PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Kelce brothers were honored on Tuesday night with a bobblehead night by the Cleveland Cavaliers, one day after Jason officially retired from the NFL.

Jason and Travis are Cleveland Heights, Ohio, natives, just outside the city of Cleveland. The two were both given personalized Cavs jerseys to wear during the game, similar to their bobbleheads, and the team even gave Jason Kelce a framed No. 62 jersey, the number he wore for the Eagles for 13 seasons.
CLEVELAND, OHIO – MARCH 05: (L-R) Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce wave to the fans during the first quarter of the game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on March 05, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.JASON MILLER / GETTY IMAGES

“Nothing but LOVE in the land for #62. #LetEmKnow,” the Cavs posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The Cavs had a tribute on the jumbotron for Jason Kelce at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse during the game vs. the Boston Celtics, which showed highlights of his childhood and football career in high school, college and the pros.

During the game, the Cavs even gave the Kelce brothers some beers on the house that didn’t last long.

Earlier Tuesday, the Kelce brothers teased a new episode of their “New Heights” podcast with Jason doing his best Bills Mafia impression and jumping through a burning table in Delaware County.

In his 13 seasons with the Birds, Jason Kelce won the franchise’s first Super Bowl in the 2017 season, earned six First-Team All-Pro nods and seven trips to the Pro Bowl.

Kelce is the fifth center in NFL history with at least six All-Pro selections. Jim Otto, Bulldog Turner, Dermotti Dawson and Jim Ringo are the others, and they’re all in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Kelce will be eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2029.

Travis and Jason Kelce appear to be joined by their mom Donna on Wednesday’s episode of New Heights, the first since Jason announced his NFL retirement.

The brothers shared a picture with Donna on their New Heights Instagram account on Tuesday afternoon, with the podcast returning after a week off. ‘New episode drops TOMORROW,’ read the caption.

On Monday, Jason tearfully announced the end of his 13-year football career with the Philadelphia Eagles at a 40-minute press conference.

Donna and Travis were in attendance to support him, as was their father Ed, and the brothers and their mom are set to reflect on the moment for the first time on this week’s episode.

Furthermore, it is the first podcast Travis has recorded since flying out to Australia to briefly join girlfriend Taylor Swift for her Eras Tour before returning to Las Vegas for an extra round of Super Bowl celebrations with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Travis and Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast returns on Wednesday with mom Donna a guest

Jason, 36, tearfully announced his retirement from football at a press conference on Monday

Travis also has some stories of his own to tell after visiting Taylor Swift in Australia

It promises to be a blockbuster episode, although Jason’s retirement will likely take center stage in the talking points.

The brothers typically record their show on Tuesday afternoons but are rarely able to be together during the NFL season.

While they reunited in Philadelphia ahead of Jason’s announcement, they are expected to be in Cleveland tonight for the Cavaliers NBA game.

Their hometown NBA team are honoring the two brothers for their game against Boston Celtics, with fans in attendance able to collect a Kelce bobblehead and buy their merch, with some of the proceeds going to charity.

It comes amid reports that the Kelce brothers could land a new $100million deal to continue producing their New Heights podcast.

They started the show in September 2022 and it has become one of the most popular sporting podcasts around, helped in no small part by Travis dating Swift.

Speaking last month about the surge in popularity of the podcast, Jason said: ‘I haven’t been this connected with Travis, over the last two years, since college.

Travis was overcome with emotions as he watched his brother bring his career to an end

‘And that has been one of the best things, probably the best thing, of the podcast. It forces us – because we are brothers, before this we would go months on our own without talking. We would text, send a funny video but [to] truly sit down and talk with him, it would be a long time.

‘It has been great, it’s the second year, we have gotten a lot better at it, I think. I feel like first of all we have a tremendous team – our input is very minimal, we just talk.

‘Doing this, you know once a week we are going to sit down and talk. And we are going to have very meaningful conversations, fun conversations and really know where each of us are at in our lives and that’s the most fun part about it.

‘It has reached a higher level thanks to a lot of different factors, including my brother’s love life. But I think it is fun to see people enjoy it and it is fun to see where it is at.’

Travis and Jason Kelce were met with a standing ovation at the Cavaliers’ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse as they were honored by their hometown team on Tuesday night.

Jason announced his retirement from the NFL on Monday while his younger brother Travis is fresh off of his third Super Bowl win with the Chiefs last month.

And the brothers were cheered on by the crowd after a tribute video was shown for Jason, with the Eagles great holding up a Cleveland Heights T-shirt and Travis holding up a framed No. 62 Cavs jersey with ‘Kelce’ on it.

The brothers are Cleveland Heights, Ohio natives and lifelong fans of their hometown Cavaliers, who beat the Celtics 105-104 on Tuesday.

They both wore customized black Cavs jerseys with their respective jersey numbers on them as the crowd went wild behind their courtside seats.

Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce are honored during the game between the Cavs and Celtics

Travis proudly held up a framed No. 62 Cavs jersey in other of his brother Jason

Jason and Travis looked up at the screen as it displayed a tribute video for the Eagles great

The Cavs also gave away bobbleheads of them on Tuesday night, while also selling exclusive Kelce/Cavs merchandise to benefit local schools.

In a nearly two-minute long video dedicated to Jason, the Cavs included footage spanning from his childhood to his pro NFL career.

The montage also featured voiceover from his brother Travis, who said, ‘All he knew is that he was going to work hard and give it his best.

‘And sure enough I was sitting there taking notes, watching him do it.’

In another clip, the brothers could be seen chugging beers courtside, while Travis greeted Cavs star Donovan Mitchell at a different point in the game.

The brothers were also gifted with the team’s golden ball.

Earlier in the night, the NBA revealed their Kelce brother bobbleheads, which feature the siblings in black Cavs jerseys and their respective NFL jersey numbers – 87 for Travis and 62 for Jason.

On Monday, Jason beautifully summed up his career in a 45-minute retirement speech.

Jason and Travis Kelce were given the Cavs’ ‘golden ball’ on Tuesday night in Cleveland

And his wife, Kylie, has revealed that he began working on the speech four years ago.

‘I’ve heard multiple versions over the last four years,’ Kylie told NBC 10. ‘This was a completely different version. I think every year he sort of started from scratch as to what was sitting on the surface. But when he said that he was contemplating retirement “for years”, he meant “for years.”‘

‘I think I was the only one that had heard his speech before we went into it,’ Kylie added. ‘I think it was a perfect summary of 13 years. I always say he’s not from (Philadelphia) but he gets it, so that was the perfect example.’

Jason said it was no coincidence the best years of his career happened after he met Kylie after an Eagles Christmas party.

‘It of course it made me emotional, it cracks me up that he tries to talk about what he remembers from that night because he was, as I’ve said before, intoxicated,’ Kylie said of he night her and Jason met. ‘It was very very sweet, very kind. It was far too much credit.’

Kelce also became emotional as he discussed his bond with his brother Travis on Monday.

HEARTWARMING: Taylor Swift’s Heartfelt Tribute to Jason Kelce: Celebrating His Extraordinary Journey, Embracing the Unavoidable Truth, and Revealing Emotions Left Unspoken

At his brother Jason Kelce’s retirement press conference on Monday, 34-year-old NFL star Travis Kelce sported several friendship bracelets inspired by Taylor Swift, one of which included a sweet nod to his significant other.

Eagle-eyed fans on Twitter quickly noticed Travis wearing a bracelet with the initials “T T,” seemingly keeping his love for Taylor close during the emotional event. This sentimental piece, adorned with small brown, black, and gold beads, stood out amidst the other bracelets Travis wore. While it remains unclear what the other bracelets spelled out, one inscription seemed to begin with “Travis Kelce is a…”

During Jason’s heartfelt speech, Travis prominently displayed the bracelets, even using a tissue to wipe his eyes, further showcasing his emotions. Seated in the front row with his parents, Donna and Ed Kelce, and sister-in-law Kylie Kelce, Travis listened as Jason reflected on his career, his love for Philadelphia, and the profound impact Travis had on his journey.

As Jason fought back tears from the moment he took the podium, Travis struggled to conceal his own emotions behind dark sunglasses. The bond between the Kelce brothers was evident throughout the announcement, with Jason admitting, “It was really my brother and I our whole lives. We did almost everything together — competed, fought, laughed, cried, and learned from each other.”

Feb 11, 2024; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) celebrates with girlfriend Taylor Swift after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

No wonder Taylor Swift is a gifted songwriter. The love interest of Kansas City Chiefs superstar tight end Travis Kelce has been found to be related to famous American poet Emily Dickinson, according to research done by Ancestry.

Via Drew Weisholtz of TODAY:

Genealogy company Ancestry has found that the “Cruel Summer” singer, whose upcoming album is titled “The Tortured Poets Department,” is related to legendary American poet Emily Dickinson, TODAY exclusively revealed March 4. They are sixth cousins, three times removed.

“Swift and Dickinson both descend from a 17th century English immigrant (Swift’s 9th great-grandfather and Dickinson’s 6th great-grandfather who was an early settler of Windsor, Connecticut),” Ancestry shared with TODAY.

It is also worth noting that the 14-time Grammy winner had mentioned Dickinson’s name back in 2022 when Swift accepted an award at Nashville Songwriters Association International for Songwriter-Artist of the Decade.

If my lyrics sound like a letter written by Emily Dickinson’s great-grandmother while sewing a lace curtain, that’s me writing in the Quill genre,” Swift said while accepting the award on stage.

Well, if things go well between Swift and the Chiefs’ tight end and they have a child or children of their own, then that would be another notable moment in time added to the Swift genealogy line.

Kansas City Chiefs Tight End Travis Kelce And Taylor Swift Are Having Quite A Year

Chiefs fans wave Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce cutouts at Arrowhead Stadium.
And speaking of awards, Kelce just won another Super Bowl with the Chiefs at Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas against the San Francisco 49ers last February. Swift was in attendance to witness his boyfriend win another Vince Lombardi Trophy. Will there be another Chiefs Super Bowl game to watch for Swift in 2025?
Feb 11, 2024; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) hugs recording artist Taylor Swift after winning Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

The Philadelphia Eagles legend, 36, hailed coaches, friends, teammates and family, but saved his most heartfelt words for last as he spoke about his wife.

Opening up on the moment he met her, on a drunken night out in Philadelphia, he began: ‘I still remember the moment she walked through the door. The first instance is burned in my retina, it was like she glided through the opening, an aura around her. And then she started talking and I thought, “man, is this what love feels like?”

‘She was beautiful, smart, serious, yet playful. I knew it right away. I think it’s no coincidence I have enjoyed the best years of my career with Kylie by my side. Every accolade I have ever received in my life has come with her in my life.

‘She has brought the best out of me through love, devotion, support, honesty, intelligence, and of course a swift kick in the a** from time to time. She has also given me three beautiful girls in a life that increasingly brings me more fulfilment off the field than it does on. We’ve had a great run, Ky.’

Kylie herself was in an exclusive front row of the press conference, sitting alongside Jason’s mom and dad Donna and Ed, as well as brother Travis.

In the 45-minute media conference, the 36-year-old told the story of his football career, from playing at Cleveland Heights high school to the University of Cincinnati and then being drafted by the Eagles.

An emotional Kelce struggled to get his words out – regularly pausing for long periods and his voice breaking as he tried to hold back the tears.

Talking about his relationship with his younger brother, Kelce said: ‘This is where it’s gonna go off the rails.

‘I won’t forget falling short to the Chiefs and the conflicting feeling of the heartbreak I had selfishly for myself and my teammates and, at the same time, the amount of pride I had in my brother. He climbed the mountain top once again.

Travis Kelce was seen wiping away tears during his brother Jason’s retirement ceremony from the NFL and the Chiefs tight end was wearing a bracelet in honour of his girlfriend Taylor Swift

Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce continued to show his love for Taylor Swift despite being thousands of miles apart, in the form of a bracelet.

Kelce proudly unveiled the bracelet at his brother Jason’s official NFL retirement event, after he spent 13 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. The bracelet was made more visible when Kelce, in an all-black outfit, wiped away tears while his brother addressed the crowd. Travis sat near his mum, Donna, donning three custom bracelets, one of which spelled out his Super Bowl champion surname.

But the piece that drew extra attention was the bracelet with the initials of Swift and a heart, signifying his relationship with the ‘Eras Tour’ singer. A closer examination showed the bracelet spelling “T&T.”

Swift’s fans, widely referred to as Swifties, wasted no time reacting to the sighting and noted that, while Kelce showing support for his girlfriend was sweet, he didn’t sport a matching set like the one the singer has.

The observant admirers deduced that the colour scheme of his shirt matched the hues of Taylor’s latest album cover, further showing his indirect endorsement for her. A follower mentioned: “I love how he is wearing the bead TandT bracelet and not the gold one he has that matches Taylor’s.”

Another added their thoughts on the photos, saying: “I know he wishes Taylor was there with him.” Swift is currently on a world tour and recently performed at Singapore’s national stadium, which can hold up to 55,000 fans. She has five shows in Singapore from March 3 to March 9. After that, she’ll take a break until May 9, when she’ll perform at the Paris La Defense Arena in France, with Paramore as her support act.

Even though she wasn’t at the retirement ceremony, Swifties still found ways to connect the event to their favourite singer. During his speech, Jason said: “If you go above and beyond in this city, you will be rewarded beyond your wildest dreams.” Fans of Swift took this as a nod to her song, “Wildest Dreams,” from her 1989 album.

Travis Kelce wore a bracelet in honour of girlfriend Taylor Swift

Swift first met Jason when he jumped into the crowd without a shirt during the Chiefs-Bills playoff game this season. Jason confessed that his wife, Kylie, told him to behave himself when meeting the pop star.

“She was already telling me to be on my best behaviour ’cause we were meeting Taylor, so she’s like, ‘Do not. Be on your best behaviour.’ I was like ‘Kylie, the first day I met you I was blackout drunk and fell asleep at the bar,” Jason said. “This is part of the charm. This is part of the Jason Kelce charm. I wanna make my best first impression,” he added.

Jason Kelce’s possible Taylor Swift references caused retirement speech frenzy

The Swifties will remember this moment.

When Jason Kelce announced his NFL retirement on Monday after 13 seasons with the Eagles, fans of Taylor Swift couldn’t help but speculate if the older brother of the pop star’s boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, dropped the names of her song in his speech.

“I found my career being fulfilled in the City of Brotherly Love, I knew that relationship all too well,” an emotional Kelce, 36, said during his speech.

Jason Kelce held back tears upon announcing his NFL retirement on March 4, 2024.AP
Swifties then took to social media to call out the apparent reference to Swift’s 2012 song, “All Too Well.”

“Jason Kelce just quoted ‘All too well’ in his retirement speech. Love it so much,” one X user posted.

Another wrote, “Jaisn [sic] made a all too well reference im not ok.”

The nods didn’t stop there, with Kelce stating, “If you go above and beyond for this city, you will be rewarded above your wildest dreams.”

Kelce spent all 13 seasons of his career with the Eagles.AP
Swift’s song “Wildest Dreams” is featured on her 2014 album, “1989,” which was re-released in October as “1989 (Taylor’s Version).”

“Not Jason Kelce adding ‘all too well’ and ‘wildest dreams’ to his retirement speech he loves us,” a separate X user wrote Monday.

Jason Kelce with Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl in February 2024.Getty Images

Taylor Swift took her Eras Tour to Singapore in March 2024.Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
One fan exclaimed, “WILDEST DREAMS!!? Jason you’re giving the swifties a heart attack. We love you so much!! Enjoy retirement.”

A sixth-round pick out of Cincinnati in 2011, Kelce spent his entire NFL career with the Eagles, with whom he won the Super Bowl in February 2018.

Although the Eagles came up short in the playoffs this year — an embarrassing 32-9 loss to the Buccaneers in January’s wild-card round — Kelce enjoyed Travis’ postseason run with the Chiefs.

Jason Kelce celebrates Travis Kelce and the Chiefs clinching a Super Bowl berth in January 2024.Getty Images

Travis Kelce attends Jason Kelce’s retirement press conference on March 4, 2024, with parents Ed and Donna Kelce and sister-in-law Kylie Kelce.AP
He and wife Kylie watched the Chiefs’ Super Bowl 2024 win last month from an Allegiant Stadium suite in Las Vegas with Swift, 34.

Travis, now a three-time Super Bowl champion, attended Kelce’s press conference Monday in Philadelphia, where he held back tears in the front row with his parents, Donna and Ed Kelce, and sister-in-law Kylie.

It’s unclear if Travis will head to Singapore later this week as Swift continues the international leg of her blockbuster Eras Tour.

The couple has been dating since last summer.

Jason Kelce can cross one item off his bucket list.

The newly retired Eagles center took a giant step — or jump — into his post-playing career, leaping on to a flaming table as part of his “New Heights” podcast that he hosts with his brother, Travis.

In a video shared to the podcast’s X page on Tuesday that teased Wednesday’s upcoming episode, Kelce, who previously expressed a desire to smash a table in Buffalo, wore a matching long-sleeve green shirt and pants as a person lit a fire on a table.

As he climbed onto the back of what appeared to be a fire truck, the now-former NFL star said, “I’m Jason Kelce, welcome to ‘New Heights’” in the same vein as the introduction to the MTV show “Jackass.”

Jason’s retirement is off to a hot start … literally

NEW EPISODE. TOMORROW. pic.twitter.com/6lfsLVV996

— New Heights (@newheightshow) March 5, 2024

Jason Kelce finally jumped onto a table
Kelce then jumped off the truck and onto the flaming table, which crashed to the ground as he put all of his 295 pounds on it. 

Some of his backside caught on fire, and a fireman on-site quickly extinguished it with his hands.

While Jason got to have the fun of jumping onto the table, Travis was off to the side, smiling and laughing hard.

Kelce, the six-time All-Pro, made plenty of headlines during the AFC divisional round this year when he supported Travis and the Chiefs in Buffalo.

Jason Kelce’s table smash came with some fire.

While some of his backside caught on fire, Jason Kelce
seemingly came out unscathed.
He tailgated with fans before the game, and then during the action, he climbed shirtless out of a suite — which also housed Taylor Swift — and chugged a beer in front of Bills Mafia.

Nevertheless, during an episode of the podcast that was released after the game, Kelce revealed that he did not in fact jump onto a table during the festivities before the game, which has become an iconic tradition among Bills fans.

“I was hoping I was going to get an opportunity to go through a table but it didn’t happen,” he said. “No tables … I don’t know what I was expecting but everyone was beyond excited to be there and enjoy some good football.”

It might not have happened at a Bills game, but Kelce finally got to do this one — with some extra zaniness thrown in.

On Monday, a sobbing Jason Kelce thanked his wife Kylie Kelce for her support during an emotional speech announcing his NFL retirement.

Kelce, 36, announced his retirement plans at a news conference in Philadelphia, which was accompanied by Kylie, 31, his brother Travis Kelce, and his parents Donna and Ed Kelce.

Throughout the 40-minute speech, Jason discussed a number of significant moments from his 13-year professional football career. One of the most significant, he claimed, was meeting Kylie at a 2014 Philadelphia Eagles Christmas party.

“I won’t forget the Eagles Christmas party in 2014 and heading out afterwards with a bunch of my teammates to Buffalo Billiards where my life would change forever,” said Jason. “That night, I’d meet my future wife.”

Jason burst into tears as he remembered seeing Kylie for the first time.

Kylie McDevitt Kelce, wife of Philadelphia Eagles’ Jason Kelce, listens to him speak at an NFL football press conference announcing his retirement in Philadelphia on Monday, March 4, 2024.

“I still remember the moment she walked through the door,” Jason recalled, choking up as he spoke. “The first instance is etched onto my retina. It seemed as if she slid into the doorway with an aura surrounding her.”

Jason Kelce announces retirement after 13 seasons in the NFL as he struggles through tears.

The seven-time NFL Pro Bowler went on to recall his first discussion with his future wife that evening. “Then she started talking and I thought, man, is this what love feels like?” Jason recalls.

“She was gorgeous, intellectual, serious, and amusing. “I knew it right away,” he explained.

Philadelphia Eagles’ Jason Kelce reacts during an NFL football press conference announcing his retirement in Philadelphia on Monday, March 4, 2024.

“I think it’s no coincidence I enjoyed the best year of my career with Kylie by my side,” he remarked.

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The pair married in April 2018.

Jason’s career seemed to take off after that, as he made the NFL Pro Bowl in each of his following five seasons. Jason and the Eagles won their only Super Bowl in 2018 and returned to the title game in 2022, but were defeated by his brother Travis and the Chiefs.

Jason Kelce’s family, from left, Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce, mother, Donna Kelce, father, Ed Kelce, and wife, Kylie McDevitt Kelce, listen as Jason Kelce announces his retirement at an NFL football press conference in Philadelphia, Monday, March 4, 2024.

During those years, Kylie and Jason welcomed three daughters: Bennett (11 months), Elliotte (2½), and Wyatt (4 years).

“She’s brought the best out of me through love, devotion, support, honesty, intelligence and of course a swift kick in the ass from time to time,” he said. “She has also given me three beautiful girls and a life that increasingly brings me more fulfilment off the pitch than it does on.”

Jason’s retirement comes less than a month after he and his family journeyed to Orlando, Fla., to receive his final NFL Pro Bowl honours.

After his statement on Monday, Jason stepped off stage, hugging Travis and his parents before embracing Kylie.