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Former Philadelphia Eagles player Jason Kelce has said he is “not proud” of throwing a person’s phone to the ground after a homophobic slur was used to refer to his younger brother and NFL star Travis.<\/b><\/p>\n
Footage on social media shows Jason Kelce walking through a crowd at a stadium in Pennsylvania when someone aims the insult at Travis, who plays for Kansas City Chiefs and is in a relationship with singer Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n
Jason Kelce then grabs a person’s phone and throws it to the ground and then appears to repeat the homophobic slur at the person when they ask for their phone back.<\/p>\n
“Everybody has seen on social media everything that took place this week,” Jason Kelce told ESPN. “I’m not happy with anything that took place. I’m not proud of it. <\/p>\n
“In a heated moment, I chose to greet hate with hate and I just don’t think that’s a productive thing, I really don’t. I don’t think it’s the right way to go about things.<\/p>\n
“In that moment I fell down to a level I shouldn’t have. The bottom line is I try to live my life by the golden rule that I’ve always been taught – I try to treat people with common decency and respect. <\/p>\n
“I’m going to keep doing that moving forward, even though I fell short this week.”<\/p>\n
Jason Kelce is now an analyst with ESPN after retiring in 2024 following 13 seasons with the Eagles.<\/p>\n
He and his brother also host a podcast in which they interview celebrity guests and discuss their own lives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n