Thu. Dec 19th, 2024

Jason Kelce Sobs Through Emotional Retirement Announcement<!-- wp:html --><p>NFL on NBC / Screengrab</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/jason-kelce-is-the-best-kelce">Jason Kelce</a> is officially retiring from <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/football">football</a>.</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/philadelphia-eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a> center is leaving the sport after 13 seasons. He announced his highly anticipated retirement today at a press conference, where he immediately began sobbing before he could even begin his speech.</p> <p>“I am officially overrated,” he said fighting back tears, “But fuck, it took a lot of hard work and determination to get here.” Kelce began by sharing his earliest memories discovering his love for football, and later recalled how the sport had brought him closer with his brother, half of America’s <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/taylor-swift-arrives-in-las-vegas-flanked-by-her-a-list-entourage">‘it’ couple</a>, <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/travis-kelce">Travis Kelce</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/jason-kelce-sobs-through-emotional-retirement-announcement">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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Jason Kelce is officially retiring from football.

The Philadelphia Eagles center is leaving the sport after 13 seasons. He announced his highly anticipated retirement today at a press conference, where he immediately began sobbing before he could even begin his speech.

“I am officially overrated,” he said fighting back tears, “But fuck, it took a lot of hard work and determination to get here.” Kelce began by sharing his earliest memories discovering his love for football, and later recalled how the sport had brought him closer with his brother, half of America’s ‘it’ couple, Travis Kelce.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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