Jason Kelce Trivia | 50 facts about American football athlete

Jason Kelce is an American football center for the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. He is the elder brother of Travis Kelce.

Let’s dive into some trivia and facts about his life and career.

His full name is Jason Daniel Kelce
He was born November 5, 1987
He is an American football center for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL)
He is the elder brother of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce
He was selected by the Eagles in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft
He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats
Kelce is a Super Bowl champion
Six-time Pro Bowl selection
And five-time first-team All-Pro selection
Outside of football, Kelce hosts the podcast New Heights with his brother, Travis
There the two discuss their playing careers, as well as other topics
Jason Kelce was married in 2018
Jason was born and grew up in Cleveland Heights, Ohio
He is the son of Ed Kelce, a sales rep in the steel business, and Donna, who works in banking
He attended Cleveland Heights High School
There he played both running back and linebacker
He was twice named All-Lake Erie League
At Cleveland Heights, he played baritone saxophone in the symphonic and jazz bands
Despite lacking true NFL size, Kelce was projected a fourth round pick
He ran the fastest 40-yard dash time of all offensive linemen at the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine, with a 4.89-second time
On March 11, 2011, Kelce had an appendectomy after he was diagnosed with appendicitis
Kelce and the Eagles appeared in Super Bowl LVII against the Kansas City Chiefs
Jason’s brother, Travis Kelce, played for the Chiefs, making it the first Super Bowl to feature two brothers on opposing teams as players
Jason and the Eagles lost to Travis and the Chiefs 38–35
After considering retirement, Kelce re-signed with the Eagles on a one-year contract on March 15, 2023
In week 6, Kelce broke the Eagles record for most consecutive starts that was previously held by Jon Runyan
Kelce is the elder son of Ed and Donna Kelce and brother of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce
Ed Kelce was a sales representative in the steel business
Donna Kelce is known for attending both of her sons’ games, and is often seen wearing a two-sided jersey featuring both of their names
She traveled from Tampa to Kansas City to attend both of her sons’ Wild Card round games on January 16, 2022
In high school, aside from football, Jason played hockey and Travis played basketball
Kelce met his wife, Kylie McDevitt, online in a dating app
They were married on April 14, 2018
They have three daughters born October 2019, March 2021 and February 2023
Kylie was 38 weeks pregnant with their third child at the time of Super Bowl LVII
In 2023, Kelce was a finalist in People’s “Sexiest Man Alive” list
Along with then-teammate Beau Allen, Kelce appeared in the Super Bowl LII-themed two-part episodes of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, “Charlie’s Home Alone” and “The Gang Wins the Big Game” as Charlie Kelly’s blood-loss hallucination
On March 4, 2023, Jason appeared on Saturday Night Live (SNL) when Travis was that episode’s host
He appeared as both an audience member with his parents and in a sketch with his brother and SNL cast members Heidi Gardner and Chloe Fineman
In September 2022, Kelce and his brother Travis, launched a weekly podcast called New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce
In the podcast, they discuss the NFL as well as each other’s games
The show also features occasional guest stars
Along with Eagles teammates Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata, Kelce collaborated on the Christmas album A Philly Special Christmas
It was released in December 2022
During the 2022 NFL season, Philadelphia-based studio 9.14 Pictures filmed and produced a feature-length documentary examining Jason Kelce’s football career and private life
Titled Kelce, the documentary was released on Amazon Prime on September 11, 2023
Within 24 hours of its release, Kelce became the No. 1 most watched movie on Prime Video in the United States
On November 9, 2023, Kelce joined Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit in the commentary booth during the live broadcast of the Week 10 NFL game between the Chicago Bears and the Carolina Panthers on Thursday Night Football
It was broadcast on Amazon Prime Video
During the 2021 offseason, Travis Kelce said their immediate family pronounces the last name /ˈkɛlsi/ KEL-see because that is the way their father pronounces it, although the rest of the paternal side of the family pronounces it /kɛls/ KELSS