Travis Kelce thinks his huge brother, Jason Kelce, may hold taking part in soccer if that’s his aim.
“It’s been cool to see everyone appreciate who he’s been over the years this past week,” Travis, 34, stated in a Kansas Metropolis Chiefs press conference on Friday, January 19. “I think the big guy’s still got some football left if he wants it.”
Travis famous that Jason’s doable retirement had been a scorching matter following his brother’s emotional response to the Philadelphia Eagles’ loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday, January 15, which knocked the Birds out of the playoffs. After the heartbreaking defeat, reviews surfaced that Jason, 36, informed his teammates he was retiring however that wasn’t the case.
“It came out that he retired but he didn’t really say any of that,” Travis defined on Friday. “The end of that game I think everybody kind of felt for him knowing that he has been thinking about [retirement] a lot over the past couple of years. The documentary shows that, you don’t need to go around and ask anybody.”
Jason, for his half, cleared the air on the Wednesday, January 17, episode of his and Travis’ “New Heights” podcast about these retirement rumors.
“I didn’t announce what I was doing on purpose … but people can kind of feel body language and stuff,” Jason famous. “I just don’t think you’re in the position after a game like that to really make that decision, I just don’t. There’s too much emotion in the moment, there’s too much going down in the moment to really fully grasp that decision.”
The Eagles middle defined that when he does resolve to formally retire, he desires to do it on his personal phrases.
“It’s just something that I think when it’s time to officially announce what’s happening in the future, it’ll be done in a way that’s definitive and pays respect to a lot of people and individuals that have meant a lot to me and what has led to the career that I’ve had,” he defined. “I don’t think that it would be respectful or even accurate to be able to do that right after a game like that. … In the future, there’ll be something said, I guess.”
Along with addressing his soccer future, Jason opened up about how “frustrating” it was for the Eagles season to finish in an emotional approach.
“I love everybody in that building, all the teammates, all those coaches, so much. You put a lot of hard work in, you really do, and when it doesn’t pan out … it’s a heck of a collapse,” Jason shared. “Started out 10-1 and finished losing six of our last seven games. … Rough way to finish her out this year.”
Travis admitted on the podcast it was “tough” to see his brother’s group finish their season that approach — particularly as a part of the Kelce household.
“I think everybody in the football world felt this one,” Travis stated. “Clearly a lot of emotion at the end of this game for you guys, but I can attest for it because I was feeling it. I know Kylie, mom, dad, everybody that was at the game was feeling it. And I know all the friends and family that I got texts from … they were all feeling it, man.”