Travis Kelce opens up about viral video of Jason defending him at Penn State
In the latest episode of the New Heights podcast, the Kelce brothers wasted no time in addressing the viral video of Jason spiking a fan’s phone Saturday at the Penn State-Ohio State football game.
A fan used a homophobic slur when talking about Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and girlfriend Taylor Swift. Jason Kelce threw the fan’s phone to the ground in a video that was seen millions of times.
Jason Kelce apologized for his actions on ESPN ahead of the Chiefs’ “Monday Night Football” game against the Buccaneers.
And he expressed remorse in the New Heights episode that was released Wednesday morning.
“Me reacting gave him the time of day, and it also gave this situation notoriety,” Jason said of the fan. ”That’s what I regret, all right? It didn’t deserve attention. It’s really stupid, and if I just keep walking, it’s a nothing burger. Nobody sees it. Now it’s out there, and it just perpetuates more hate. The thing that I regret the most is saying that word, to be honest with you. And the word he used is just ridiculous, and it takes it to another level. It’s just off the wall and over the line and dehumanizing and it got under my skin and elicited a reaction.”
Travis Kelce praised his brother for his apology and for standing up for him.
“I know it’s weighing on you, brother, that (stuff) sucks,” he said. “You shouldn’t feel this much obviously, the scrutiny and are the media view on it, and everybody passing around the videos that are being out there. I mean, that’s going to make it a bigger situation than I think what it really is. But the real situation is you had some ... clown come up to you and talk about your family, and you reacted in a way that was defending your family, and you might have used some words that you regret using.
“And that’s a situation that you just gotta kind of learn from and own. And I think you owning it, and you speaking about it shows how sincere you are to a lot of people in this world. And it shows that, especially what you said on Monday night, that you ... don’t choose hate. You know, that’s just not who you are. I love your brother. Let me tell you, I think you said that perfectly.”
The brothers closed by telling one another: “I love you.”
This story was originally published November 6, 2024 at 9:59 AM with the headline "Travis Kelce opens up about viral video of Jason defending him at Penn State."
