Jason Kelce has yet to announce his retirement form the NFL but the Eagles legend seems to be already laying the ground work for his next career.
According to Front Office Sports, Kelce met with two networks in Las Vegas about a possible TV career.
Kelce spoke with ESPN and FOX about potential opportunities, and he could also get meetings with CBS, NBC and Amazon as he weighs his options. One source told FOS the Philadelphia Eagles center is “testing the water” regarding a career into the TV world.
Kelce, along with his brother, Travis, are already rising in the media world as they host a popular podcast, New Heights.
Although ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Kelce announced his retirement after the Eagles’ season-ending loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the playoffs, he took to his podcast to clarify what he said in the postgame locker room.
“I didn’t announce what I was doing on purpose,” Kelce said. “Despite I guess what’s been leaked to the media. But you know, I think there’s a lot of people who can feel body language itself, you know, you I just don’t think you’re in a position after a game like that to really make that decision. I just don’t, there’s too much emotion in the moment. There’s too much going down at the moment to really fully grasp that decision.
“I’m not trying to be dramatic and continue to draw this thing out. I’m really not. It’s just something that I think, you know, when it’s time to officially announce what’s happening in the future, it’ll be done in a way that’s definitive and it pays respect to a lot of people and individuals that have meant a lot to me.”
Kelce has put together a Hall of Fame career for the Eagles after they selected him in the sixth round of the 2011 Draft. He is a six-time All-Pro and a seven-time Pro Bowler as a key part of the Philadelphia offensive line. Of course, he also has a prominent role in the “Tush Push” that is becoming more and more popular around the game.
