Jason Kelce ‘regrets’ his response to homophobic comments against brother Travis

• Jason Kelce has spoken out about the moment he destroyed a Penn State football fan’s phone in a now-viral clip after the man in question called Travis Kelce a homophobic slur
• “I’m not happy with the situation. My reaction gave him the time of day and it also gave publicity to the situation. I regret that,” the former NFL star said on the brothers’ Wednesday, November 6, episode. New heights podcast
• “You don’t choose hate, that’s just not who you are,” Travis told his brother

Jason Kelce speaks out about the moment he destroyed a Penn State football fan’s phone because he called his brother, Travis Kelcea homophobic slur.

In now viral images shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, November 2 retired Philadelphia Eagles star37 – who was outside Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania for the Penn State-Ohio State game – responded after the man Travis ‘a f—– dating Taylor Swift.”

In the latest episode of the brothers New heights podcast that aired on Wednesday, November 6, Jason expressed regret for saying the word too after being spotted in front of the man, saying, “Who the fuck is that now?” in the viral clips.

Travis opened up on the podcast, “I know you wanted to clear some air so go ahead,” while Jason responded, “I’m just going to talk about it, I feel like it needs one more time and then we can hopefully stop talking about this really stupid situation.”

The father-of-three – who first discussed the incident on November 4 on ESPN’s Countdown on Monday evening – added: “I’m not happy with the situation, my reaction gave him the time of day and it also publicized the situation. I regret that. It didn’t deserve attention, it’s really stupid… if I just keep walking, it’s a damn nothingburger, no one sees it. Now it’s out there and it just perpetuates more hate.

Jason emphasized that “the thing I regret most is saying that word to be honest… the word he used is just ridiculous and it takes it to another level. It’s just not true, f- —– over the line.”

“It’s inhumane and it got under my skin, it provoked a reaction. In the heat of the moment I thought, ‘Hey, what can I say to him? I’m going to throw this s— right back into his body. ‘ face. F— him,” the athlete said, admitting that he now knows he “shouldn’t have done that.”

“What I do regret is that there is now a video that is very hateful, that is now online and has been seen by millions of people and I share the fault in perpetuating it and spreading it,” Jason told the listeners.

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Travis had nothing but praise for his brother, insisting that people “passing on the videos” were creating a “bigger situation than I think it actually is.”

“The real situation is that some clown came up to you and talked about your family and you responded in a way that defended your family, and you may have used a few words that you regret,” the Kansas City Chiefs tight end continued. “That’s a situation that you have to learn from and manage. I think the fact that you own it and speak out about it shows how genuine you are to a lot of people in this world.”

“You don’t choose hate, that’s just not who you are,” Travis added. “I love you brother, I think you said that perfectly.”

Following Saturday’s incident involving the unidentified college football fan, PEOPLE confirmed Penn State University police had launched an investigation.

PEOPLE reached out to representatives for both Jason and ESPN at the time but did not immediately receive a response.