Jason Kelce explains why he’s still hanging around Eagles’ facility so much originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Back in March, Jason Kelce announced his retirement after a Hall of Fame career … but he’s still been at the NovaCare Complex quite a bit this spring.
And, no, it’s not because he’s thinking about a comeback.
Part of the reason is that he still enjoys being around his former Eagles teammates.
“Part of it is that,” Kelce said to John Clark at the Mike Quick Celebrity Invitational on Monday afternoon. “Part of it is just getting a free lift down in the NovaCare. I’ve gotten accustomed to going down there. I love going down there. It keeps me involved with it. Whether it’s being around the guys, being around the coaches, my mind in the game from what teams are doing to try and prepare for this coming season. And things the defense is getting ready to do.
“The game is always evolving and if you want to stay knowledgeable about it you have to continue to stay involved, stay around the game, stay around the guys that are in it, coaches that are in it. For me, I kind of get a two-fer. I get to be able to work out and kind of poke my head around a little bit.”
At rookie minicamp, sixth-round center Dylan McMahon said Kelce gave him his phone number and offered to help with whatever he could. That also goes for starting center Cam Jurgens and plenty of other players on the team. Kelce wants to continue to be a resource even though he’s no longer playing.
Kelce, 36, retired in March after 13 seasons, 7 Pro Bowls and 6 All-Pros and he’ll have a very different vantage point for the 2024 season. Kelce has taken a job with ESPN as an analyst on Monday Night Countdown.
That means he’ll be talking about the Eagles in the Birds’ home opener in Week 2, when they host Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons.
“It’s nuts. Home opener in Philadelphia,” Kelce said. “I’m going to be right back here. I think it’ll be a pretty awesome…
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Publish date : 2024-05-21 11:00:00
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