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Retired former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce will be rooting for his former team over his younger brother, Travis, and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, according to a past clip from their New Heights podcast.
The elder Kelce, one of the most beloved players in Eagles history, was asked who he would cheer for if the Chiefs and Eagles played in a Super Bowl following his retirement last year during 'No Dumb Questions' fan participation segment of their show.
“I will root for the Eagles, of course,” he said months before the two teams clinched Super Bowl berths last Sunday (January 26).
“This is bulls**t,” Travis chimed in at the time.
“Because I will always be an Eagle,” Jason continued. “First and foremost. I’ll also root for Travis to have a good game, of course, cause he’s my brother, but nah, I’ll definitely be cheering on the Eagles.”
"That's the end of that question," he added emphatically.
Jason attended both the Eagles and Chiefs' respective conference championship games on Sunday, having reported from Philadelphia for ESPN and immediately flown to Kansas City to arrive at Arrowhead Stadium, where he was seen wearing his brother's No. 87 jersey, prior to the game's conclusion.
“This is something that I’m still trying to figure out, so I’m working [for] ESPN at the tailgate for the Birds game,” Jason said on his ESPN late-night show They Call It Late Night prior to attending both games. “Initially, they were gonna make me go up to Bristol, but then they were like, ‘Do you just want to stay down there and be a reporter on the scene?’ I’m really fired up to be there.”
The Chiefs will face the Eagles in a rematch of Super Bowl LVII, which both Kelce brothers played in, two years prior. Kansas City defeated Philadelphia, 38-35, with quarterback Patrick Mahomes claiming his second of three Super Bowl MVPs. The Chiefs look to become the first franchise in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowls, having already won three in the last five years.