Eagles Superfan Hurt His Knee Doing a Belly Bump With Jason Kelce on Live TV: ‘So Worth It’

Mar. 15, 2025

Jason Kelce.Photo:Monica Herndon/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP

Monica Herndon/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP

Philadelphia Eagles superfan Ron Dunphy will have quite the story to tell his doctors this week.Dunphy confirmed on social media Monday night that he injured his knee while giving retired Eagles offensive lineman Jason Kelce a high-speed belly bump during a pregame celebration before Philadelphia’s loss to the Atlanta Falcons.

“Dunphy! Give me one, Dunphy! C’mon Dunphy!” Kelce screams before he and the Eagles superfan charge at one another and collide — much to the pleasure of Eagles fans surrounding the stage. Dunphy, shirtless and wearing a backwards Eagles cap, stumbles backwards after awkwardly landing, and appears to injure his left knee while celebrating with a group of fans who catch him and keep him upright.“F— my whole knee up,” Dunphy laterconfirmedin a post on X, responding to another fan who asked if he twisted his ankle on the jump.“So worth it lmao,” he added, appearing to be in good spirits about the injury.Dunphy later joked: “Say what you want. Yea I got hurt doing a chest bump. But I got higher than Kelce.”

Jason Kelce.AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Kelce is in his first year of retirement after walking away from the NFL at the end of last season. The longtime Eagles center and older brother of Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelcemade his debutin the announcer’s booth for ESPN’sMonday Night Footballbroadcast last week and returned during this week’s game, joining Joe Buck and Troy Aikman in the third quarter.

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“I don’t know if I have any more energy, guys,” Kelce joked when he finally took a seat at the ESPN pregame desk with co-hosts Scott Van Pelt, Ryan Clark, and Marcus Spears.

Jason Kelce.Mitchell Leff/Getty

Mitchell Leff/Getty

“Training camp looked a little different this year,” she captioned anInstagram photoof the family of five. “Watching you at the Linc on Monday is going to be a little different too. Just know that the girls and I are loving cheering you on inthis new chapter!”

source: people.com