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The iHeartPodcast Awards took place over the weekend at SXSW Festival and the winner for Podcast of the Year was none other than ‘New Heights‘. A show created by the Kelce brothers but powered by the famous 92 percenters, AKA all the Swifties. Ever since Taylor Swift started dating Travis, they have been the driving force that has taken this podcast to new heights, pun intended. There was even a moment in which the Kelces beat none other than Joe Rogan as the most popular podcast in the world. Taylor Swift fans have the power to change the outcome of an election if they wanted to, this is not hard to imagine they could accomplish. Both Kelce brothers wanted to send all Swifties a message.

On Monday, both Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce decided to make a video where they accept the award and thank everybody involved in the voting. Jason Kelce was very clear of how influential Taylor Swift fans have been throughout this entire journey of the ‘New Heights’ podcast. This is what the now retired NFL star said on this video: “This is an incredible honor especially for two jabronies like us. To receive an award like this is beyond humbling and we would be remiss if we didn’t immediately thank all the 92 percenters out there – AKA Swifties – who voted for us to win this award.”

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Travis Kelce also had some words for all the Swifties. He is well aware of how important his relationship with Taylor Swift has been for him to get such a high honor. ‘New Heights’ is great content without the Taylor Swift factor but they wouldn’t be as popular without Swifties supporting it. Everybody knows this to be a fact. Here is what Travis said about Swifties: “You guys make this show what it is. We truly appreciate it. Thank you again to [the] iHeartPodcast Awards. To the 92 percenters, thank you guys as well.”

The New Heights podcast from Travis and Jason Kelce, presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment, has made plenty of headlines and soared up the charts in its first year. The Kelces’ status as prominent active NFL players helps there, especially around the weeks-long coverage of them facing each other in Super Bowl LVII. But a big part of New Heights‘ appeal is the brothers’ willingness to be candid about other players in a way we don’t always see. And that was shown in the discussion of Aaron Rodgers and the players he wanted the New York Jets to bring in on this week’s show, starting around the 40:30 mark:

Travis Kelce (seen at left above) says “What we do know is that Aaron Rodgers has provided the New York Jets with a list of free agents that he would like them to target and acquire,” and Jason (seen at right above) responds “Also known as a list of demands. He’s provided the New York Jets with a list of demands. We’re full blown hostage situation at this point.” Both laugh, and Travis goes into a Captain Phillips parody: “Hostage situation! I am the captain now! I need a briefcase with 300 million dollars.” Jason responds with “With Odell Beckham in the briefcase. I mean, I get it. Listen, the Jets are stacked on defense. Their head coach is a defensive coach. Aaron coming over there, it could be a match made in heaven. He just wants to make sure they got a target that he feels comfortable with.”

Travis then says “They’ve got a bunch of young guys that can play ball now,” and Jason says “Well, apparently, they can’t play ball good enough, because Aaron’s saying he wants one of these guys.” He then details the Jets’ moves to bring in many of those targets and goes “I don’t know if they folded or if they answered the bell, but the Jets are all-in on the Rodgers deal.” Travis says “We’ve got a hostage situation, they’re trying to keep all the hostages alive.” Jason says “You give us one, we give you one, you give us one and also come to play our quarterback. That’s kind of where we’re at.”The Kelces are far from the only ones to discuss Rodgers’ list of free agents along these lines, of course; many media and fans have talked about it in similar lines. But their discussion stands out for having this kind of “hostage situation” language used by active players. It feels like them talking about it in a way they might without cameras rolling. And that fits with other past New Heights podcasts and their stories, and is part of what’s helped the Kelces build such a media (and even apparel) brand to this point.

It’s no secret that we’re a little obsessed with Jason Kelce over here. What’s not to love? The Eagles center is a Super Bowl-winning folk hero, he constantly entertains us with viral moments and the New Heights podcast he co-hosts with his brother Travis, he helps Philly kids with his nonprofit, and his Christmas album with the O-line was an instant classic.

Any film about this man was going to be worth watching; his personality always shines on camera. But Kelce, the new documentary debuting on Amazon Prime this Tuesday, September 12th, still manages to surprise.

On Kelce, Premiering on Amazon Prime on September 12th

Offering a deeply personal and relatable look into the highs and lows of his life, family and career, the documentary is also a product of pure serendipity. As Kelce explained to me at the red-carpet premiere of the film this past Friday at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, he originally wanted to make the documentary to chronicle his decision to retire from football and the uncertain transition that comes with that. But as Kelce questioned whether it was time to hang up his cleats, the film was unwittingly capturing a legendary season. So he called upon friend and former teammate Connor Barwin (who served as a producer) and Philly-based filmmakers Sheena Joyce and Don Argott, who own 9.14 Pictures.

Of course, Kelce chose to return for his 12th NFL season, setting the stage for an extraordinary narrative: starting a wildly successful podcast with his brother, a Super Bowl run that just happened to include that brother on the opposing team, and the birth of his third child a week after that game.

Anyone paying attention last season knows these bullet points: 38-weeks-pregnant Kylie Kelce flying to Phoenix with her ob-gyn (and two toddler daughters) in tow. The “Kelce Bowl” that placed the Kelce family, especially their matriarch Donna, at the center of the sports world. Fat Batman. Reliving that exhilarating season in Kelce is worth the price of admission alone — even as you rewatch Super Bowl LVII hoping for a different outcome than the one you know is coming.

What we didn’t see back then was a defeated Jason Kelce returning to the hotel room he shared with his family after wistfully viewing his brother’s Super Bowl victory through red and yellow Chiefs confetti. “You didn’t win,” Ellie Ray, nearly two years old at the time, said sweetly to him from bed as she played with her Water Wow coloring book, made silly faces, and asked for a bedtime story.

Jason Kelce and family in Kelce / Still image courtesy of Prime Video

The Kelce family are on endearing, vulnerable display here. We see Jason’s wife, Kylie, at her doctor appointment, getting her ultrasound, and realizing that the fates were aligning to a possible Super Bowl birth. Later, she’s on the floor of their living room full of toddler toys, desperately trying to keep their two little girls quiet as Jason and Travis record their podcast. Kylie is a real one: She describes finding Jason on Tinder, wondering if he was catfishing her, and deciding to go on the date anyway — where he fell asleep at the bar.

We also spend plenty of time with the Kelce parents, Donna and Ed, and learn of the sacrifices they made to help their two sons achieve their football dreams. One standout moment of the film comes as Jason and parents sit in Chickie’s and Pete’s, watching Travis clinch a Super Bowl berth with the Chiefs. You can see the gravity of the moment cross Donna’s face. (She’d be rooting “for the offense,” she’d deftly respond in nonstop interviews leading up to the big game.)

A quote from Kelce displayed at the film’s premiere / Photograph by Laura Swartz

Kelce is more than just a documentary about an NFL player’s season; it’s a deeply personal and emotional journey that shows the resilience, determination and humanity of a larger-than-life Philly legend. Yes, he’s the man who donned a Mummers costume and gave a victory speech for the ages. But he’s also the man we watch walk around his house stiff with pain from injury, looking for his misplaced Super Bowl LII ring amongst the quotidian clutter. (He told me at the premiere that he has the “messiest locker in the locker room,” too. “It’s been 13 years of accumulating crap,” he says, including a Hagrid statue from Harry Potter.)

He’s also the man who muses on the prospect of not being able to play with his grandkids if he develops CTE, vs. the “jolt” he gets from doing the thing he’s best at on the largest possible stage while inspiring a city and ensuring that his family is set for life. It’s a grim trade-off, but one he’s soberly willing to make as he remains un-retired and takes the field for the 2023-’24 season.

Much like his surprisingly soulful voice on A Philly Special Christmas, Jason Kelce’s life on film reveals a level of depth and emotion unexpected in a typical sports documentary. Or maybe we should stop feeling surprised at this point. He’s shown us exactly who he is.

On T-Shirts, Dr. Seuss, Uncle Trav, and the Next Christmas Album

Prior to Kelce’s premiere, I spoke with Jason Kelce about the film, his family, Dr. Seuss, and even what to expect on Volume 2 of the Eagles Christmas album. Always authentic, he walked the carpet in shorts, flip-flops, and a custom Underdog Apparel t-shirt that included the documentary’s tagline: “Football Is a Family Story.” When someone asked him to describe himself in three words, Kelce chose “handsome, hairy and casual,” all of which were on display with his sartorial choices amongst colleagues in formalwear.

The team behind Kelce at the documentary’s premiere / Photograph by Laura Swartz

While that shirt was a one-off for the night, the apparel line benefiting Kelce’s (Be)Philly Foundation has more designs in the works this season. In addition to Eagles-centric designs, he tells me, “We want to continue to really celebrate Philadelphia, so we’re trying to find different ways to incorporate the city into things that aren’t just the athletics.” The foundation has already presented its first grants to Coded By Kids and Heights Philadelphia.

To state the obvious, family is everything to Jason Kelce. Growing up in a “very testosterone-dominated” family of just boys (other than his mom), he’s now adjusting to being a dad to three little girls. Kelce opens with Jason reading Dr. Seuss’s Oh the Places You’ll Go to his two oldest (his third was yet to be born at this point), and he tells me of that book, “I feel like I’m getting more out of this than the kids are!” But aside from enjoying timeless kiddie lit with his girls, being a father has been transformative, Jason tells me. “Children look at the world differently. They’re very open to the world around them. They have no preconceived notions,” he explains, and this inspires him to see the world through new eyes and “not take for granted the little things.”

Jason Kelce reads Dr. Seuss to his daughters in Kelce / Still image courtesy of Prime Video

As for his brother Travis? He’s “the perfect uncle,” Jason says, but “We will not leave [the kids] alone with him.” Though he had originally planned on attending the premiere, Travis was absent because of his recent injury. But Jason had nothing but praise for “Uncle Trav,” as the girls call him. “He’s exciting; he has energy for days.” Donna added, “He’ll get down on the floor and crawl into a dollhouse, whatever they want.” Jason thinks that when the time comes, Travis will make a great father, but he’s “staying out of” the Taylor Swift question.

Jason Kelce recording A Philly Special Christmas in Kelce / Still image courtesy of Prime Video

And of course, I couldn’t let him go without asking about the second installment of that wildly popular charity Christmas album that’s in the works. “The music is made; now it’s just producing it,” he told me. They got the band back together — his offensive-line colleagues Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata, producer Charlie Hall, vocal coach Eliza Hardy Jones — along with some surprise guest artists, including Patti LaBelle! As for the song list? A deep cut by Willie Nelson called “Pretty Paper,” and — to my personal delight — Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”

And while I hope I can actually get my hands on a copy this year, Kelce says, “For Philly, it would be great if it sells out again. … I owe so much back to the community and to the city that I don’t think that I’ll ever be able to repay that debt.”

The Kelces are one proud family!

Donna and Travis Kelce rocked some meaningful Philadelphia Eagles gear recently in support of Jason, who announced his NFL retirement on Monday.

New photos taken during a recent recording of the Kelce brothers’ New Heights podcast, show Travis, 34, wearing a limited-edition T-shirt honoring Jason, 36. The piece was designed by Underdog Apparel, Jason’s clothing line, and Homage, an apparel brand based in the Kelces’ hometown of Ohio.

Underdog Apparel x Homage Jason Kelce T-shirt.HOMAGE

Fans can grab their own tee for $40 on homage.com with a portion of the proceeds benefiting (Be)Philly, a non-profit foundation founded by Jason that fights for a brighter future for the next generation of Philadelphians.

The Chiefs tight end accessorized his laid-back outfit with a NBA cap, but seemingly left his “Kelce” friendship bracelet at home.

Donna, 71, paid tribute to her eldest with a black denim jacket emblazoned with “62”, Jason’s jersey number, above one of the pockets.

The outerwear joins Donna’s growing collection of merch dedicated to her sons.

At the 2024 Super Bowl on Feb. 11, Donna decked herself out in a custom black-and-white varsity jacket stitched with letter patches that spelled out “Super Bowl LVIII,” “Mama Kelce” and “87” in honor of Travis and the Kansas City Chiefs, who won against the San Francisco 49ers.

When her two sons played against each other at the 2023 game, she had to get creative with her outfit with a split Chiefs-Eagles game-day ‘fit.

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Earlier this week, the whole Kelce crew, including dad Ed Kelce and Jason’s wife, Kylie Kelce, supported Jason at the Philadelphia Eagles Training Center as he broke the news of his departure from the league.

It was an emotional occasion for the family, as well as fans, who watched a teary-eyed Jason deliver a passionate speech in which he reminisced about his love of the game, which began when he was a boy in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and shared memories from his childhood, college and NFL career.

Jason Kelce delivers speech through tears as he announces NFL retirement after 13 seasons.APHe also spoke about his relationship with Travis, who wiped away tears as he watched his brother from the front row. “We have a small family. No cousins, one aunt, one uncle. It was really my brother and I our whole lives,” Jason explained. “We did almost everything together — competed, fought, laughed, cried and learned from each other.”

Jason Kelce may have retired from the Philadelphia Eagles. However, his legacy has continued to live on, and so have his rivalries with other teams from the NFL. While the former football center had continuously lost every match to the Seahawks since he had joined in the 2011 draft, the father of two finally seemed ready to take the blame for a mishap that had cost them the game just a few short years ago.

Although the blunder might have haunted Kelce for years, some of the 36-year-old’s fans believed that the whole thing had not been the former Eagles’ player’s fault. In a post on X, one such fan posted a clip of the 2020 match when the 7-time Pro Bowl athlete forgot to snap the ball. Although everyone saw it as a one-off that would probably never happen again, the retired NFL star commented, “It was totally my fault.”

Kelce had addressed the incident before. However, it was the first time clearing the air with a fan. While the internet tried to comfort him about the 2020 mess up, it did not sit right with the rest of the Eagles team as a veteran player had caused them a major setback. Unfortunately, they wound up losing the game with a score of 23-17. The 36-year-old may have been forgiven by his fans, but it looks like he is holding himself accountable.

While Kelce might not have been over his distracted behavior 3 years ago, the former NFL star made a similar fumble just a year before he announced his retirement.

Jason Kelce’s second fumble against the Seahawks

Before Jason Kelce retired earlier this year, he wound up playing his final match against the Seattle Seahawks. Although it might have been a chance for the 36-year-old to go out with a bang, he unfortunately stumbled the ball once more. This time, though, instead of forgetting to snap the ball, the seasoned center ended up moving the ball forward before the snap, which resulted in the team receiving a penalty. With the infraction forcing them to settle for a field goal instead of something better, fans were fuming.

The fumbled play left Eagles’ fans storming social media to air out their frustrations with Kelce. However, he chose the high road and took accountability for his unintentional mess up. In a post-game interview with ProFootballTalk, he said, “They’ve been warning me of that for years,” acknowledging the referees’ numerous rules.

However, he continued, “I think when you’re trying to get a forward lean and you really do that, I think I had a tendency to do that in the past, so they’ve definitely warned me before. I think that I just got to be smarter. Especially in that situation.” The older Kelce taking responsibility for his actions should come as no surprise.

After all, he was one of the main people who held Travis Kelce accountable for losing his cool at Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid during the Super Bowl final earlier this year. Apart from that, Kelce has always owned up to his actions. This is probably the reason why Jason Kelce is heavily regarded in the NFL community.

With another NFL season approaching, the networks that broadcast the country’s most popular sport are set to make big changes.

ESPN are set to bring on two Hall-of-Fame bound contributors to the game in a Super Bowl winning center and a multi-Super Bowl winning head coach.

Meanwhile, FOX Sports is set to start paying the greatest quarterback of all-time over the course of ten years.

Elsewhere, there’s controversy surrounding the replacement of two longtime analysts on one network’s pre-game and post-game show.

Here, DailyMail.com takes a look at all the changes coming to America’s NFL broadcasting networks next season.

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Both FOX Sports and ESPN have instituted changes in their NFL broadcasting lineups for 2024

ESPN

ESPN has seen a big overhaul in their Monday Night Football crew with the recent addition of two names to their broadcast team.

Bill Belichick is set to take a number of big roles within the company as the notoriously silent coach will suddenly become media savvy.

Belichick has planned to join The Pat McAfee Show on a weekly basis, as the coach and former punter agreed live on air at the NFL Draft.

The former Patriots coach is already believed to be in agreement to appear on the alternate ‘ManningCast’ of Monday Night Football in a recurring role.

But he’s not the only one set to make the jump to the Worldwide Leader in Sports – with retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce agreeing to join the pre-game desk for Monday Night Countdown.

The rest of the Monday Night Football crew remains largely intact – with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman remaining at the No. 1 broadcasting spot.

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Bill Belichick is set to take a role on the ‘ManningCast’ and the Pat McAfee Show this year

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Meanwhile, the recently retired Jason Kelce will be joining Monday Night Countdown

FOX

They say ‘go big or go home’ and there might not be anyone bigger to bring in than Tom Brady.

It was a few years ago that the quarterback inked a ten-year, $375million deal to become the No. 1 color commentator for FOX’s NFL coverage.

Now, as a part of the company’s top broadcast team with Kevin Burkhardt, Brady will be slapped onto the mid-to-late afternoon contests that FOX brands as ‘America’s Game of the Week’.

Brady will once again team up with Rob Gronkowski – who remains on the desk as an analyst for the pre-game and post-game shows alongside Michael Strahan, Terry Bradshaw, Jimmy Johnson, and Howie Long.

Above all, Brady will be on hand as FOX broadcasts Super Bowl LIX from New Orleans on February 9, 2025.

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Tom Brady is set to finally fulfill his contract with FOX Sports he signed years ago

CBS

While the main commentary pair of Jim Nantz and Tony Romo goes unchanged, the analysis desk will look different.

After over 20 years each at the company, former quarterbacks Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason will not be back at CBS.

Replacing them full time will be former edge rusher JJ Watt and recently retired quarterback Matt Ryan.

CBS has slots in the early and mid-afternoons, carrying mostly AFC games throughout the calendar.

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The biggest change for CBS is the addition of Matt Ryan to their pre-game show desk

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Ryan and current analyst JJ Watt will step in to replace Boomer Esiason (L) and Phil Simms (R)

NBC

While NBC only broadcasts one game a week, they call the biggest game each week on Sunday Night Football.

Unlike the other three previously mentioned networks, NBC is not set to make any major changes to their broadcast lineup.

Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth remain in the booth and their on-air lineup featuring studio host Maria Taylor and analysts like Tony Dungy and Jason Garrett remains in tact.

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Both Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth remain in their jobs as NBC doesn’t make any changes

Amazon Prime

The youngest network to routinely broadcast NFL games is not going to make any major changes either.

Amazon Prime continues with its Thursday Night Football slate with Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit in the booth.

Pre-game and post-game duties will still belong to Charissa Thompson and her panel of co-hosts including Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tony Gonzalez, Andrew Whitworth, and Richard Sherman.

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Like NBC, Amazon doesn’t make any changes with Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit remaining

NFL star Jason Kelce may have to rush into the stands during next weekend’s Super Bowl as his wife Kylie is 38 weeks pregnant.

The Arizona showdown on February 12 will be a family affair for the Kelce cohort anyway with Philadelphia Eagles center Jason facing brother and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

But it could be made more of one by the arrival of another member.

The 35-year-old Eagles player and his wife, who already share Elliotte Ray, 22 months and Wyatt, three, are expecting a third girl, and the football star revealed Kylie will bring her OB-GYN as a guest at Glendale’s State Farm Stadium in case she goes into labor.

‘Kylie’s bringing her OB because she’s going to be 38 weeks pregnant at the game,’ Jason told Travis on their podcast New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce.

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Jason Kelce and wife Kylie are expecting their third child and she’ll prepared at the Super Bowl

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Kylie is 38 weeks pregnant and will bring her OB-GYN as a guest in case she goes into labor

‘Dude! Dude,’ Travis said.

‘That could be a super Kelce Bowl. If she has a baby in the stadium, it’s officially scripted,’ Jason laughed.

‘We’re in The Matrix, there’s no f***ing way,’ Travis said.

Sunday was a day to remember for the Kelce family as both players clinched spots in the Super Bowl.

Jason’s Eagles emphatically beat the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC before Travis and the Chiefs won the AFC Championship against the Cincinnati Bengals.

‘Are mom and dad sitting on your sideline? Are they sitting on my sideline?’ Jason asked his younger sibling.

‘We do have to figure that out because we each get a certain amount of tickets, and I feel like you’re going to have more of a family-oriented thing,’ the 33-year-old replied.

‘I’m also bringing Kylie’s parents, I’m bringing the girls,’ Jason added.

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Kelce appears with his daughters Elliotte Ray, 22 months and three-year-old Wyatt

The two brothers won’t take to the field at the same time with both playing on their respective teams’ offense – Jason is an All-Pro center and Travis is an All-Pro tight end.

Jason Kelce heard some much-needed support from the unlikeliest place on Sunday morning: His three-year-old daughter Wyatt’s nanny cam.

‘E-A-G-L-E-S, Eagles, yay!’ the fist-pumping Wyatt is heard singing in the black-and-white video her father shared Sunday following Philadelphia’s 38-7 playoff win over the New York Giants.

‘Apparently Wyatt is pretty pumped about the Eagles win last night too,’ Kelce wrote in the caption on Sunday. ‘Woke up to her singing the entire fight song this morning in her crib.’

Cleveland natives Jason and Travis went on to star with the University of Cincinnati, and both rank among the best at their respective positions. They’ve both already won a Super Bowl: The older brother in 2018 and the younger sibling in 2020.

The Kelce brothers are close off the field, and launched their podcast together last year.

‘We are two brothers from Cleveland Heights who, as kids, had a dream of turning pro, and now we’re here to give our thoughts from inside the game,’ read a statement about the show.

‘We’ve been waiting for the right moment to do this show, and with 12 Pro Bowls and 2 rings between us, we have a few things to say about the league, the new talent on the field, the upcoming season, and our lives off the field.

‘There will be a few notable names to join us on episodes, but for the most part, this will be a raw dialogue between two brothers who had the chance to live out their childhood football dreams together.’

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The Super Bowl on February 12 is already a family affair with Jason facing brother Travis Kelce

Jason Kelce might be his daughter Wyatt’s biggest fan!

The Philadelphia Eagles player shared an adorable throwback video of the four-year-old being carried by her dad during her “first Pro Bowl appearance” on TikTok.

“Baby girl, you’re a rockstar. Look at this,” he tells Wyatt in the clip as a crowd of fans stands behind them. The NFL team could not help but agree, captioning the post, “Still a rockstar 4 years later #jasonkelce #probowl #nfl #girldad.”

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The Eagles center shares Wyatt, along with daughters Elliotte, 2, and Bennett, who will turn 1 in February, with his wife Kylie.

Last month, Kylie told PEOPLE that Wyatt can easily recognize her dad and her uncle Travis, who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs, during football games.

“It’s funny. She enjoys watching here and there. We like to look at the TV for times when Jason might have his helmet off or Uncle Trav might have his helmet off. Those are the moments where I can really suck them into a game because then they don’t look like every other person on the field,” said Kylie.

Jason Kelce and Kylie Kelce’s daughter Wyatt. KYLIE KELCE INSTAGRAM The Best Photos of Jason Kelce Cheering for Travis with Taylor Swift at the Chiefs-Bills Game

“When their helmets are off, they can say, ‘Oh, that’s definitely dad.’ Wyatt has recognized Jason’s number on his jersey. She calls it ‘sixty, number two,’ instead of 62,” she continued. “But same thing, she knows what she’s looking for.”

Although Jason has not decided what his future in the NFL will be, he became one of five Eagles football players who have earned seven or more trips to the Pro Bowl earlier this month.

Jason and Kylie Kelce’s daugher Wyatt. KYLIE KELCE/INSTAGRAM

“I’ve been really fortunate to play for an incredible offensive line coach for a long time now who puts me in a lot of really good situations and to play with a lot of other good offensive linemen that I think have allowed me to operate at a high level. I think that’s the beauty of the offensive line position,” Jason shared in a story on his team’s website. “My best years have been our unit’s best years, and it goes hand in hand.”

Jason’s mom, Donna, recently told PEOPLE that she sees her sons being involved with football ” in some capacity” even after they retire. As for Jason’s parenting skills, she said that he “strives to place his family as the highest priority in his life.”

“Jason is a loving and playful father. What surprises me most is his gentle, cuddling nature with the girls, while still bringing excitement and the thrill of roughhousing as much as he can, regardless of how he feels,” she told PEOPLE.

With another NFL season approaching, the networks that broadcast the country’s most popular sport are set to make big changes.

ESPN are set to bring on two Hall-of-Fame bound contributors to the game in a Super Bowl winning center and a multi-Super Bowl winning head coach.

Meanwhile, FOX Sports is set to start paying the greatest quarterback of all-time over the course of ten years.

Elsewhere, there’s controversy surrounding the replacement of two longtime analysts on one network’s pre-game and post-game show.

Here, DailyMail.com takes a look at all the changes coming to America’s NFL broadcasting networks next season.

Both FOX Sports and ESPN have instituted changes in their NFL broadcasting lineups for 2024

ESPN

ESPN has seen a big overhaul in their Monday Night Football crew with the recent addition of two names to their broadcast team.

Bill Belichick is set to take a number of big roles within the company as the notoriously silent coach will suddenly become media savvy.

Belichick has planned to join The Pat McAfee Show on a weekly basis, as the coach and former punter agreed live on air at the NFL Draft.

The former Patriots coach is already believed to be in agreement to appear on the alternate ‘ManningCast’ of Monday Night Football in a recurring role.

But he’s not the only one set to make the jump to the Worldwide Leader in Sports – with retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce agreeing to join the pre-game desk for Monday Night Countdown.

The rest of the Monday Night Football crew remains largely intact – with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman remaining at the No. 1 broadcasting spot.

Bill Belichick is set to take a role on the ‘ManningCast’ and the Pat McAfee Show this year

Meanwhile, the recently retired Jason Kelce will be joining Monday Night Countdown

 FOX

They say ‘go big or go home’ and there might not be anyone bigger to bring in than Tom Brady.

It was a few years ago that the quarterback inked a ten-year, $375million deal to become the No. 1 color commentator for FOX’s NFL coverage.

Now, as a part of the company’s top broadcast team with Kevin Burkhardt, Brady will be slapped onto the mid-to-late afternoon contests that FOX brands as ‘America’s Game of the Week’.

Brady will once again team up with Rob Gronkowski – who remains on the desk as an analyst for the pre-game and post-game shows alongside Michael Strahan, Terry Bradshaw, Jimmy Johnson, and Howie Long.

Above all, Brady will be on hand as FOX broadcasts Super Bowl LIX from New Orleans on February 9, 2025.