Jason Kelce has admitted he went too far with one of his jokes.
On Monday (December 9). Retired Philadelphia Eagles Center Cited two The city Texas as the state’s “butthole and armpit” during an appearance on ESPN Monday night countdown.
The upcoming match between the hosts was being discussed. Dallas Cowboys and Cincinnati Bengals when Kelce commented.
As the camera panned to various angles of AT&T Stadium, Scott Van Pelt’s voice could be heard saying, “This is the state of Texas, Arlington, Dallas…” Kelis then interjected, “America’s butthole and armpit too.”
His co-hosts quickly shouted, “Whoa! Whoa!” While Kelis replied, “It was a joke!”
“I was joking… now look I…” he tried to explain before freezing and looking at the people around him. “Dude, it was just a joke because of what Mina said.”
Disney Plus was airing one. The Simpsons-Themed version of the game featuring animated versions of Mina Comez, Dan Orlovsky, and Drew Carter. The game was being broadcast from the series’ fictional town of Springfield, which Cums called “The Armpit of America’s Butt-Crack”, a direct reference to the show.
“We’re having fun here. I love Dallas,” Kelis added. “We got cowboy hats.”
This isn’t the first time a move by Kelce has landed him in hot water. In November, he got into a heated argument with a fan at Penn State University’s Beaver Stadium for ESPN. College Game Day Broadcast as they did at Ohio State University. A viral video on X showed a man shouting: “Hey, Kelis. How about your brother meeting Taylor Swift? Kelis angrily He grabbed the fan’s phone and slammed it on the ground.Saying: “Who is it now?”
After this incident, appeared on Calais Monday night countdown To Publicly address what happened. “I think everyone has seen everything that happened this week on social media,” he said.
“Listen, I’m not happy about what happened. I’m not proud of it. In the heat of the moment, I chose to greet hate with hate and I don’t think that’s a productive thing, I I really don’t. I don’t think that’s the right way to go about things. In that moment I fell to a level I shouldn’t have.
“The most important thing is that I try to live my life according to the golden rule, that’s what I’ve always been taught,” he said. “I try to treat people with common courtesy and respect, and I will continue to do so moving forward.”
That too Talked about the incident During one of its episodes New heights The podcast he hosts with his younger brother, Travis Kelce.
The elder Kelce said his biggest regret from the situation was repeating the homophobic slur the fan had used. “It’s inhumane and it got under my skin and it created a reaction. In the heat of the moment, I thought, ‘Hey, what can I say back to him? I throw it back in his face.’ F*** him,” Jason said.