Travis Kelce breaks his silence on brother Jason’s phone destruction incident

Travis Kelce has responded after his older brother Jason smashed a man’s phone and repeated a homophobic slur after a fan used the same slur to insult Travis.

On November 2nd, Jason was at Penn State University’s Beaver Stadium for ESPN College game day aired as they took on Ohio State University. A viral video on X/Twitter showed a man yelling, “Hey, Kelce. How does it feel that your brother is dating Taylor Swift?” Kelce angrily grabbed the fan’s phone, slammed it to the ground and said, “Who the f*** is now?”

In the latest episode of the brothers New heights On the podcast, Travis discussed the incident himself for the first time. “A damn clown came up to you and talked about your family,” the Kansas City Chiefs tight end said. “You responded in a way that defended your family and you may have used some words that you regret using.”

The retired Philadelphia Eagles center apologized for his behavior before the Chiefs played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Nov. 4, which Travis called “sincere.”

“I think everyone on social media saw everything that happened this week,” Jason said on ESPN before the game. “Look, I’m not happy with anything that happened. I’m not proud of it. In a heated moment I decided to meet hate with hate and I just don’t think that’s a productive thing to do, I really don’t. I don’t think it creates a discourse and that it is the right way to do things. In that moment, I fell to a level I shouldn’t have.”

“The bottom line is that I try to live my life by the golden rule, that’s what I’ve always been taught,” he said. “I try to treat people with decency and respect, and I will continue to do so.”

During the podcast, Travis admitted that the incident “weighs on him” as the videos continue to circulate on social media.

Jason said that after talking about it again, he wanted to “stop talking about this really stupid situation.”

The retired NFL player admitted he should have stayed calm and kept walking, not paying any attention to the man.

He said his biggest regret about the situation was the repetition of the insults the fan had used. “It’s dehumanizing, it got under my skin and caused a reaction. In the heat of the moment I thought, “Hey, what can I say back to him?” I’m going to throw that shit right back in his face. “F*** him,” Jason said.

Many fans defended Jason for his reaction; However, PHLY Sports presenter Jon Marks said the former athlete went too far.

“Kelce needs to realize his profile is bigger than it ever was as a player,” Marks’ post began, along with the video of the fan’s phone being crushed. “He makes a lot of money on multiple platforms and his brother could marry the biggest pop star of all time. He can’t spike other people’s phones. He needs security to deal with this shit.”