Jason and Travis Kelce at the 2023 Super Bowl.Photo:Ryan Kang/Getty
Ryan Kang/Getty
Jason Kelceis torn about the result of the2025 Super Bowl.
In a lengthyX poston Monday, Feb. 10, Jason, 37, congratulated his former Philadelphia Eagles teammates on becomingSuper Bowl LIXchampions, even though their victory meant his brotherTravis' team, the Kansas City Chiefs, lost out.
“That game was odd for me to watch if I’m being completely honest. I knew it was going to be mixed emotions before, during, and after, and I now know what my parents had to deal with two years ago,” Jason wrote, referencing he and Travis' parents,Donna and Ed Kelce, having to watch their sons' teams compete against one another in the 2023 Super Bowl.
The siblingsmade history at the time when they became the first brothers to ever play each other in the sporting event.
Travis Kelce and Chiefs teammate Patrick Mahomes at the 2025 Super Bowl.AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough
AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough
Jason — who spent his entire 13-year NFL career playing as a center for the Eagles, before announcing hisretirement in March 2024— continued in Monday’s post, “On one hand, I wanted what is best for my brother, and to see his success. And on the other hand, there are so many people, teammates, and coaches, in the Philadelphia Eagles organization that I care deeply about, many of whom I owe my own success to throughout my career.”
The Eagles beat the Chiefs 40-22 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans to win the Vince Lombardi Trophy on Sunday, Feb. 9.
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Jason and Travis Kelce.Gabriella Ricciardi/MLB Photos via Getty
Gabriella Ricciardi/MLB Photos via Getty
Moving on to discuss his brother Travis, Jason said, “There isn’t a person I love or care about more. It has been tough to process these feelings, of course I feel for him and am always rooting for him, but I know he does not need, nor want my pity.”
“He has amassed greatness few on this planet could ever dream of, as has his team, and they should feel pride in their accomplishments this season and in the past,” the ESPN broadcaster said.
“I know right now they are still thinking of last night and the shortcomings in the last game, but in time that will fade, and the greatness they have exhibited as a group will remain as one of the most dominant eras of football ever,” Jason shared, insisting he loves the sport, as well as “the people that play it, and the fans that enjoy it. Nothing else like it.” He also said he’s looking forward tothe victory paradeon Friday, Feb. 14.
“We haven’t played that bad all year,” he said. “You don’t lose like that without everything going bad.”
source: people.com
