Just so sad. Jason Kelce reportedly informed his teammates he of officially retiring after Eagles loss (via Adam SchefterAdam Schefter). We obviously knew it was coming, but man what an awful way for it to end.
No one knows what happened to the Eagles, why it was an collapse of epic proportion. Was it the coaching, was it Jalen regressing? What happened to the Eagles? As we continued to be sad week over week as the Eagles kept getting worse, we all knew in the back of our minds this could be it for Jason Kelce. He’s talked about retirement for the past few seasons and I think we all knew this would be it. He wanted another Super Bowl ring and felt he had a chance.
Jason Kelce no doubt will be a first ballot Hall of Famer. You have to wait 5 years to get inducted, but man, can you imagine that speech? Here are some of his stats:
▪️ 13 seasons (all with Eagles)
▪️ 6x First-Team All-Pro
▪️ 7x Pro Bowler
▪️ Super Bowl champion
I listen to Jason and Travis’ podcast “New Heights” every week and he definitely hinted at retirement. In the episode, after the Eagles lost to Arizona, he said, very somberly, we probably played our last game at the Linc. It was a quick mention, but his tone, it was obvious to me he was saying he played his last game at the Linc. There has been talks that Travis Kelce might retire as well, but in a press conference last week he said he has no plans to retire. He has one more year on his contact in Kansas City so my guess is he will play next season and he will then retire as well. He wanted to give his big brother his moment, which if you follow them, is very much something Travis would do.
The end of an Eagles season is always hard. We know some of our favorite players won’t be back. In this case, what will happen to Lane Johnson, Brandon Graham, and Fletcher Cox. But this hurts more. Jason Kelce IS the Philadelphia Eagles. Good thing he lives in Philly, I have a feeling we’ll see and hear from him alot.
