Jason Kelce addressed his recent altercation with a so-called football fan who called his brother Travis Kelce a homophobic slur last week.
“I’m not happy about anything that happened. I’m not proud of it,” the former Philadelphia Eagles center said at the beginning of ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown.
“In a heated moment, I chose to respond to hate with hate, and I don’t think that’s productive. I don’t think it leads to discussion.”
Here’s some background.
On November 2, Jason was walking outside Penn State’s Beaver Stadium when a man started heckling him about Travis’ relationship with Taylor Swift.
“Kelce,” this idiot yelled. “What do you think about your brother being an asshole for dating Taylor Swift?”
This is the age of the internet and cell phones, so the question was caught on camera, as was Jason’s reaction by slamming the man’s cell phone to the ground and walking away with it still in his hand.
“I don’t think it leads to discussion and that’s the right way to proceed with things,” Kelce explained on tonight’s broadcast.
“In that moment, I fell to a level I shouldn’t have. The bottom line is, I’m trying to live my life according to the Golden Rule — which is what I’ve always been taught. I try to treat people with common sense and respect, and I will continue to do that. I fell short this week, but stay positive.
“We will continue to do so.”
I don’t think it’s completely acceptable to destroy other people’s property.
But we also do not condone the words used by this idiot who attacked Jason in the face.
Meanwhile, this encounter wasn’t the first time Jason Kelce has had a tense interaction with a fan.
In May, he and his wife Kylie Kelsey (with whom they have children Wyatt, 5, Elliott, 3, and 20-month-old) were attacked by a woman who asked the couple to take a photo in a New Jersey parking lot. I was assaulted.
A video that went viral at the time showed a woman telling Jason and Kylie that she would “never come into this town again” and telling Kylie:
“I can smell alcohol on your breath. You’re ashamed of yourself.”
The woman eventually apologized and thanked the Kelses for their understanding.
“In a moment of excitement, I said something that was not myself and I regret it. I am sorry for that,” she told WPVI in a statement in May.
“My anger and actions are not who I am, and certainly not indicative of Margate’s welcoming community. As an adult and proud member of the community, I want their right to privacy to be recognized and respected from the outset.” It was.”
