Jason Kelce Reaffirms Stance On Super Bowl LIX

Retired former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce reaffirmed his stance that he'll be rooting for his former team, but will also be rooting his younger brother, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, in Super Bowl LIX, during the latest episode of ther New Heights podcast released on Wednesday (January 29).

"I'll always root for my brother," Jason said while wearing an Eagles hat. "But there's a lot of people in the Philadelphia organization...that feel like extended family to me...I'm rooting for those guys too."

"I'm rooting for Philadelphia and I'm rooting for Travis Kelce. That's the reality of it," he added. "No matter what, on game day I'm going to be happy for one of those sides. And I'm going to be sad for the other side."

The elder Kelce, one of the most beloved players in Eagles history, was previously asked who he would cheer for if the Chiefs and Eagles played in a Super Bowl following his retirement last year during 'No Dumb Questions' fan participation segment of their show.

“I will root for the Eagles, of course,” he said months before the two teams clinched Super Bowl berths last Sunday (January 26).

“This is bulls**t,” Travis chimed in at the time.

“Because I will always be an Eagle,” Jason continued. “First and foremost. I’ll also root for Travis to have a good game, of course, cause he’s my brother, but nah, I’ll definitely be cheering on the Eagles.”

"That's the end of that question," he added emphatically.

Jason attended both the Eagles and Chiefs' respective conference championship games on Sunday, having reported from Philadelphia for ESPN and immediately flown to Kansas City to arrive at Arrowhead Stadium, where he was seen wearing his brother's No. 87 jersey, prior to the game's conclusion.

“This is something that I’m still trying to figure out, so I’m working [for] ESPN at the tailgate for the Birds game,” Jason said on his ESPN late-night show They Call It Late Night prior to attending both games. “Initially, they were gonna make me go up to Bristol, but then they were like, ‘Do you just want to stay down there and be a reporter on the scene?’ I’m really fired up to be there.”

The Chiefs will face the Eagles in a rematch of Super Bowl LVII, which both Kelce brothers played in, two years prior. Kansas City defeated Philadelphia, 38-35, with quarterback Patrick Mahomes claiming his second of three Super Bowl MVPs. The Chiefs look to become the first franchise in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowls, having already won three in the last five years.