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Eagles center Jason Kelce has officially announced his retirement from football after 13 seasons in the NFL.
As soon as Kelce started speaking to the media to give his retirement speech, he began sobbing.
Nobody cares more about this game than @JasonKelce. ❤️😢 pic.twitter.com/FEnllKeDtR
— NFL (@NFL) March 4, 2024
As Kelce read a poem discussing why he decided to retire, he began to break down in tears again.
Jason Kelce in tears in the middle of his retirement announcement 💔
(via @Eagles) pic.twitter.com/xch8xQS6mS
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 4, 2024
Jason’s brother Travis was seen tearing up as his big brother spoke about him during his speech.
The most emotional moment of Jason Kelce’s retirement speech was talking about his brother, @tkelce. 😭
“I won’t forget falling short to the Chiefs & the conflicted feelings of immense heartbreak… & the amount of pride I had that my brother had climbed the mountain top again.” pic.twitter.com/m48fZMHbR7
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) March 4, 2024
Travis Kelce emotional during Jason Kelce’s retirement press conference.
A beautiful moment to see Jason’s family going through this with him. He is looking at them often throughout the speech #Eagles pic.twitter.com/ieIqxDRGt4
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) March 4, 2024
While Jason is heartbroken about retiring from football, it’s clear that he has a future in TV and has been meeting with networks for the past few weeks about a potential job in the booth.
You can watch Jason Kelce’s retirement speech below.
https://www.youtube.com/live/JSgSFJr68Uo?si=P3E2GkyiHuyujOjv&t=237