After a legendary career playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, Jason Kelce has transitioned well to becoming an analyst for ESPN. In turn, the iconic center shared his fear in all the time he has been working this gig.
Earlier this year, ESPN signed Kelce to a multi-year agreement, adding the vibrant personality as an analyst on the company’s marquee programming around premier NFL telecasts. The 13-year NFL veteran will join Monday Night Countdown each week, leading into Monday Night Football throughout the regular season and ESPN’s Super Wild Card and Divisional Round playoff games. Additionally, the former NFL star will become a member of ESPN’s Super Bowl studio coverage each year, including Super Bowl LXI in Los Angeles.
Burke Magnus, ESPN President of Content, stated that Kelce’s perspective, shaped by his years as an established locker room leader and a future Hall of Fame center, will greatly strengthen ESPN’s NFL coverage. The Eagles icon expressed his excitement to join the Monday Night Countdown team, noting that ESPN was a consistent presence in his household growing up and helped shape his love of sports.
Kelce joined an impressive lineup on Monday Night Countdown, including Scott Van Pelt, Ryan Clark, Marcus Spears, Adam Schefter, and Michelle Beisner-Buck. With their collective experience of more than 30 seasons in the NFL and multiple Super Bowl wins, viewers can expect insightful analysis and dynamic storytelling throughout the season.
Philadelphia Eagles Legend Jason Kelce Admits Biggest Fear in First Year at ESPN
With Kelce now retired from the NFL and working his gig for ESPN for quite some time, the former Eagles star can now reflect on how that transition came to be. In an episode of Green Light with Chris Long on YouTube, a production of Yote House Media, Travis Kelce’s older brother delved right into what his fear was while working as an analyst.
“I don’t know. I mean, swearing is up there… I guess I’m fearful that I’m not going to be prepared because I feel like there’s a lot more like autonomy on making sure you’re on top of your stuff. Once you’re like removed from [being in the NFL], you got to go out of your way to really watch things and really iron in on what’s happening, to do a reputable job…
It’s very easy for a former player to not truly understand the ins and outs of like, what’s happening in a specific situation, but you still have to give your opinion. So, I think doing that in a responsible way is like, what I really, really want to strive to do. That’s both accurate and correct,” Kelce said.
Kelce, a standout center for the Philadelphia Eagles, has etched his name in NFL history. Drafted in the sixth round in 2011, he rose to become a seven-time Pro Bowler, six-time All-Pro, and Super Bowl champion, cementing his legacy as one of the premier centers of his era.
With Kelce now getting used to his new line of work, things are only going to become better from this point on for him. As it stands, the fan-favorite center has all the support he needs to succeed in this new endeavor.
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