Jason on Retirement, Travis Down Under and Flaming Tables | Ep 80
Summary
TLDRIn this heartfelt episode, Jason Kelce announces his retirement from professional football, sparking a mix of emotions. With a career spanning 13 years with the Philadelphia Eagles, Kelce reflects on his journey, achievements, and the indelible mark he's left on the team and its fans. Through laughter and tears, he shares memorable anecdotes, thanks those who've shaped his career, and contemplates his future. The episode also features special messages from teammates, family, and notable figures, celebrating Kelce's legacy and impact. As he closes this chapter, Kelce's contribution to the sport and his transition into retirement take center stage, leaving a lasting impression on all who've witnessed his remarkable career.
Takeaways
- ð Jason Kelsey announces his retirement from the Philadelphia Eagles, reflecting on his career, achievements, and the decision to retire.
- ð£ïž In his retirement speech, Kelsey shares heartfelt messages about his teammates, coaches, and his journey in the NFL, emphasizing the importance of those who supported him.
- ð¥ Numerous figures from the football world, including teammates and competitors, send Kelsey congratulatory messages and express their admiration for his career.
- ðšâð©âð§âðŠ Kelsey expresses his eagerness to spend more time with his family and to embark on new adventures post-retirement.
- ðª He discusses the physical toll of playing in the NFL and his desire to focus on his health and well-being moving forward.
- ð Despite retirement, Kelsey plans to remain connected to the sport, contemplating ways he can contribute off the field.
- ðŠ Reflecting on his time with the Eagles, Kelsey talks about the significance of playing for one team throughout his career and the special bond he shares with the city of Philadelphia.
- ð€ He highlights the role of his offensive line coach, Jeff Stoutland, in his development and success as a player.
- ð Kelsey shares light-hearted moments from his career, including the infamous 'big dick Nick' joke from his speech.
- ð® Looking ahead, Kelsey is excited for the unknown, ready to explore new interests, and possibly take up hobbies and activities he couldn't while playing in the NFL.
Q & A
What led to Jason Kelsey's decision to retire from the Philadelphia Eagles?
-Jason Kelsey's decision to retire was primarily due to his belief that he could no longer compete at the level he desired due to physical deterioration and recovery issues, particularly with his elbow and knees.
How does Jason Kelsey feel about retiring at the same time as the Eagles experienced one of their biggest collapses?
-Jason Kelsey expressed disappointment in retiring following one of the Eagles' biggest collapses but also conveyed confidence in the team's potential to perform strongly in the next season.
What was the significance of Jason Kelsey's outfit during his retirement announcement?
-Jason Kelsey chose to wear a worn-out shirt he had practiced and lifted weights in throughout his career for his retirement announcement, symbolizing his journey and hard work. He also had his ankles taped by a trainer who battled cancer, signifying their bond.
How did Jason Kelsey react to the possibility of having a day named in his honor in Philadelphia?
-Jason Kelsey was not supportive of the idea of having a day named in his honor, expressing that he does not support made-up holidays.
What are Jason Kelsey's plans after retirement?
-Jason Kelsey plans to slim down, explore interests outside of football, such as blacksmithing, and potentially find ways to stay involved with the Eagles or football in some capacity.
Who was significant in influencing Jason Kelsey's career and mentioned in his retirement speech?
-Coach Jeff Stoutland (Stout) was significantly mentioned in Kelsey's retirement speech, credited for his pivotal role in Kelsey's development and decision to continue playing during critical moments in his career.
What does Jason Kelsey believe about the future of the Philadelphia Eagles without him?
-Jason Kelsey believes the Philadelphia Eagles have a bright future, highlighting the team's talent, coaching changes, and the potential for strong performances in the upcoming season.
How does Jason Kelsey plan to manage his weight post-retirement?
-Jason Kelsey plans to reduce his caloric intake while maintaining protein levels to lose weight healthily, targeting a weight of 250 pounds.
What was the reaction of the Philadelphia community and Kelsey's peers to his retirement?
-The Philadelphia community and Kelsey's peers showed an outpouring of love and appreciation, with many expressing their respect and well-wishes for his retirement and future endeavors.
How does Jason Kelsey view the importance of team dynamics in football, based on his experiences?
-Jason Kelsey views team dynamics as crucial in football, highlighting how the sport is reliant on cooperation, with the offensive line symbolizing the sport's collective nature and dependence on each player's contribution.
Outlines
ð Introduction to New Heights
Jason Kelce introduces the 'New Heights' show alongside his brother Travis Kelce, presented by W sports and entertainment, featuring a smart money debit card partnership. They highlight the return to weekly episodes, encourage subscriptions and social media engagement, and tease a special episode with a major announcement from Jason. The discussion also covers their excitement for the official Kelsey Brothers bobblehead night in Cleveland and their plans to donate proceeds to the Heights schools Foundation.
ð€£ Learning New Skills
The Kelce brothers reminisce about trying and failing to learn how to spin a basketball on their finger, inspired by the Harlem Globetrotters. They express gratitude towards the Cleveland Cavaliers for organizing a bobblehead night in their honor, revealing their deep connections to Cleveland, including childhood memories of attending Cavs games and other events. The segment concludes with reflections on their athletic endeavors and family life, highlighting the significance of giving back to their community.
ð Retirement and Reflections
Jason discusses his decision to retire, focusing on the reasons behind it and his plans for the future. He touches on his fitness and the challenges of maintaining it post-retirement. The segment includes humorous anecdotes about past athletic events, showcasing the brothers' close relationship and mutual support. Jason emphasizes the importance of community involvement and the impact of his charity work, linking his retirement to a broader narrative of personal growth and contribution.
ð€ª Humor and Brotherhood
The segment delves into playful banter and reminiscing about shared experiences, such as attending a monster truck rally and discussing memorable sports figures. Jason and Travis share stories that highlight their brotherly bond and sense of humor, including a prank involving an autographed jersey and a wine spill incident. The discussion underscores their deep connection, rooted in shared interests and a lifelong companionship that extends beyond their professional achievements.
ðšâðŠâðŠ Family Life and Fatherhood
The brothers discuss the challenges and joys of fatherhood, sharing personal stories that reveal their roles as parents. They humorously recount incidents involving their children, reflecting on the complexities of parenting and the unique personalities of their kids. This segment offers a glimpse into their private lives, emphasizing the importance of family and the everyday moments that define their experience as fathers.
ð¥ Passion and Legacy
Jason reflects on his career and the impending announcement of his retirement. He shares insights into his mindset, focusing on the significance of leaving a lasting legacy and the impact of his decisions on his family and fans. The segment explores themes of passion, dedication, and the emotional complexities of ending a professional sports career, highlighting Jason's deep connection to the game and his desire to exit on his own terms.
ðŒ Post-Retirement Plans
As Jason contemplates life after football, the discussion turns to potential post-retirement activities and ambitions. He expresses interest in exploring new hobbies, contributing to the community, and spending quality time with family. The segment captures the sense of uncertainty and excitement that accompanies major life transitions, offering a perspective on how professional athletes navigate the end of their careers and plan for the future.
Mindmap
Keywords
ð¡Retirement
ð¡Philadelphia Eagles
ð¡Super Bowl
ð¡Legacy
ð¡Emotion
ð¡Achievements
ð¡Decision-making
ð¡Teamwork
ð¡Fan support
ð¡Transition
Highlights
Jason Kelsey announces retirement and reflects on his career with Travis.
Kelsey brothers discuss the impact of Philadelphia and their bond through football.
Jason shares his thoughts on retirement and the transition to life after football.
Travis and Jason share childhood memories and their journey to the NFL.
Jason talks about his decision to retire, emphasizing physical limitations and desire for new experiences.
Discussion on Jason's retirement speech, highlighting his emotional connection with the team, fans, and city.
Jason expresses gratitude to coaches, teammates, and the Eagles organization for their support.
Kelsey brothers reminisce about their favorite moments on and off the field.
Jason shares plans for the future, including interests outside of football and spending more time with family.
The brothers talk about the legacy Jason leaves behind and his impact on the sport.
Jason discusses the importance of mentorship and his role in supporting upcoming athletes.
Travis and Jason explore the emotional aspect of retiring from a lifelong sport and career.
Jason reflects on the challenges and achievements of his career, offering insights for aspiring athletes.
The Kelsey brothers discuss the significance of staying true to oneself and the values instilled from their upbringing.
Jason's retirement announcement sparks a celebration of his career and the anticipation of his next chapter.
Transcripts
I had uh something that we had to take
care of this past week I owed something
you did not you did not have to take
care of this listen bet bet man was this
enjoyable guys I'm Jason Kelsey welcome
to new
heights welcome back welcome back you
were supposed to Chine in welcome back
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how about that how about that that
thing's going get you one son we're your
host I'm Travis cousin my big brother
Jason Kelsey out of Cleveland Heights
Ohio and we're actually uh we're back to
new episodes dropping every Wednesday so
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subscribe on YouTube wherever you get
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Height show.com we've got a special
episode for you guys today we uh we're
together here in Philly baby you can't
see we got got our gang green on um and
Jason has just made his big announcement
uh and we've got to talk about it that's
one thing that we are good at is making
sure we talk about things uh but before
that Jason tell the people what we got
coming up we got an incredible episode
everyone we're of course going to get
into uh the retirement speech everything
that went involved in making that
decision uh we're also going to get the
trav's time down under the house and
check out some fan mentions including a
viral photo of a cat that apparently
looks like me well it doesn't look like
me it's got a uh a fur whatever we're
going to talk about it and we'll wrap up
things uh with some no dumb retirement
questions from the 92 percenters but
first as always new new new news coming
in voice back so I can actually hit that
note all right Kelsey Brothers
bobblehead night that's right we're
headed back to the land right after this
episode as of this time the taping of
the show uh we are in Philadelphia but
immediately following we are headed to
Cleveland for the official Kelsey
Brothers bobblehead night this is sool
at the Cleveland Cavaliers game a
portion of the proceeds have been agreed
to be donated uh to uh the height
schools Foundation we grew up in
Cleveland Heights so this was an awesome
collaboration and a opportunity to go
back one watch a Cavs game all right now
be back in Cleveland but also two to
give back to uh the schools and uh
community that raised us yeah dude this
is this is uh this hits home for me
because I used to take the rapid
downtown just to go watch Cavs games
when I was you used to take the rapid
really yeah in high school that's nice
mom used to take it to work every day
yeah yeah nice mom you mom actually used
to Key Bank and then uh Bank One used to
have business tickets at these Cavs
games yeah and I would tell and I once I
figured that one out I was like Mom you
make sure you put put our name down on
every single one of those tickets and
whichever ones don't hit and we like
even if it was like us versus like
whoever was trash like the worst in the
league at that point in time like I
think the Cavs were kind of the worst
but either way whoever was the worst at
LeBron James nobody wanted to go to that
game I will happily go to that game yeah
you like big Z and zunis Ricky Ricky
Davis yeah baby D miles just back when
it was the gun Wesley persons Danny fery
should I well this is Danny was done by
this point yeah you're right Carlos
Boozer yeah Carlos sper was there for
sure then LeBron James if you guys
remember I remember actually tickets
went up I didn't go to I didn't go to
very many games once LeBron yeah there
were the Cavs tickets and there was also
the uh those tickets also worked for any
of the other events so we'd go to
Lumberjack games oh yeah go to uh you
remember the one time we went to the
monster truck rally dude that was dope
we need to go to a monster truck
rally they do want it to link I haven't
been to one for I don't know if it's it
was good as a kid I don't know yeah good
point take the girls gotta be sweet oh
they'd love it I think they would yeah
well uh what do you think of this
bobblehead um I think it's I think it's
got your weight a little disproportioned
but no it's good I I look nice and slim
my head looks enormous but it's a
bobblehead so I think that is this what
is this the body type you're looking to
go to in
retirement uh I I feel like if it's hard
to gauge cuz my head's so large cuz that
is one thing that happens with offensive
lineman when they lose weight they go
too far and your head I feel like your
head gets bigger when you play offive
line and it never really shrinks back
down like my skull has
transformed from years of being 290 lbs
so if I go too light then I'll actually
look like this bobblehead and I don't
want to look like that yeah it's
typically in the neck what I see like
because your neck is like that's your
protectors that's why you got to keep
doing neck give my man Dave Andrews
don't want to get a pencil Dave Anders
man got the jerseys on got your dad you
got your air dads on the the new balance
uh Edition um I think these are sweet
man and I wish I could spin a basketball
on my finger like this I cannot we tried
we tried to learn that so hard and just
never got it down the globe shers never
taught me that one I feel like there's a
trick that you can learn it that' be
pretty easy but we this is like YouTube
wasn't around should we try and redo
this should we finally learn this I feel
there's got to be a YouTube video out
there that like teaches us I don't think
it's interesting enough um okay cool
we're really appreciative that the the
Cavs are doing this for us um and we're
going to show up and try and get that
place as Rowdy as possible knowing that
they got the Boston Celtics coming in
town uh I believe the number one and the
number two teams in the east in the
right now Cavs are back up on top baby
go we're also launching a a clothing
collaboration with the Cavs team shop
the uh the Kel Bros Cleveland's finest
which is pretty damn cool um so make
sure you uh you check that out the
limited edition merch uh when it's
available at the Cleveland Cavaliers
team
shop.com Cavaliers team shop.com am I
Cleveland's finest yes you are I don't
think that's Jason you are Cleveland you
are literally of Cleveland's finest it's
like you and Steve Harvey are like and
Jim Carrey Drew Carrey Drew Carrey I
wish Jim Carrey that'd be a nice one
that'd be pretty crazy Drew is good too
I love you drew that's a great one yeah
it's you3 right there at the top and
like Jason said portion of the proceeds
we go into the Cleveland Heights uh
schools Foundation initiative and um we
always love giving back to the heights
baby no doubt Jason ran a five K how
about that we ran a 5k dude ran walk a
5k was this like the start of you
becoming a bobblehead or what no uh yeah
this this was not the start of losing
weight this is uh so we do our uh
Foundation event every year down in SE a
that raises money for the Eagles autism
Foundation uh but Mike Seafood has been
doing an annual event for 15 years now I
believe Mike Mike's is good down there
too yeah yeah Mike is the man and um his
son is on the Spectrum and they've been
doing a lot of things for uh the autism
cause for and raising money and
awareness for a long time far preceding
Us in SE Isle City in particular uh that
was actually my first time ever going
there was for the Polar Plunge which is
when Mike does his event every year nice
so we thought uh you know you skipped
out on the Polar pin this year no I did
it oh nice was that the 5K the 5K was
the polar so they don't do they used to
have like a specific time where everyone
would go into the ocean together now
they still have like the plunge but you
kind of go at your own pace or if you do
it whatever but the 5K is the only thing
that really is like a thing that happens
now the event down there so we were down
there we wanted to go down there because
we have a house down there now and it's
awesome when you take the girls to the
beach you just let him run we thought uh
you know it'd be really cool to go and
run in Mike's event and uh show up for
that so tried running it yeah I had like
I had my
monarchs not the best running shoe I
don't think they I'll tell you what you
can mow some grass you could yeah
they're great you could lay some mulch
yeah they're great lawn mower you could
plant some flowers you could you could
do some handy work in the garage yeah
not a 5k shoe but not a 5k shoe running
around in those things so we started off
you can cuz you did you did it but we
started off running and I'm I should
have know like first of all we were late
we showed up a little bit late so it had
already started perfect that's genius
and I start running and I'm like we're
like did you steal a few blocks too did
you no you started we started right from
the we kind of snuck in and still went
and as we're running we're like passing
people I'm like okay we're doing pretty
good here and I should have known at
that point like hey we need to just slow
this pace down so we're running and one
of the uh Hammond that we're with says
uh Taylor says that every 20 blocks or
something like that is a mile all right
she just throws that out there so I'm
running and we hit about 20 blocks and
I'm like hey I'm doing good the block
the blocks are kind of short over there
that's I can see that it's not the case
let me we going to get to it so I
thought that was where we were at and
I'm like okay I'm I'm cruising this is a
good Pace I think I'm going to nail this
I think I'm actually going to be able to
do this and then like after we're off of
the prominade boardwalk and we're onto
the like Street they have a line I think
I'm well past a mile and there's a line
and it says one mile and I'm just like
oh my God there is and I know I got to
go three plus and I'm like there's just
no way this is happening I've I have
given everything I have to get to this
point so I made it halfway I made it I
made it just before halfway I started
walking then just kept walking cuz I
used up
everything and then ran like the last
500 feet where's our mental toughness I
I was inducing mental toughness through
that mile it was hard I'm not built for
this there's also like this weird I I
feel like the same way with swimming
where like older people have this
ability to just get in this this gear
where it's actually like slower than if
you walked but they can just maintain it
yeah and I can't maintain my run like
I'm like in this gear I think you get
that after 50 like you once you hit 50
you find that zone like I'm like
watching people swim I'm like how are
you even like staying a float with how
slow you're going I don't know how this
is like possible like and but they
Outlast me just buoyant I it's literally
like I'm just living the tortoise in the
hair the movie of the taurise in the or
the uh the story of the taurise in the
hair like that is like
what old people are to me in any
conditioning event like they can they're
going to catch me because I'm going to
get tired and they've somehow they're
still so you got smoked saw Mr Meo
running past you or just I got smoked by
every old I was it was embarrassing I'm
not going to lie pickle ball and 5Ks are
not something I can compete with old
people
in we got a good tweet from you um after
Fox Sports NFL uh tweeted out Jason just
ran a 5k to raise money you said in
quotes ran is a generous uh verb for
it's a wrong
verb not generous it's incorrect uh but
we had a blast and I'll tell you my time
was 45 minutes the fact that you just
said you did Jesus 45 minutes for three
miles I'm telling you it was a bad I
think you're not passing you're not
passing Roxboro elementary gym class if
I would have known I should have checked
the route out and known exactly how far
I was going cuz then I would have like
stopped earlier and I could have mind
[Â __Â ] you it mind [Â __Â ] you and you
were checked out after that yeah and
then once I got to that level fatigue
and like I was just overheated my
carburetor was steaming I was well you
finished strong because you ran across
the Finish Well yeah you got to finish
strong you can't just walk across the
Finish
Line tell you what I'll tell you what's
not good I don't know why it's reminding
me of this movie uh that simbad was in
as a kid I know
exactly ra and then just hits a right
hook into like the houses that goes and
sees the double arches and goes gets
McDonald's in the middle of it oh my I
see you just I know exactly what you're
talking about oh man it's a good one if
it was McDonald's I might have
stopped it was early no I had had a
breakfast yet there's no Mickey D's on
the uh over there in and then uh after
we ran it we went to the beach right off
uh the street that our house is on and
uh went in the water plunged nice did a
little plunge shout out to Mike for
doing this thing for what is it 19 plus
years 15 15 yep I'm sure it'll get to
sometime yeah I mean it's not stopping
sometime next it's not stopping anytime
soon so shout out to Mike man can't wait
to get some uh that Seafood when I'm on
the aisle just right now there we go
well I had uh something that we had to
take care of this past week I owed
something you did not you did not have
to take care of listen bet bet Bo man
was this enjoyable guys there was an
agreement made a packed agreed to and um
what was the pack well the pack was if
the
Bills beat the Chiefs in the New Heights
team name competition oh okay yeah that
I would have to jump through a flaming
table it was time to Pony up so we uh
have an outstanding video here uh where
you guys can check out how that went
down it was
exhilarating it's not at all like the
way the Buffalo uh bills Mafia jumps
through tables this was a very safety
first um I can't wait to hear Bill's
Mafia just just look at the comments and
just see you get torched for this why
would they torch me I jumped through a
torch why would they torch
me you're like bubble wrap dude you were
like the safest human being to ever jump
through a I thought it' be fitting
because the Steelers then knocked out
the bills so I wearing dad's dad steel
mill clothing attire AKA it it kind of
makes sense and it's safe so you were
like yeah I got listen I didn't want to
catch on fire if I would have been 20
milles deep or whatever beer of choice I
was about to say you had a few beverages
huh to get the to get the nerves to calm
down 20 beers deep if I would have been
20 beers deep I would have jumped
through that thing with my t-shirt on
but I wasn't 20 beers de we were riding
to the firehouse and you literally said
I'm going to jump from the top of the
fire trck and in my head I'm like that's
I thought Le I thought that was like
reason 15ot jump dude I don't think it's
that jump from the second I think it's
jumping from the second floor onto a
[Â __Â ] I think it's 10t no way dude I
got up on the top of the one truck which
was shorter than the fire truck and
immediately was like man I'm not worried
at all about the
fire started like cat out a little bit
like let me make sure I got my bearings
here cuz this
is the fire was the least inting this a
little too high guys what do you guys
think I was like no it's perfect yeah
you trying to egg me on oh dude what I
did not I wanted to see that that would
have been electric you wanted to see me
break my hip on the conrete oh tuck and
roll Grandma tuck and roll dude it's
hard to tuck and roll when you're going
through a table there's objects that are
preventing you from
Rolling no that was it the fire was the
least hard to figure out just wear a
bunch of flame [Â __Â ] stuff they gave
me the little uh the the firefighter
Hood thing that the fire department Hood
G uh deal to protect my face and then
they gave me gloves so I felt very
confident with the fire about to go
skiing it was jumping through a table on
concrete like if we would have done that
in the middle of the snow I would have
jumped off truck but hear you I looked
at that and I was like dude if I had I'm
going to break something I want to land
on my butt I'm like I'll break my
tailbone if I jump from 10t in the air
that's how you break things is you get
worried about it you just got to send it
and athlete it man you know it I think
that's you know this when you're a kid
you just athlete it you're just like
dude I I can jump from this garage onto
this trampoline either way it happened
the table broke bet is paid shout out to
Bill's Mafia it was electric I will say
it was exhilarating it was and I enjoyed
I enjoyed every bit of watching you do
it the buildup was hilarious the
questions the safety briefing with the
with the Fire Marshals oh man that was
uh please if you're going to jump
through a flamy table do it safely and
find your dad's steel mill fire [Â __Â ]
and
stuff man that was hilarious yeah we
play Buffalo next year it at Buffalo
we're going to run it back you going to
I mean listen coming out of the big tree
in I'm not going to say no to anybody
with a flaming table I'm just letting
you know that right
now you heard it here folks all right
well I hope you guys enjoyed that as
much as we did let's get some fan
mentions of the week all right now um
first up we have a saga of Jason and
cats why will they not leave me alone
what do you mean this is Destiny they
know I don't want they know you're
getting one and they want to show you
how much it makes sense uh there was a
viral tweet going around of a cat with a
pattern on its back that um the internet
decided looks exactly like Jason Kelce
and uh now I want to see a zoomed out
photo I want to see a zoomed out photo
this cat and it's not going to look like
me at all you cannot it only looks like
it because they cut it and they took a
picture where it looks like a beard I'm
not going to Li zoomed out it doesn't
look like me do you think they H do you
think they do I think they what do do
you think they they dyed it it does look
weird that there's like a white part of
the cat and then there's like this weird
light tan you think they I think they
might have I mean I don't put anything
past cat
people what do you mean cat
people you're cat PE you're you're cat
people you grew up with one you're a cat
people we had a great one gosh flash was
a [Â __Â ] Legend cat she was perfect the
only time she bothered you is when she
wanted to sleep with you yeah and she
really like other than that she didn't
want you to touch her dude do not broad
daylight do not try and [Â __Â ] play
with a cat dude you would just hear
sounds from outside at night get it like
two cats fighting you knew F flash is
beating the crap out of
somebody yeah sorry to whoever our
neighbors
were I never saw flash with a scratch on
her not but I heard her fighting saw
dead rodents s kill a bird midair
once I'm it's I'm pretty positive I
remember this happening I was sitting on
that green couch looking out the back of
the living room and I just see her
looking like this I'm like what is Flash
doing and that bird got a little too low
on and she jumped up and clawed at midf
flight the most impressive athlete I've
ever seen cats dude DK metf is a close
second Jason Peters close
second dud I'm not gonna lie I think
Jason might be able to claw a bird out
of midair guaranteed do you ever see
that guy catch that one bird in his hand
talking about Manny job he caught man
job caught a bat mid game I don't
remember this mid game oh I do remember
he double handed it though right no I
think he just he kind of like dude it
was nasty okay yeah back to the cat
though uh it's got nice fur I mean it
can be anybody with a beard the wayct
excited about Flash it sounds like
you're getting a c the reason I don't
think this looks like me is it doesn't
have the eyebrow game is weak it's weak
eyebrow game want to be a kelse you got
to have better eyebrows I can't say
you're
wrong you got to have that yeah you got
to have them brows connecting especially
ones be Jason next up a lot of a lot of
the 92ers saw that uh princess cayana
hey Kai went out to Milan's Fashion Week
and are wondering how Jason possibly
managed to watch all three kids while
she was away from uh cat and a bunch of
[Â __Â ] numbers on Twitter or X can we
get some new Heist clips of Jason
watching all three girls while Kylie is
rocking Fashion Week out in Milan or do
we think Kylie left Wyatt in
charge I mean Wyatt's always in charge
really um always you try to not make her
be in charge like I try to discipline
her mmm
it
is it's just hard dude it's hard to
reason with somebody that has no reason
dude she is one of my favorite people to
just people watch great she's great yeah
I love just people watching her and
watching her play with Elliot is so
adorable but it is yes it is
1,00% Dad gets him one of the one one of
Elliot's birthday gifts was uh airplane
guns it was like little descri little
foam airplanes foam airplanes that you
put on top of a gun and you basically
yeah like and you when I tell you the
girls were going nuts and it started off
with Grandpa dad in the yard saying hey
if you guys can hit me you win like you
get like a Popsicle or something like
something encouraging so they were both
firing on at dad and it's sure enough it
ended in dad going inside being a static
that he just got the girl something that
they absolutely love but then it turns
into whoever's in the yard is the Target
right and yeah it's it's driving range
guys out there getting the balls hey I'm
not practicing on my n iron anymore I'm
going right at this [Â __Â ] little
Ellie little Elliot on her birthday runs
down there to go re retrieve her planes
to come back and do it again and sure
enough why it's locked and
loaded and she's running just you see
you see TR no don't hit your sister be
careful do not hit your sister as I'm
saying it the she keeps tracking keeps
tracking finally stops
D boom right to the side of the head I
didn't know head to the head and I me
like oh no why I said don't do that the
slow turn just smile the joy of her
going straight to the
Dome was like this girl this girl's got
it she's got it Ellie's going to be got
oh yeah Ellie's oh Ellie was having a
last she cried for about 2 seconds then
was right back to shooting it oh man
back to Kylie Rock so this is why Kylie
did not leave me in charge of the girls
cuz there have been plenty of
that oh man I'll tell you what Kai
killed it absolutely killed it um I
forget who she was uh who Alberta fretti
hey all right Alberta so you were uh you
were in charge um yes you were you were
kind of in charge no I was in a charge
so you just I I was not I was not alone
with the girls for more than two or
three hours at any point in the weekend
Grandma stayed over Kylie's Mom thank
you shout out to Lee She's a saint the
best I could handle Ellie and why it's
really the baby the infant that for some
reason I'm just not as Adept at handling
yeah I try you can't communicate I
actually just don't wake up like I sleep
that's a Kelsey trait for sure yeah and
then sometimes I actually do wake up but
I act like I'm still sleeping if I'm
being honest don't give it away don't
give it away don't tell we all know we
all know no no no no no oh no yeah we
had uh our babysitter Lauren and uh leas
were pulling lots of extra time duty to
help us get through that week really
happy Kai was able to go out there and I
she doesn't get any time away from the
girls really and then between Vegas for
the Super Bowl and then uh fashion yeah
yeah awesome nice she went out there
with her friend uh Elena Gro Elena Mike
grow was a coach inil up and shout out
to Mike and Elena is his wife and they
became close when she was in Philly and
now she uh got into fashion in New York
City where Mike now coaches for the
Giants so yeah right on if you were to
go to a fashion show would you you can
stop
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there dude you've been to a fashion show
what fashion show did I go to 87 running
I went to an 87 running
event that happened to have a fashion
show involved with
it I was there to support Travis anded
Foundation I was there to help you raise
money I was not there to be a part of
fashion you still went still counts you
heard play a prank on me with h Le go oh
that was tried to make me look like a
douche Le go had a great idea and it it
was right it was so perfect yeah and
you're such a good dude you're so much
of a good dude you couldn't tell for
those of you that haven't seen this
long story short Adam leco great friend
of ours hosted the event before the
event he wanted to play a little prank
on Jason when coming in acted like
everybody and their mother signed this
jersey Michael Jordan should have
known rice like we just basically forged
everyone's signature and told Jason oh
yeah this is cool like this is this is a
great of
money it was so good but we told him he
had to sign it and as he's signing it
the waitress comes in with wine to pass
around and accidentally bumps into Jason
pours it over Jason thinks oh she did
not bump to me she just like like just
like oh yeah but yeah but playing the
prank Jason uh then gets accused of
spilling the wine we have this video
somewhere that we could probably show um
I'll make sure I the only one in the
room with her when that happened and
then she I forget what she said but she
acted like I was the one who spilled the
wine Jason spilled on there Jason just
sitting there like I don't know if
that's how it went down in my head I'm
like man I really don't want this woman
to like she's really if she's saying
this she's worried about losing her job
or something I'm like [Â __Â ] it I'll I'll
eat it I don't give a
[Â __Â ] I'm like whatever it wasn't it
wasn't a Ser in my head I'm like man
it's pretty shitty by you but
I you know I get it oh man yes so we'll
we'll make sure we get that clip to you
but um I'll be all right yeah that was
Jason's only only time ever going to a
fashion show all right well that was fun
to remember yeah shout out to Kai over
there in Milan killing it um Kai's
killing it oh that's that might be a new
segment Kai's killing killing it with
Kai she did start like a little Tik Tock
thing of like places Kylie has no
business going I think that's what it
was God damn it that's about as good as
Jason getting out of the house right
there yeah I had to be tagged it because
I still don't I I've yeah been on Tik
Tok hey for our last mention of the week
some 92ers wanted to remind us that our
first ever National New Heights day just
went down February 30th how bought it
that's right midnight on February 29th
that is ashal new heights day um the
only problem is that I forgot did you
forget 1,000% I remembered in the middle
of the day and then by the time it got
night it was like late and I was like
yeah I'm going to sleep I don't I really
don't even remember I might not have
even been in the country that's how you
celebrate National HS day sleep I don't
even know what day it was uh I think it
was like Tuesday maybe or something like
that oh yeah no I don't I don't wake up
on Tuesdays yeah we have from at the
otter side um on Twitter everybody knows
everything happens on Mondays and
Wednesdays nothing happens on Tuesdays
Tuesday is a very forgotten day so at
the OU
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but it's actually February 30th National
New Heights day uh thank you Jason Kelce
and Travis Kelce for commemorating the
special day for all the 92ers out there
uh thank you for the new heights team
for remembering it national New Heights
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all we got for that how did yeah make
sure you guys let us know how you guys
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talking all things retirement Travis
traveled down under and we got to talk
about it
Trav what the hell uh is your life doing
right now dude I have no idea yeah a lot
of a lot of false media being tossed out
there but um I'll tell you what wasn't
false and it was when I landed in
Australia and
seeing all the all the cameras and yeah
you're like the Beatles yeah I I went
into the uh to the F I'm like the beat
was that speed
skater that's
Apollo are you thinking of Apollo an
like antono yeah oh my God that's
[Â __Â ]
hilarious God that's good uh Yoko
Ono oh God uh no
I don't even know the full story of Yoko
Ono I know that she was with John Lenin
and that's about the extent that I know
but yeah she might have been a figure
skater actually I mean who knows speed
skater speed skater speed skater sorry
all right well uh dude it's a it's a
wild ride it's a wild ride but I will
tell you this Australia loved it did not
disappoint yeah I can imagine it was
amazing over there I only went to Sydney
um got a lot of friends uh that I've uh
met over the years that are out there in
Melbourne definitely want to
get out there and see you guys and see
what Melbourne has to offer but I'll
tell you what Sydney was it was a
beautiful city yeah the layout was very
uh I want to say similar to Miami but it
has a lot of inter Coastal and it was
cool to see I don't know um just the
layout of the land over there let alone
the uh the zoo and seeing all the exotic
animals and um the zoo it was fun man we
got to get to that yeah what the zoo
were there just drones above your heads
at all like where did this footage come
from no no there were a full-on
helicopters just flying around
helicopter yeah they helicoptered us
well not us that just seems like how
much yeah they don't want they don't
this is all because Taylor's the biggest
and the best thing possible yeah of
course tell you what though uh the
kangaroos were pretty sweet got to got
to see a red panda up up close in
personal Panda yeah that what it look
like dude it looked I feel like they
look like raccoons more than pandas but
it looked like a friendly raccoon you
know some raccoons look just
[Â __Â ] are like they're kind of cute in
the face but you know that they got like
Claws and yeah this this little guy he
was friendly was I'm not messing yeah no
you're going to you're going to you're
going to [Â __Â ] with the red panda though
those things were sweet yeah you don't
think it would attack you if you went in
the cage one of my favorite things is
the The Zookeeper the uh the one showing
us the red panda was like we had to go
in a cage just to go in to like see the
panda in like a like a like the panda
area yeah and they're like all right now
make sure that door's closed and when
you get out of here quickly close this
one because they are esape artist and I
was just like this thing just got so
many brownie points for me dude like oh
how many times this thing gotten out I'm
just like it's kind of got like the
little raccoons it's like a they're
sneaky individuals what dude are we just
cuz raccoons are sneaky too is it
anything that looks like it kind of has
like a built-in mask just stealthy yeah
it's like makes sense nature naturally
newe
like I have wondered this so back to the
zoo yeah I've never been to a zoo in
another country
are zoos in other countries do like do
they have animals of stuff that's in
like North America like are there like
white tailed deer in the Australian zoo
no no I didn't see it everything was
bald eag I don't even know if everything
like yeah I saw a crocodile which is
[Â __Â ] way bigger than alligator I
think alligators are I don't know if
they're like only in America but there
it's like most other places is crocodile
alligators like like unique to uh
believe the US okay thank God because
that thing was enormous Sal water Croc
yeah they get pretty big big and it
looked orang a living dinosaur what um
did you it's like a moose or a bear like
grizzly bear I didn't see anything they
just had their own animals what's the
point of going to the zoo if they just
got no they had some uh you go see
kangaroos they had some animals from
Asia the uh two elephants that I saw
just got out there I think in 2019 they
were from Africa all right so they got
the elephants yeah giraffes didn't see
giraffes I think the zoo was rather was
a little bit more new than uh the big
like Steve wind Zoo out there so they're
they're just now starting to get some uh
a lot of yeah but saw a tiger sitting up
in a treehouse that [Â __Â ] was [Â __Â ]
sweet I ain't going to lie it's a
treehouse yeah saw [Â __Â ] saw a lion up
close I saw that photo dude what that
feel like that when you hear that cuz I
would like Tay taking a
picture just just like oh my gosh yeah
let alone one you see three of them like
run down from like their like
Rock perch like knowing that they're
about to get fed Pride Rock you see how
fast and agile that thing is yeah dude
dude it's over I'm not messing with cats
don't matter what size you could tell
one was like the the big bad I was just
like damn yeah that's a badad animal
that's a that's a bad man right there
well that's pretty cool yeah it was fun
that was a fun one and then uh and then
we got to enjoy the uh the Taylor Swift
show do you feed any of the animals yeah
I was just telling you we fed a red
panda um some uh what are those little
the the big the enormous sized hamsters
starts with a
C koala is not a SE definitely fed some
uh koala some eucalyptus leaves yeah
kiar yeah oh yeah kab baras the things
were like they had like like literally
the teeth yeah the teeth were like the
size of my fingers just like right here
in yeah it's like a little rodent over
rodent it it was enormous and it was
crazy how like heavy it was and how
athletic it was for sure do you think
Winnie could have taken it no dude those
things were vicious I bet win would [Â __Â ]
that thing up the things were quick dude
it's more athletic no chance all right
dingo yeah we fed some dingos nice at
least I think they were dingos emu never
no I saw one ostrich yeah I saw one she
an emu or an ostrich which one I think
it was an emu I honestly what's the like
ostrich are just bigger than emu but
they kind of look similar right yeah got
them wangs but they they ain't going
nowhere a little heavy to get up in the
air yeah yeah what else did I feed uh
the eucalyptus sleeves to the
koalas mm they were uh they weren't
doing anything they were just
chilling it's what koalas do they just
chill do you do you smell the koala's
breath does it just smell like
eucalyptus at all times I didn't smell
anything no it just smelled like a zoo
the entire time so like [Â __Â ] yeah I was
uh petting a rhino you pet a rhino how
is that not the [Â __Â ] thing you lead
with it's a good point what did it feel
like it felt terrifying yeah to be even
in the same pen did it feel like a like
a leather like jacket or was this like
just got done running around in mud like
me petting it was like me like putting
my hand on a like plastered wall just
dude that thing was Rock Solid yeah it's
an impressive animal yeah no and it was
jumping around and stuff it was real
playful so they're like all right you
got to watch out it's real playful right
now I'm just like what so I got to I got
to catch it in like an even day yeah was
it a you can't be too happy can't be too
mad just kind of
well I feel I mean they're just got to
watch out for the horn or dud those
things are Majestic man yeah it's a big
animal it's a pretty it's cool thing is
you could tell how heavy that thing is
and how it could just [Â __Â ] you up you
just s side step it though it's probably
not very agile I tell you that thing is
agile oh yeah quick too all
right yeah you also went to a a Taylor
Sydney show I did and Sydney did not
disappoint I'm pretty sure the crowds
over there are as well they're they're
already Rowdy group right the
Australians are pretty Rowdy they like
to have a good time yeah I like to have
a good time gosh they were just like a
little bit louder than the Argentinian
crowd okay and I was not expecting that
because Argentina was [Â __Â ] loud and
they were they were into it and and so
was Sydney so Taylor's very fond of
performing in Australia because of uh
the crowds over there and how how into
it they get so awesome shout out to
Australia for showing up showing out all
right now one of the things that
everybody uh liked to point out was
you're in Ross's attire did you plan out
to look like and we came down we I came
uh I came downstairs from the hotel and
I saw him and I was like God damn it you
knew you were going to get the blue
immediately no I had my outfit on he had
his outfit on we were going to the car
at like great on time yeah they're like
can't change now and we were just like
we're just going to have to eat this one
eat what you guys look F they look very
Australian we look we look like you and
marshmallow at the Chiefs Afterparty you
feel like you look choreographed like
it's like it was planned and it wasn't
planned it wasn't is a tremendous show
so shout out to Blue there were there
were there were a bunch of uh of other
ones that were pretty good the M&M's was
uh pretty good yeah yeah that was pretty
good well it also looked like there were
a lot of Travis kely jerseys among the
fans out there in Sydney there was a few
there's a few there's a good there's a
good American football crowd out there
and I think just like Taylor Taylor fans
so they wanted to show their support
have you uh how do you feel about your
jersey being worn all over the uh ays
tour it's pretty [Â __Â ] cool to just
have your jersey being worn like even if
it's just on a day or had a football
game I only asked it because it's in
this clip I I don't care right now I
guarantee there's people out in Philly
right now wearing your jersey guarantee
it well I just retired yesterday yeah
well every day is a Jason Kel day in
Philadelphia now okay then after
Australia you went back to Vegas to
continue celebrating your Super Bowl
championship all right now why back to
Vegas you guys haven't had enough of
Vegas yet no and we had been this had
been something that we talked about as a
team like oh man when we win in Vegas
we're going to go back and like have a
good time do it right yeah hit the hit
the casino Gamble and go to the casino
cuz we couldn't we couldn't do any of
that those of you that don't know the
NFL doesn't allow you on uh when you're
didn't when you're going for the Super
Bowl they said no casinos when yeah but
even if we're just playing the Raiders
in a regular week if you're there on
business for the NFL you can't gamble or
do anything fun in Vegas and essentially
we wanted we wanted to have some fun so
we went back as a team they made some
world championship belts um I got all
the WWE ones but this one was pretty
cool uh hosting the uh or hoisting yeah
hoisting the the belt the world uh
boxing championship oh that's cool yeah
who had that on them um I did yeah I did
because I'm the World Champ I don't care
what is this an actual anybody says
about it just being an American sport or
America it I am the World Champ until
there's another uh you know football
team uh that
can even like uh remotely compete with
an NFL team I don't think that uh it's a
it's a competition yeah I'm with you
either way that was pretty cool uh I'm
the world champion the always uh sitting
on my couch with sandal because Nobody
Does it Better we got to get this man a
belt we got to get him a belt somebody
make him a sandal belt yeah so we went
back had some fun uh we had been talking
about doing it all year if we if we got
a chance to to win the Super Bowl again
and uh sure enough those memories you
get of the aftermath with the guys is um
stuff remember for the me for the rest
of my life man I think
um you've done it but the teams are
never the same and even when you repeat
it's it's and even to this day you know
a handful of decisions have been made
with the Chiefs and uh a few guys aren't
with us and um I wanted to make sure
that I got every chance to enjoy this
with those guys immediately afterwards
and I was um it was definitely well
worth it man it was definitely well
worth it we had a blast had some fun and
then I uh then I went to California and
got caught uh going to noou at the same
time as Christian mcaffrey yeah you guys
said dinner together no we didn't but if
I would have known that him and oliv
were there I would have sent over a
drink or at least came over and said
congrats on an unbelievable season got
so much respect for that guy and
obviously all the all the 49ers that we
played and um yeah if I would have knew
he was there I would have definitely
said hello but I didn't see that he was
there and sure enough TMZ is throwing it
out there that it's remarkable it really
is there's such a rush to get things out
there they're enjoying us even saying
that it wasn't yeah it's they're enjoy
it's attention to them and they just
love attention list Kylie apparently is
pregnant with our fourth child it's a
boy what no way no it's it's Kylie you
in this madeup universe thank you you
guys made you guys made a baby in Milan
that's right if she got pregnant in
Milan we got some things to answer here
um that photo of me Zack Alan AIS from
The Hangover like it's
crazy there was like a three-year-old
video Wyatt before game this year the
announcer made it seem like she was
playing Center and I'm like she was
reacting to the combine like what do we
like people just will say anything
anything that gets them likes or clicks
and people don't vet anything throw it
out there it's [Â __Â ] ridiculous so
don't believe everything you're reading
especially especially on what I got
going on apparently leaving the
country I'm staying in America yeah
America will always be home yeah
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guys have been waiting for after 13
years dude man it's a long time Seven
Pro bowls six First Team all pro Seasons
193 total games holy [Â __Â ] that's a lot
of football 156 consecutive starts which
is a record just one of those well
Eagles record records are records dude
um it's not a world record and a Super
Bowl champion with the Philadelphia
Eagles you have officially decided to
hang them up dude yeah um and we
couldn't be more proud of you man but
thanks D we got to talk about it let's
do it the retirement speech was one for
the ages ladies and gentlemen if you
haven't seen it um grab a box of Kleenex
before you do it um the guy poured his
hearts out poured his heart out as he
does uh every single time talking about
the things that he loves and um
just the uh it was beautiful to see how
grateful you are how the memories that
you uh that you've gathered over the
years with the people that uh that have
gotten you to this point in your life
and it was uh it was well said man it
was it was a beautiful thing it's been
less than 24 hours since you've made the
announcement but um how does it finally
feel that it's out there does it feel
relieved or yeah I think you you know
it's been a long time coming you know
obviously I've debated retiring for the
last few seasons
um so I think it's uh you know it got to
the point where you know I knew that
that's what I wanted to do and it was
nerve-wracking getting to that
day um but a lot of the things that I
said and um and kind of uh you know
shared are things that I wanted to share
for a long time and you wait for the
moment where it feels right to do it um
a lot of those things were notes that
I've compiled throughout my career
I like take notes on my phone so just
kind of like PL idea I need to start it
it felt good to to finally get it out
there in some ways in other ways it's
you know it's still hard and it's and it
hurts didn't look easy um it's weird
it's not like it's easy or hard to say
it it's more just like hard to like come
to grips with like the finality of it
but um yeah I was hoping I had said it
enough times that I wouldn't cry as much
as I did I think it's good to show
emotion through it but I mean I couldn't
I was sobbing before I even started so I
was defit set the tone you set the tone
for definitely the entire family let
alone everyone listening especially the
beginning portion of it got broken up a
lot but obviously um you know proud of
all the people that were there and um
you know what they've meant to me and
wanted to share that and you know yeah
who helped you the most in in deciding
all this man in deciding whether to keep
playing or not yeah what was the big
what was the biggest influence helping
you me you know and and I think that's
how I knew like in previous years like I
would reach out to other guys like Hey
how do you know when you want to stop
playing or you know stop what do you
think and the reality was I you know it
was more firm than it's ever been this
year that I just don't think physically
I can compete at the level that I want
to anymore um and the Really compete the
way I want to
um you know my elbow and little my
knees um it's just gotten to the point
where the deterioration and the recovery
from that deterioration is hasn't really
manifested on game day yet but I know
it's going to start doing that and I'd
rather um I'd really I'd really rather
not I'm hard on myself and if I go out
there and I'm not the player that I want
to be yeah uh it'll crush me so um I
feel very confident in the decision I've
made um I know that it's time uh I've
had a really good run and uh but you
know that's the biggest reason why was
everybody in the in the facility leading
up to this moment like dude don't do it
do I think everybody knows people people
want on some level people want me to
stay there was it like wolf on Wall
Street like dude he's not going to
really do it is he I don't know I think
uh I think at the end of the day
everybody just wants you know what I
want at this point and I think you know
people still want me to play if I want
to but if you don't want to you
shouldn't do it and you know the reality
is I don't I don't want to do that
anymore and um sure there's parts of me
that want to like there'll always be
parts of me that want to go out on game
day and play and want to compete and um
want to be there with your teammates
like that stuff will never go away but
just the the the the physical portion is
at a point that it's it's not a desire
to continue to do and not something I
think I can do and be happy about it so
yeah it's over and um and that's good
you know I think it's certainly
uh terrifying in some ways because you
know I've only really played football my
whole life yeah so we got to try and
figure something else out luckily this
podcast and all of our fans and
everybody have there's some
opportunities now and that and that's
great um that's a but at the end of the
day it's still a new chapter um um I'm
incredibly excited about what could
happen and also uh nervous about you
know what life is going to look like now
walk us through that outfit of choice
yeah was that your press conference
outfit is that like you you you wanted
to go into that thing yeah so you start
I guess I start out the day that's the
first choice you got to make you know
you're like all right what am I going to
wear to this thing who am I going to
dress up as it's like suit and tie is
what most people wear and I'm like that
wouldn't feel right like I don't think
you know for me I don't think it's not a
wedding you know
only time I've ever seen you wear suit
and tie I'm wear a suit and tie when I
have to and that's about it and I'm
trying I'm walking through like okay do
I wear like a Cleveland Heights shirt do
I wear Like an Eagle shirt I open one of
the drawers and this is like a shirt
that has holes in it and I've worn and
practiced and and did every year I've
lifted weights in it yeah um and I'm
like you know what this shirt in some
ways was a part of this journey with me
more than anything else in this
closet so wear this then we got there
and uh you know a lot of people don't
know this but my trainer one of the
trainers to the Eagles has been battling
cancer all season long and he's been
there my entire career too Joe appella
and um shout out Joe thankfully he's in
remission they don't have any signs of
it yeah Joe they're still gon to I think
do an operation to you know really make
sure but um he's looking good but he
wasn't able to tape me for any of the
games this year and he's tap my ankles
my whole career so he taped my ankles
for the press conference One Last Time
nice man so I had ankle tape on with
sandals so yeah that was what went into
I guess the attire nice yeah well shout
out Joe we'll see you at se dude yeah
well I'll see you for he hasn't drank at
all he he's he's gone completely vegan
cut out alcohol completely to try and
you know really give his body the best
chance of fighting it off with chemo and
everything and it's worked but uh he's
finally he's asked the doctor like can
he have a beer year on St Patrick's Day
and they're like there's no evidence to
say that you can't so nice we're going
to enjoy some some beverages for St
Patrick's Day have a nice look yeah just
just one just one beard never hurt
anybody or
two well the speech was uh was
unbelievable as good of a football
player you are man you a professional
speaker is I mean it's got to be in the
next line of work whether it's here on
the podcast or you running for president
whichever one you want to do I'm sure
you can you can do well yeah it's easy
I think it's really easy to give
speeches when you are just reciting what
you lived and What You've
experienced I don't know that I can you
know go up in front of a corporation and
give a speech about that you know I mean
for me to just recant all the people
that have been really meaningful in my
life and all the experien I've had with
my teammates in the city yeah like I'm
just reciting history so to me it's it
makes it easier and I felt the same way
about the parade spee Beach like I
didn't say anything up there that wasn't
like I didn't make anything up it was
all out there so that's what makes it
easy like to come up with like something
off the cuff that I think it would be a
lot harder so this one was easy to write
i' had already written it for like 13
years like I said I take notes I wake up
at times and had these thoughts on my
head and just jot them
down really the only thing I had to do
is figure out the order when I'm putting
everything did you you did that was it
just you or did you have any so I read
the first draft to Brett strosacker he
works in our media Department with the
Eagles well actually I read the first
draft to Kylie and then I read the first
draft to Brett and both of them had like
oh you should you put this person in
there should you put that person like I
didn't you know I don't know if you
should make a big dick Nick
joke I'm like [Â __Â ] you and dude it was
so good I text Nick to make sure he was
okay with it and he was like he of
course he was like like yeah you tell
everybody but the surprising one was
when he said I asked Tori and Tori his
wife and Tori gave the okay that was the
surprising part I was like okay all
right Tori thanks
Tor everyone enjoyed it a lot of people
are saying it was their favorite part of
it yeah so I think you kind of you know
you start with a framework I decide to
go chronologically for the most part and
save the most meaningful people and
stories and messages for the ending
portion we all reciting some memor of
the most uh impactful things that
happened throughout my career so kind of
settled into that
framework and then you know rewrote it a
few times changed things up added things
here and there I think the the section
on you with
like was like I changed that day of like
hey I'm trying to think like I got to
say more about like growing up with
traff like what what else and I'm like
oh yeah like playing in the backyard
like you know playing we played multiple
Super Bowls before we ever left the
house like you know we we envisioned
ourselves being Jim Tomy Carlos bayera
like uh you know I think you so that
stuff kind of went in last second I
still I'm trying to be Carlos
Bayer yeah I mean he was a k LOF you
name it D that whole Guardians every if
you were a sports figure in Cleveland we
imagined our the 90s Indians were were
huge though that those were the teams in
Cleveland the Browns left in the '90s so
even have a football team yeah just
became a fan of the
game drone Bettis was my guy bus I was a
far guy Drome Bettis and Mike allot were
and then Brian ER lacer Ray
Lewis you were who I was five yeah huge
I thought I had a cannon like him too
man D gun you did you could th no you
could thr it before you tore your lb
room you could you could chuck that
thing now that we got some more time you
is there anybody that you want to give a
shout out out to they
you just I don't even want to do that I
don't want to do that right now because
there's going to be people I'm going to
leave off if I'm just randomly ripping
that out the top of my head delete that
yeah no listen I you know there's a lot
of people I want to thank um teammates
and like so many people have reached out
since yesterday so cool to see I have
text nobody back because it's it's a lot
a boy I'm dreading having to try and get
through all these at the same time I'm
excited because there's a lot of
meaningful people that have texted me
and reached out listen this is why
football is so special um you know
unlike any other sport especially
offensive line like this is what's crazy
I am a
center like I make no plays on my own my
job is just to facilitate an environment
where other guys can make plays and um
you know I'm still being celebrated and
talked about on a level and I think
that's awesome for the other guys that
play my position and and for the other
kids that play offensive line like it's
large usually been in unheralded
position for a long time um and in some
ways I think the offensive line
symbolizes the the sport better than
anything else you know there's we're all
ultimately relying on the guys next to
us and the coach and what they're
calling and you know the the the systems
you're running physicality of the game
it's such a dependent game there's be
there'd be too many people to than and
try and hit by listing off you know all
of my teammates and coaches and people
in the building and you know T Roy our
janitor you know I mean Tony like I mean
it's it's ridiculous and um so you know
tried to limit it to really just like
the people that for sure made like a
very pointed impact um and then of of
course the the head figures at each
level you know that's the beauty of
football it's the the most complete Team
game that there is ever yeah um in my
mind and man we love teaming up
well I
um we did not talk about much of your
retirement and I I wanted to make sure
that
you you didn't feel any pressure from me
to keep going knowing I I wanted you to
keep going I wanted you to keep playing
this G you why didn't you tell me this I
would have changed my mind no no no I
didn't
I you've uh you've always been a step
ahead of me in um in this game yeah but
it's in this game alone you've always
been a step ahead of me and it's always
been like I've had that flotation device
right there and um it's uh to have uh to
have you out of it man it feels uh it
feels empty and it definitely um it
feels
like it's a um it's complete you know
it's uh it was a
success
I hear
you yeah was that it was a fun ass
journey to watch and
uh and like I said yesterday man I just
appreciate you showing me the way and uh
bringing us all along the journey with
you big guy we we showed each other the
way um I think it's I appreciate it
listen I'm out of playing but I'm still
going to be you know I'm still going to
the games like I said you I've been you
know you you've been playing for a long
time on your own and and I look forward
to being able to appreciate and watch
your games more and um take in the
bigger picture of football and
everything that it has to offer um while
still remaining local in Philadelphia
like I'll never not be there but um
definitely looking forward to I don't
know it's it's a different chapter and
in some ways I'll be able to experience
more things and do um things that I've
never done before which is exciting well
it was just uh it was cool being being
uh being the tag
team of the National Football
Le pretty cool [Â __Â ]
um yeah I didn't talk to you about it um
I let you kind of do your own thing and
I um I could have been more proud
listening to you yesterday and it's just
um it's been U it's been a lot of uh lot
of emotions a lot of sad emotions a lot
of exciting emotions I mean you got the
you got the [Â __Â ] world in in your
palm right now dude and um you got three
little ones that I know you're you're
dying to watch grow up and oh yeah it's
uh it's just a a lot of a lot of uh a
lot of future excit exciting future
things that we have to look forward to
absolutely and um yeah it's
uh yeah so back to the speech
um can I yeah can I see the kleenex real
quick so I can just over I'm sorry I
would be crying more but I wasted all of
my Tears yeah but you know I got plenty
of
those I'll probably break down here at
some point you hit the intensity of the
Philly fans man and it was awesome you
uh you hit it spot on you've been spot
on with it your entire career um here in
uh here in Bernstein Jason your guy tell
you that Philly is an awesome City
you're going to love it um you embodied
that place um before you even knew you
embodied it and uh your toughness your
your desire for for excellence your your
dve to be the best and not settle for
anything other than that the way you
talked about the Philly fan base was so
spoton and it just um man it honestly
being here in Philly I for the past 13
years I feel like I've become a part of
this Sports town so random um I was a
huge Flyers fan growing up uh because of
Eric Lindros and John lir and um for you
to come in here and become um Idols like
that for kids uh has been pretty PR damn
cool did you always want to make uh the
announcement alongside the the Eagles
organization was that kind of like in
your mind to like stay a Philadelphia
Eagle your entire career or well yeah
you want to I mean I've been very
blessed to have that opportunity I even
talked about in the speech that almost
didn't happen right like there's so many
things that need to go right for you to
stay in one spot you know the
organization has to want you financially
it has to work
out and then you got to want to continue
to play in the same spot and I think
it's really hard to do in any sport in
in today's age like it just it's very
rare that both of those
sides and the financial thing line up
for your whole career yeah so it was a
goal you know I talked about it you know
we saw everybody leav in Cleveland did
Big Z ever play anywhere else that's the
only guy that I think junis so junis
might have been the only one he's the
only one you know it's not like listen I
still love Jim Tomy I love Manny and all
the guys that played in Cleveland but
it's you know it's it there's something
that happens when when somebody leaves
that I think is especially as a kid you
it's it's awkward or different W
wrapping your head around it and um you
know I've been very lucky and fortunate
to stay in Philadelphia and it was
certainly a goal and I'm happy that it
happened was there any other way that
you were going to do this announcement
like were you going to like jump in
through the table were you just about to
like all right I'm done and then just
like jump on the burning table did it
ever cross your mind you're going to do
it any other way no I think did I wanted
to do it uh at the facility in a press
conference with people in the
organization there I think that that
felt right there's too too many of those
people that were a part of it just as
much as I was so yeah yeah that was the
only way I ever envisioned it well you
uh you talked about some of your
favorite moments in your speech
obviously and you had some great shout
outs to the the 879 your speech uh coach
serani sending you the Kegs and uh of
course Nikki Foles in the Philly special
did you ever um do you think that any
other retirement speech past or present
will ever mention a
teammate's shalong how should we put
this Hammer sausage um I mean I hope
not I hope it doesn't become like common
place that everybody's just referencing
who's got the biggest day how can I
thank him it's just so legendary I felt
like it like it needed to be a part of
it yeah dude it was so perfect because
it was obviously it was very emotional
you do a great job of keeping light and
fun and yeah you that was such a good
[Â __Â ] mix in some moments where people
can have a laugh here and there got to
yeah I mean listen that was a iconic
moment of the Super Bowl and you know
Nick and Doug together somehow decided
to call it trick play on fourth down and
um it ended up being you know one of the
biggest plays in football history at
this point so yeah that had to be in
there it was in there I didn't it wasn't
as colorful at first and I was like you
know what screw this let's full
Jason Kel style the only way to do it
come I think there was I don't want to
say a little bit of Doubt but there was
a little bit of question of whether or
not you
would get or transpire in the league as
you did in college like become as
successful in the NFL as everyone you
know there's that question for everybody
when I saw you taking
Snaps with Michael Vic yeah man that
that
like that put you in Heroes world for me
kind of like di down and like dim the
lights on like the stars that we imagine
growing up that Holy Smokes like they're
in the NFL yeah you made it more
achievable for a guy like me knowing
that we come from the same place we're
at the same school there's questions but
at the same time you're still performing
even with the best that do it in the
National Football League that we look at
as Gods because they're the best to ever
do it everybody ask like when did you
know you were going to play in the NFL
and that's when it becomes reality is
when you see people you know like you
had me because I was older but I had you
know Trevor Canfield Barry
Coffield uh you know uh like you Marty
Gillard Haruki Nakamura like you you see
these guys you practice with every day
start to play in the league and you're
like hey you know I competed with you
know these guys in practice every day
and now they're getting a chance so then
it becomes a reality that you're going
to get an opportunity and I you know I
still remember the first time I snapped
it to Mike the first two quarterbacks I
snapped to are Michael Vic and Vince
Young like two absolute freaking Legends
it might have been Mike kfka too not as
much of a legend love cfis Mike um way
you get in there yeah it was incredible
it was it was you know it was that was
the first moment where you're like holy
[Â __Â ] I'm snapping the ball to The Human
Highlight re what is happening right now
the experience this this changed quick
and it was really quick because my first
year was the lockout year oh yeah so you
didn't get
had no offseason all offseason you had
to be away from the club and they lifted
it for like a couple weeks for like the
first either day or two day guys that
were drafted but any third third uh
Third Day guy or undrafted guy like I
showed up I don't the like a couple days
before training camp started and I got
the Playbook then and I met those guys
for the first time at training camp and
then I'm snapping it to him I'm like
what the heck is going on right now this
is
crazy Lehigh Valley yeah was a me I I'll
remember that day forever man I I was
running around UC showing the picture
cuz that's all I had was a picture of it
I didn't obiously no video of it or
anything Sant Samuels like revving up
the crowd because there's a bunch of
people that was free to come and like uh
the first time I hit a sled and this is
what was cool about Lehi which you know
it the dorm sucked you guys still go off
campus but we stopped that a long time
ago but I mean the first time I ever hit
a sled it was like you know dude's
drinking beer right behind me like
cheering me on I'm like this is way
different than Cincinnati like over
there the we had like pig people yeah it
was it was cool Stout was a major major
part of your speech uh you quoted them a
few times uh Thrice if I remember
correctly and of course ending with the
hungry dogs run baby I'm still hungry I
can't run fast anymore that's the
problem I don't know dude I'm a porch
dog
now like that basset pound just freaking
letting know letting everybody know when
someone's coming that's right you still
got some bark but not a lot of bite yeah
obviously you talked to him a lot
throughout this entire uh entire uh
retirement um question even before this
year um are there any other uh like did
you talk to him after and just have any
actual closure I know I know what he
meant to your career we've talked about
Stout and I have talked about I mean
we've we've shared you know fears and
words at the end of the last four
seasons cuz we didn't know if it was
going to be over or not yeah so I think
it's you know we've talked about a lot
of this stuff already it's the first
time we've really talked publicly about
a lot of it and to be clear like I
Harbor
no
like you like I said in the speech I
would have gotten rid of me too in 2016
like I played really bad to start the
season and I don't know that there was
enough good tape at the end of the
season to Warrant uh keeping me in the
future mhm I think Stout really firmly
believed that I still had enough
strengths and upside and he really
firmly believe if I stopped putting my
hands up high on these big fat [Â __Â ]
defensive tackles that I would stop
getting pushed back and sure enough he
was
right um you know early in your care
yeah and like early in your career
especially before my sport turnia
surgery that was a big turning point for
me because you lose a little bit of
strength when you have that surgery I
think yeah and you know early in my
career I was under size but I was very
very strong and I could get away with
musling guys who were bigger than me and
uh after that surgery and then after we
went away from the tempo offense so the
big guys weren't as Gass all the time
yeah things that I was
doing that weren't good technique but
getting away with caught up and they
caught up quick yeah that makes sense
and I think Stout really saw that he was
like dude I don't care if you're 400 lb
if your hands are up here you're going
to get thrown into the quarterback right
get your hands up under him you know
play with leverage right take them off
the ground and if you play with leverage
you can survive in this league at the
weight you're at like that's not the
issue right you have the hips and the
strength to Anchor at an undersiz as
long as you use you know
physics so it's um you know he he really
firmly believed that and we saw a trans
it wasn't like all offseason it was
unique like we started that transition
in the season and it got corrected at
the end of the season like we played
Baltimore and Baltimore I mean huge
defensive tackles big
guys yeah it was one of my best games of
the season so you can survive uh with
proper technique and things and a
lighter weight and I think um there was
questions from anybody who isn't as
involved on that because they're like
you know they can't guarantee I'm going
to fix this but I think Stout saw the
corrections happening and there was
still the upside of my athleticism and
downfield blocking and all the things he
wanted to utilize as well and you know
my ability to make calls and do all that
stuff like that's a big part of the game
that he didn't want to lose he was the
pivotal guy that really convinced people
I think to not move on um and credit to
them for trusting him you know what I
mean like listen that's a big amount of
Faith to put in a position coach like
you know there's other there's head
coaches there's GMS there's Scouts every
Scouts it's like all these people are
like man you know it's I guess we can
trust out for another year yeah and
luckily it it it worked out for
everybody involved hell yeah dude and
we've all had her ups and downs I mean
mentioned in Howe was you know he was in
the other side of the closet that one
year like uh you know Stout has had his
ups and downs and you know that's what
you know life is that's what the NFL is
there's going to be these down times you
guys saw that this year firsthand you
know halfway through the season nobody
thought you guys were winning another
Super Bowl and you guys had the
fortitude to stick with it and Eagles
are dealing with that right now one of
the things that I'm like very much
like I don't like the one thing that I'm
disappointed about retiring right now is
I'm retiring when the Eagles had
potentially the biggest collapse in the
history of the organization not
potentially probably the most and the
reason I say that I'm upset about that
is I really truly think the Eagles are
going to ball out next year I I think
all of those guys there's still a
tremendous amount of talent there
they've hired two really good coaches
that are going to be able to offer A New
Perspective and look at things with a
fresh lens I think Jaylen Herz is a
tremendous quarterback I know it wasn't
a good end of the year for him or for
anybody on offense yeah there's no doubt
in that but there's still so many pieces
there's plenty of cap space I know how
he's going to make some moves to improve
the things that need to get fixed he
always does you know I'm I just really
think there's going to be one hell of a
bounceback from the Philadelphia Eagles
next year and it really pains me that
you know I'll be a part of it in some
way like I'm still going to go down the
facilities I'm still going to help out
in any way I can uh but I'm also going
to be doing other things and I'm not a
I'm not gonna be on the field doing it
with those guys but I can damn sure at
least appreciate it from afar I like
that is one thing I'm really um upset
about the timing of but it is what it is
it's just just you know I have to enjoy
it in a different way yeah well those
uh yeah well Stout had an amazing thing
to he threw out on the uh the Twitter X
um Jason some of my finest coaching
moments have been by your side these
past 11 years I'm so proud of the player
you've worked to become and the Legacy
you've built I'll I'll miss having you
by my side um it's been an honor and I
congratulate you and all on the
incredible career man and um it was was
cool just hearing him yeah uh last night
at uh at the dinner and hearing him say
you know how how happy he was that uh
that you're in a good place and that
you're you're you're there for it and
man um just got so much respect for that
guy um do you have any stou isms and
we've been talking about we've been
talking about this I mean we we heard
three quotes we got to get these St we
got to get you lane Jordan to just and
even bring bring in JP JP's probably got
some good stou isms yeah I mean if you
ask enough guys they'd all
remember you know enough of them yeah
and some of them are just so like off
the cuff and they're hilarious in the
moment I can't don't even know if I'll
say it but like he has this one thing
that he well he has a bunch of like you
know there's you know I said the three
like no man is an I MA strs from others
hungry dogs run faster um you know uh
often times the easy way is the wrong
way that's like pound and salid up a fat
lady's ass when it's a a hard Run play
to run into a good defense I don't know
why that makes sense but it kind of does
not the most politically correct at all
times um an absolute gem uh there's a
lot of other ones that are more
politically correct but I can't think of
them right now those ones stick out
really hard you know Lobster Lobster man
if you're like using your hands if
you're just like laying them on top like
they're like claws like you know I I'll
yeah I'll have to start jotting down
some of the ones it's like I don't know
him from Adam's house cat who the [Â __Â ]
is Adam's house cat like what are you
talking about dude you know he's got
he's got so many just like off the- wall
he's a fresh baby dude it it is
tremendous fresh no doubt well uh shout
out to Stout appreciate you always
having my guys back man let's get into
what's next is a retirement edition of
we got to ask but you don't got to
answer all right mhm first things first
did you finally get rid of or clean out
that [Â __Â ] Locker I mean
somebody did they cleaned it up for you
that's when you're done playing they
just threw it in a U-Haul and it's like
hey it's down at the uh storage unit
when you get done uh playing they move
that stuff quick they got to make room
so the locker is for the most part
cleaned out I didn't actually didn't go
and check it if everything got moved out
of there yet but um it is definitely
clean they can finally clean the
carpeting underneath all the boxes and
stuff that was piling up there was still
a bunch of jerseys and ow so many guys
jerseys I'm ter we've talked about that
before like I got to send out probably
like I mean probably over 20 jerseys to
guys that I own to dude I owe the entire
uh Patriots tight end unit Jersey all
three of them Brown Henry maybe that's
my next I still I love you guys I'm
still I promise you I'm gonna get them
out I'm gonna get them out yeah
obviously you don't know exactly what
you're doing uh over the offseason other
than uh becoming a full-time cattle
farmer in Missouri full um do you know
how how you're going to spend some of
this time coming up this offseason or I
don't you know I think um I'm trying to
figure out what I'm going to do um
during the season whether that's tou
yeah get ahead on that yeah well you
know obviously I'm not going to be a
full-time coach but is there a level
that I can help out the team still or
help out uh young guys whatever figure
out if there's a role there coach Kels
you just need to stopwatch stop watching
a whistle dude an advisor I can see it
shirt already tucked in I am a tucked in
shirt guy I don't know why but feels
right um I look forward to doing stuff
that's not football like I've done I've
been so committed to the sport for so
long 36 years I you you really like it's
embarrassing when your wife knows how to
do more housework around the like like I
can't she her dad's an electrician she
can fish wires Kylie can fish wires and
like Jason you don't know how to you
know how to fish a wire yes when did you
ever fish a wire um when I was
connecting my uh speakers that Aunt Judy
gave me started cutting and tying really
yeah no I'm talking about like in walls
no yeah this is never done that that's
what I'm talking about like she's like
she could like put in a new outlet if
she wanted to it's probably a step ahead
of what Happ yeah exactly got it um so
yeah I don't shout out to Kai for being
the handyman around the house I like
experiencing new things and you know
I've always wanted like I I like to show
for and fire I want to go to a
blacksmith and make a freaking knife I
think that'd be that'd be fun count me
in on that one don't do that without me
you want to go I want to make a sword
yeah well a sword is a whole another
undertaken I don't know that we're good
enough to just go in there and make a
sword we can samurai sword you make some
metal hot enough you can you can you can
pound it into an
edge a samurai sword you want to go
straight to like the most complex like I
want a fruit ninja in real
life let's go do it all right all right
you grow the fruit I'll get the samurai
is there a player you're glad that
you'll never line up against ever
again mine was JJ Watt when he retired I
was like thank God that guy's out of
here [Â __Â ] by the way JJ hit us and was
like dude we got to get on the ice I
want to go and I saw him out there on
the ice and it looked electric yeah he
was doing I saw some he was doing some
one-timers dude yeah it was good
ironically I reached out to a guy that's
given Wyatt skating lessons before and I
think I'm going to get out with him
Wyatt and Elliot out on the ice nice get
him get him going early we're about
we're about Wyatt's age you you might
have been I I didn't start skating until
I was like seven or eight I started a
little bit later than what you would
ideally want a kid to start at I tried
to get her out earlier she was like two
and a half when I first got her out
there too early she was not [Â __Â ] with
her she was terrified and yeah so was I
just got to I think it'll help that I
can go out with her now too though like
I'm going to go out on the ice and I
think if Dad's out there with them cuz
it was the same thing like gymnastics
like gymnastics you want nothing to do
with the trampoline and the moment like
Kylie and I are there with her like then
she's into it but yeah yeah nice so no
player that you're like I mean Aaron
Donald I guess like but I didn't really
line up against Aaron that much like I
don't like I don't I there were players
that were hard to line up against but
often times those are the guys that you
liked playing against the most like I
hear you biggest challenge yeah well it
was just like you know it
was it meant a little bit more I mean
there's guys that kick my ass for sure
but um you know that doesn't mean that I
didn't like trying to beat
him just what I had to do yeah exactly
like you know it's it it sucked losing
some of the Reps but you know when you
won the ones it meant that much more did
you give any advice to cam cam Jurgens I
mean think he's he's a pro pro he's a
Pros pro at this point right yeah he's
going into his third year and I'm you
know listen he's a he's a friend and a
teammate he always will be so I'll
always be able to offer advice yeah um
and talk to him I think you know he is
going to be an incredible Center I
really do I think he was great for at G
guard Force last year um his traits are
going to be uh very very well used at
that position with Jeff Stalin in
particular I don't think you know as
much as sometimes you know some part of
me like it'd be nice if there was a drop
off of the position it's like yeah that
was really it's not gonna happen it's G
he's gonna step in and do great they got
to figure out guard um and you know they
drafted Steen last year Su a I don't I
don't know how some of these free agents
and contracts are going to shape up or
who is or who isn't you you have sua
Jack Driscoll um you know there's
there's a bunch of guys that could do it
I'm sure they'll bring in new players or
already have yeah there's still the
draft to come up so we'll see who ends
up claiming that Right Guard spot but
the line is in very very good shape um
that's just the reality of it and Cam's
going to be a tremendous Center um and
you know barring anything happening
he'll he'll be good for a while for the
Philadelphia Eagles yeah can wait to see
cam step into the role man yeah um on
the list of your career achievements
though I mean where does this one rank
the Eagles um misspelled your name when
you got drafted on Twitter did you know
this um no yeah they um when they
announced the Tweet of you getting
drafted the Eagles # Eagles uh select
Jason
Kelce hey L SE y from Cincinnati with
the 191st pick um completely botched
your name and now you're the greatest
player to ever play in in in the Eagles
uniform how yeah where's that at they
they know how to spell your name at
least now it's probably going to be on
the stadium at some point I I firmly I
firmly like that most of my career had
to be earned and I mean this I it is
crazy how over I'm overrated I am shut
the fu dude listen to me dude you're so
ridiculous I'm not even close to the
best Eagle in my time with the
Philadelphia Eagles like Fletcher Cox
Jason Peters Lane Johnson away from any
of them dude just listen to me for a
second there are so many people that
have meant more to wins and losses and
have been better players maybe in the
stat book not just the stat book like I
couldn't Block Fletcher Cox one-on-one
like it's a legitimate thing so it's um
that's fair but I do know
that the the credit that I've gotten has
been because of the work that's been put
in and um you know they didn't know how
to spell my name back then but they know
how to spell it now and um I like the
fact that they didn't know how to spell
it back then yeah all right so it's up
there sweet you had a great joke in your
speech calling Darren sprouls
48 spr sprouls reached out to me yeah he
did he he reached out he's a godamn it
Kel we love sprouls man man he's 5'6
just for those of you it's a roster
height
yeah Mighty might he's the best electric
Human Highlight real man and uh
hypothetical a team calls you only wants
you to come in on fourth one and run the
tush push would you sign that contract I
no I wouldn't do that but there was
there was a piece one play you're like
[Â __Â ] thank God I don't got to run
that again there is there was the idea
of like hey do I just like CU I could
probably still play a couple games like
do I just sit around and wait till
playoffs till playoffs start because a
lot of guys do that and more power to
them I hear you but you know it's then
you're like waiting either for an injury
either you're like waiting for somebody
to get hurt i' have guilt I'd have guilt
exactly or you're just going to like you
know they're going to pay me to be like
a backup guy and I'll get like another
shirt bow or I'm just going into yeah so
I'm for me at that point I'm like you
know what I don't want to I want to be
proactive and just completely go off so
I that was something that I thought
about but definitely not doing it and I
look forward to getting skinny we're
going to get to that here in a second I
guess all right well if you could do it
all over again would you change it
nothing not a thing not a thing not even
this last year um I hear you well i'
take that back I'd take a Super Bowl for
sure but um you know everything happens
for a reason you know I've been very
very fortunate with all of the teammates
and coaches that I've had and um you
know I wouldn't have wanted to play any
anywhere else uh be with anybody else so
I wouldn't change any of that I might
change like you know I'm not perfect i'
I've made plenty of mistakes that I
looking back would have done differently
or you know I've I've been an [Â __Â ]
I've been a jerk like I'm like this is
the reality of life right and um you
know I think overall I've been pretty
good but I think for the most part
there's always something you look back
on and you're like man I could have been
better there 1,000% so trust me I know
no I just did one in the Super Bowl um
all right that does it for uh we gotta
ask but you don't have to answer and
lastly there's been an outpouring of
love from the Philadelphia Community uh
since you made the announcement really
from the entire world and uh your your
teammate Darius Slay chimed in with an
idea you're absolutely not going to love
um but everyone else is so [Â __Â ] on
board with it March 4th should be Kelsey
day in Philly the man is a true legend
shout out to Big play slay I'm on board
and I'm pretty sure Philly's on board so
it sounds like you have an official day
whether you like it or not you you know
damn well I do not support madeup
holidays slay should know at this point
too but I'm going to trick you into
[Â __Â ] having a beer randomly on every
day of your life you're not going to
trick me you just offer me one or every
year whatever day it is for the most
part yeah I don't think we should do
this for sure yeah I think there should
just be like an Maybe another Mummers
Parade not just on the the first of the
year but the 4th of March and everyone
dress up as you as your mummer as my
mummer string band's mummer suit yeah
like have you ever seen those videos
where everybody throws on the T-Rex suit
uh no and runs I think I know what
you're talking about actually it's like
the air inside of them yeah yeah those
are funny H man a bunch of Jason Kel's
running around um maybe running of the
bulls running of I mean
I've always kind of wanted to go to
that I mean you went through a
table what else what's next everyone has
to run in flip flops you wouldn't touch
the Rhino I'm not [Â __Â ] getting in
front of that thing [Â __Â ] that well all
you got to do you don't got to out run
you don't got to outrun it you just got
to outrun me you already know I'll go
swimming with sharks as long as I'm not
the only one in it I can out swim
somebody ceremonial keg stands there's a
whole bunch of stuff we can get into and
we will get into it March officially
Jason Kel day Philly let's get this
thing going mayor sign it up this is not
a thing put it on paper moving on it's
time for some special retirement Edition
and no dumb questions because there's no
such thing as dumb questions just a
bunch of dumb people and a retired
dumbass all right so no dumb retirement
questions is brought to you by Buffalo
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still can't harmonize though should we
try no I'm I'm stuff go you
start nailed it I knew it was the
streaming it's all about Riverside they
got to get their [Â __Â ] fixed Zach Brown
we're coming dude we're we're on our way
dude all right uh from at
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from wherever U don't know where you're
from uh at no dumb questions once you
guys eventually
retire um will you keep rooting for the
teams you play for or go back to the
fans of the Browns since uh they were
your uh OG team yeah I mean I'm a Eagles
first and foremost yeah and I'll
probably still cheer a little bit for
the Eagles I mean i' I've like I said I
become a Philly sports fan myself in
that regard I think fans who haven't
played definitely my own wife like
there's a uh a I mean listen we are
still Cleveland sports fans I still
cheered the Browns on and I did it my
entire career like I'm always rooting
for the Browns uh it come there's a
slight conflict when like the Eagles
play the Browns every four years maybe
if they ever go to Super Bowl together
but that would be the only times so it's
not like there's some insane rivalry
with the Cleveland Browns and Chief and
Eagles I so I can be fans of all three
teams you know I mean in my mind I get
I'm it's still Eagles here like it's
Eagles got be then until you retire it's
Chiefs the moment you retire it's
probably Browns then Chiefs I respect it
I respect it but either way those are
the top three for sure and then
bills how how about that coming out of
nowhere they just
they about that Lake dude dude they were
so nice and yeah they were nice to you
dude they were so nice I know that you
guys saw you maybe on social media in
hosle environment I didn't expect it to
be nice I'm just saying they were didn't
expect it to be that I mean it wasn't
like they were nice nice but like they
were they were still ribbing you but
that's like to be like expected yeah
yeah you want a hostile environment but
I still we were getting buffalo wings at
the big tree in all the Buffalo fans
were just excited for the game and
they're everybody's being nice and
everybody that works there is being nice
to us with the wings we're having
buffalo wings for our first time in
Buffalo so it's a it's like a a freaking
um like almost like a
not serendipitous but like a um I don't
know it's just a unique experience right
you get to have something that
originated someplace it's cool yeah well
not and you're part of it yeah I think
they're they're easy fourth at this
point nice from uh analyzing Taylor all
right when Jason is ready to talk about
it I'm interested if he's going to shed
pounds in retirement since he won't um
have to maintain the caloric intake
needed to play o line I was uh I was
blown away by seeing
Allan FICA Alan FICA after playing and
he um he's running marathons dude yeah
I'm not doing that dude what dude I
don't know how Allen's doing it but like
I'm I'm not running on pavement I tried
that already with the 5K not going to
make a living doing that my knees are
already messed up enough but there have
been plenty of oine men that that have
kind of chiseled it down oh I'm looking
forward to that yeah I'm going to get
I'm going to slim down I'll probably my
goal is 250 right now well this last
week I got down to like 285 cuz I knew I
was doing this yeah um and then I had
cake like three days in a row
so that's nothing compared to what
you're right it wasn't just cake though
it was like like I I I've been you had a
lot of naone last night we did well not
it was uh oh my gosh what is that called
bread no it's not pea dude I only thing
that thing was missing was some marinara
sauce and some [Â __Â ] some with the L
like some mozzarella and some la thank
you thank you um yeah whatever it was it
was delicious yeah it was great I mean
listen you're not going to beat zahav so
all right now so there's different ways
to do it right like I don't personally
subscribe to doing extreme diets like
you know going all the way vegan or all
the way carnivore or like uh keto my man
Joe Thomas lost a bunch of weight he all
keto and he showed me his plan and I'm
like dude more power to you but [Â __Â ] no
I'm not looks [Â __Â ] great yeah he
looks fantastic but it's not worth to me
doing that type of dude the happiness
you get from going over to Reas and just
chugging three those things like I don't
I can't do it every day but I'm going to
still do that occasionally um so yeah I
downloaded like you know my fitness pal
and just start tracking calories and I
feel like as long as I maintain my
protein intake so I keep my muscle yeah
and just kind of limit the calories
you'll start to lose weight so that's
that's the plan this guy's got a plan in
place and when Jason Kelce has a plan
it's [Â __Â ] done with that's right and
uh that was no dumb questions brought to
you by Buffalo Wild Wings let's go
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bar before we wrap uh we do have one
special video message for you Jason just
to you know end this thing with you
balling in tears because what's more
special gu a lot of people reached out
uh to show to the show wanting to share
their congratulations um let's take a
look at those messages now I'm so proud
of you um such an honor being your
teammate I'm so excited about what's
next for you as always great speech
everyone loved it I'm sure got some
great laugh some tears everything in
between oh my God you finally did
it've always been an amazing teammate an
amazing friend of me man I really
appreciate you can't say enough good
things about you just wanted to say
congratulations on your retirement thank
you for being the greatest teammate that
I've ever played with you're one of the
few teammates I ever had that was
younger than me and I actually looked up
to it's the guy you are man the way you
leave with your heart what you see is
what you get I really think you're one
of a million in that way there three
words that come to my mind I think of
passion Legacy an underdog it's been a
long great ride and I've enjoyed at
every moment U that we've been able to
share on that field Jason
congratulations on your career hell of a
run wish you the best on this new
chapter of your life truly incredible
career man I definitely do not miss
lining up on the other side and having
you point out exactly what Blitz were
running exactly where the pressure is
coming from you're too smart and too
athletic you don't get to have both you
got to choose one from one girl dad to
another I'm super excited to watch your
next chapter
2017 still haunts me just a that that
you are the competitor that you all it's
been a blessing just to watch you you
know do your thing congrats on such an
amazing career what a joy and a pleasure
it's been to watch compete play the game
the way you did all those years just
wanted to congratulate you on a
wonderful career Jason congratulations
on your retirement from the NFL
congratulations on your incredible
football career you did it right way you
were a great teammate did it at the
highest level and you did it for a long
time one of the great players at your
position so it's an honor to compete
against you and I have great respect for
you for the way you carry yourself on
the field and off the field
Jason diesel one I knew he was going to
do it two my brother great career love
you love your family as a Die Hard
Eagles fan man it's been fun watching
you all these years not just a football
your personality just watching you you
and your family thank you for the Super
Bowl look at all those kids down there
at the combine trying to be the next
Jason Kelsey good luck to them it's not
going to happen good luck to you Jason
congrats man you deserve all the
accolades what an amazing career now go
enjoy being a dad husband fulltime
welcome to my life let me tell you what
my life consists of
nothing that paper I know you never done
that before you have your wife fix your
plate make your own plate wash your own
dishes you take out the garbage now
Welcome to My Life buddy you have
converted yourself into a regular man
sitting in the stands at the link in
Philadelphia watching you run out of the
tunnel for the first time while hearing
your name announced over the stadium
speakers I felt this vast wave of Pride
that came over me
knowing that all your hard work
determination and persistence paid off
for you to realize your dreams well I
imagine the the prospect of retirement
can be a little daunting fear of the
unknown and all that I have no doubt
that whatever it is you do you will be
successful cuz frankly son you don't
know how how to do it any other way I've
had the privilege to travel to the most
amazing places the city of Philadelphia
will forever be proud of the young man
they adopted back in 2011 I hope you're
working on your pickle ball game I
talking a little smack about it and also
your beard chug
G ni yeah still got it get so famous and
not change at all please don't change
bro I love you thanks for everything and
I wish you nothing but the best in your
next life brother so thank you I'm
honored to call you a friend I'm honored
to call you a teammate I just want to
congratulate you on your retirement
you're already killing on your podcast
with your brother your mom everyone's
involved in everything good luck in the
next chapter exciting things ahead for
you pal wish you the very best for the
you know the new beginning go ahead get
that gold jacket fitted me and Bo are
going to need two tickets front row
Canton give this boy a call sometime we
can hang out from now on you have zero
excuses not to come fishing get out on
the ice together soon or at least crack
a few beers man I'm ready to roll
whenever you are buddy wait till I'm
done with my job before you try to take
it all right come take my job all right
I like what I'm doing don't steal it
you're going to be stealing my own
television at some point good luck to
you whatever is next to call I know
you'll be great at it watching you
living your life to the fullest has been
the most fulfilling part of my life
Jason congratulations on an outstanding
career Kudos dude and go
Birds that's pretty awesome congrats big
guy thank you deserve it man thank you
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crying all week I got dude I got you're
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unlimited ammo over here that was
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clips in um look forward to yeah being
able to hang out more there we go
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