Jason Kelce speaks out about Travis Kelce after the Heckler incident

Jason Kelce is taking responsibility after a heated argument with a heckler who insulted Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift went viral earlier this week.

In the latest episode of Monday night countdownThe retired Philadelphia Eagles center opened the show with his co-hosts by directly addressing the incident – in which Jason smashed the phone of an instigator who had called his little brother a homophobic slur. “Everyone saw everything that happened this week on social media,” he began. “Look, I’m not happy with anything that happened.”

“I’m not proud of it,” Jason continued with a serious expression. “In a heated moment, I decided to meet hate with hate, and I just don’t think that’s a productive thing to do.”

The moment in question occurred at the Ohio State vs. Penn State football game on Saturday (November 2), where spectators were filmed as a heckler taunted Jason by saying, “Hey, Kelce! How does it feel that your brother is dating Taylor Swift?”

Jason then turned around, grabbed the heckler’s phone and threw it on the ground before picking it up and walking away. When the instigator chased him and tried to get the phone back, the New heights The podcaster turned around again and said, “Who the fuck now?”

“In that moment, I fell to a level I shouldn’t have,” Jason thought Monday night countdown. “The bottom line is that I try to live my life by the Golden Rule…Treat people with decency and respect. I will continue to do this in the future, even if I came up short this week.”

Penn State University police confirmed this The New York Times They are investigating the incident on Tuesday (November 5).

Travis and the “Anti-Hero” singer have been together since the summer of 2023, and since then Swift has been close with Jason and the Kelce brothers’ parents, Donna and Ed. At the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers game on Monday (November 4), the 14-time Grammy winner watched the tight end’s game alongside Jason and Donna in a box at Arrowhead Stadium.

Jason has also been indoctrinated into Swiftieland since his little brother’s romance with the star began. In October, the elder Kelce attended Swift’s Eras Tour show in Miami and continued gushing afterwards New heights“It was on another level… When Call came, and she came out in a new outfit, and it was raining, it could have fucking broken out.”