Travis Kelce comments on brother Jason’s phone throwing incident – NBC New York

Travis Kelce is firmly in his brother Jason Kelce’s corner as the latter continues to express regret over his reaction during a clash with a fan last week.

In the November 6 episode of their “New Heights” podcastthe brothers discussed Jason Kelce’s heated argument with a college football fan outside Penn State’s Beaver Stadium four days earlier.

The incident, captured on camera phone videos, shows Jason Kelce responding to a fan who had insulted his brother’s relationship with Taylor Swift with a homophobic slur by grabbing the fan’s phone and slamming it to the ground. From one angle, the retired Philadelphia Eagles center appears to repeat the slur.

“I know you wanted to clear the air, so go ahead,” Travis Kelce said at the start of the episode, later adding, “I’m with you, man.”

Jason Kelce then spoke about the incident and expressed regret for his response.

“I’m not happy with the situation. My response gave him the time of day, and it also publicized the situation,” Jason Kelce explained. “I’m sorry about that, okay? It didn’t deserve any attention. It’s really stupid, and if I just keep walking, it’s a damn burger. Nobody sees it. Now it’s out there, and it just perpetuates more hatred.”

Jason Kelce also expressed disappointment with the language he used.

“The thing I regret most is saying that word, to be honest. And the word he used – it’s just ridiculous, it takes it to another level. It’s just outside the wall and over the border,” he said.

“In the heat of the moment, in my head I was thinking, ‘Hey, what can I say to him? I’m going to throw that s– right back in his face,” he told his brother.

“I know now that I shouldn’t have done that because now there’s a video of me saying that word, him saying that word, and it’s not good for anyone,” he added. “I think I regret that there is now a video that is very hateful, that is now online, that has been seen by millions of people, and I share the blame in perpetuating it and spreading it.”

“I know it’s weighing heavily on you, brother,” Travis Kelce replied. “That’s… stupid. Obviously you shouldn’t feel in control like that.

“The real situation is that a damn clown came up to you and talked about your family,” Travis Kelce added. “And you responded in a way that defended your family, and you may have used some words that you regret, and that’s a situation that you just have to learn from and manage. And I think you own it and you speaking out about it shows how genuine you are to a lot of people in this world.”

Travis Kelce addressed his brother’s comments from the “Monday night football” pregame show earlier this week, when Jason Kelce said, “In a heated moment, I chose to greet hate with hate, and I just don’t think that’s a productive thing.”

Referring to his brother’s apology, Travis Kelce said, “Especially what you said Monday night. … You don’t choose hate. That’s just not who you are.”

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