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Jason Kelce’s infectious characteristic won’t beryllium staying distant from shot contempt retiring from nan Philadelphia Eagles this offseason.
Kelce is heading into nan world of broadcasting, arsenic The Hollywood Reporter confirmed he signed pinch ESPN to subordinate "Monday Night Countdown" — nan pre-game show earlier "Monday Night Football" connected nan sports network.
The Athletic was first to study Kelce joining ESPN.
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Philadelphia Eagles' Jason Kelce speaks during an NFL shot property convention announcing his status successful Philadelphia, Monday, March 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
The mobility of what Kelce does adjacent is answered, arsenic broadcasting was ever an action for 1 of nan astir recognizable names successful nan sport. The Hollywood Reporter heard aggregate TV partners pinch nan NFL were trying to prosecute his talents for adjacent season.
Broadcasting is thing that intrigued Kelce earlier retirement, arsenic he entered nan league’s broadcast footwear campy past year. The NFL created nan footwear campy to thief those existent and erstwhile players wishing for a profession alteration person nan chance to study what goes into a shot broadcast.
EAGLES' JASON KELCE ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM NFL
Kelce will beryllium joining chap NFL players Larry Fitzgerald and Robert Griffin III connected "Monday Night Countdown," arsenic good arsenic ESPN seasoned Scott Van Pelt.
Jalen Hurts and Jason Kelce connected group of Amazon Thursday Night Football Postgame Show aft nan crippled betwixt nan Minnesota Vikings and nan Philadelphia Eagles astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected September 14, 2023 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
During nan broadcast itself, ESPN already has a move duo connected 2 different broadcasts — Joe Buck and Troy Aikman calling "Monday Night Football," while Peyton and Eli Manning for their "ManningCast" arsenic an replacement telecast.
While location whitethorn beryllium immoderate accommodation play for Kelce, he surely isn’t awkward of nan camera and headset, particularly successful caller years.
He’s made appearances connected aggregate TV broadcasts during his clip arsenic a player, including this past year’s bye week erstwhile he did a characteristic pinch Amazon Prime Video’s "Thursday Night Football."
Kelce is besides a co-host of nan "New Heights" podcast pinch his younger brother, Kansas City Chiefs prima Travis Kelce, which has taken nan sports podcast world by storm.
Jason Kelce #62 of nan Philadelphia Eagles looks connected aft an NFL wild-card playoff shot crippled against nan Tampa Bay Buccaneers astatine Raymond James Stadium connected January 15, 2024 successful Tampa, Florida. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)
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Kelce whitethorn not beryllium strapping connected pads anymore, but he will beryllium joining a caller squad that will beryllium featured astatine NFL stadiums crossed nan state adjacent season.
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Scott Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
