Jason Kelce Is 'Not Proud' About Incident with College Football Fan Who Called Brother Travis a Homophobic Slur

Mar. 15, 2025

Jason Kelce.Photo:David Eulitt/Getty

David Eulitt/Getty

Jason Kelceis addressing the altercation between him and a football fan who called his brotherTravis Kelcea homophobic slur.

“I’m not happy with anything that took place. I’m not proud of it,” the retired Philadelphia Eagles player, 36, said at the start ofMonday Night Countdownon ESPN. “Within a heated moment, I chose to greet hate with hate and I don’t think that’s a productive thing. I don’t think it leads to discourse.”

On Saturday, Nov. 2, Jason attended the Ohio State-Penn State football game at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania.

In footage circulating onX, formerly known as Twitter,fans gathered around Jason as he walked to the stadium, with some heckling. While the person filming tried to fist bump Jason, another man close behind the former football star shouted the slur.

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“Hey, Kelce. How does it feel your brother’s a f—– dating Taylor Swift?” the man yelled at Jason. The slur was used to describe Travis, who has been dating thesinger, 34, since 2023.

Jason quickly turned around, took the man’s phone and forcefully threw it to the ground. The former Philadelphia Eagles star then picked the phone up and walked away.

Jason Kelce at a broadcast.Vera Nieuwenhuis/AP

Vera Nieuwenhuis/AP

Otherfootage on Xshowed the heckler, wearing a Penn State hoodie, following the NFL alum closely and apparently filming him before the incident occurred.

Anothervideo, seemingly filmed after the altercation, showed the football fan trying to retrieve his phone. Jason, who got to it first, said “Who’s the f—– now?”

“Looked like a Penn State student was getting in Kelce’s face for no reason,” the initial X user captioned the video. “Wild scene in State College.”

Jason was at the game — where the Ohio State Buckeyes beat the Nittany Lions 20-13 — for an appearance on ESPN’sCollege GameDay.

PEOPLE reached out to both a representative for Jason and ESPN after the incident, but did not immediately receive a response.

source: people.com