love on this emotional day that really will change the franchise forever. The good thing is that Jason lives in Philadelphia, he said numerous times he plans to stay here, and I have a feeling between the podcast and TV, we’ll see him more now than ever before.
