Jason Kelce Is Reportedly Retiring From the NFL
Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce is reportedly retiring from the NFL after 13 years. According to ESPN , league sources claimed that Kelce, 36, told his teammates he was retiring on Monday night in the locker room…
Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce is reportedly retiring from the NFL after 13 years.
According to ESPN, league sources claimed that Kelce, 36, told his teammates he was retiring on Monday night in the locker room following the Eagles’ games against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Eagles lost to the Buccaneers in a 32-9 wild card playoff.
In a video clip posted by the NFL on X, formerly Twitter, Kelce appeared outwardly emotional at the end of the game. After the game, he declined to talk to reporters in the locker room, telling them, “No guys, not today.”
Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson revealed to reporters that Kelce had “hinted” to his teammates that he would be leaving after this season. According to sources, he had considered retiring in past seasons.
ESPN Senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter broke the news about Kelce’s alleged departure on X.
“Six-time All-Pro and future Hall-of-Fame center Jason Kelce told his Eagles’ teammates in Monday night’s postgame locker room that he is in fact retiring, per league sources,” he wrote.
Schefter added, “The 36-year-old Kelce became visibly emotional at the end of the Eagles’ 32-9 loss to the Buccaneers. He has considered retiring after other recent seasons, but this time is said to be real and happening.”