Jason Kelce’s ex-Eagles teammate has some thoughts on the Penn State fan incident

Jason Kelce has apologized for his part in last weekend’s altercation with a fan before Penn State’s game against Ohio State, but at least one of his former Philadelphia teammates believes he shouldn’t have done so.

For those who missed it, Kelce was on Saturday’s ESPN game day before the big game. Video showed him walking near Beaver Stadium as a crowd of fans followed him. A voice can be clearly heard behind Kelce shouting, “Hey Kelce, how does it feel knowing your brother is a (homophobic slur) dating Taylor Swift?”

Kelce stopped, turned around and went back to a young man in the Penn State hoodie – it is not clear in the video that he is the person who shouted the slur, but Kelce seems to believe he is the perpetrator – who made him followed and filmed with him. a telephone. A second video It can clearly be seen that Kelce then takes a cell phone from that person, pins it on the asphalt, then picks it up and runs away with it.

A third video obtained by TMZ shows the fan following Kelce to get his phone. You can clearly hear him say, “Give me my phone Kelce,” as he appears to push Kelce from behind, causing him to lose his balance.

Kelce popped up and repeatedly asked the Penn State fan, “Who’s the (gay slur) now?” Someone came in to separate them and told the fan, “Get the (expletive) out of here,” as Kelce continued.

Chris Long, ex-Eagles defenseman, spoke about the incident during a podcast appearancee recently and he had some interesting things to say.

“I think everything is about power in the world now,” he said. “Period. It’s hard even as a media member not to fall into these traps. Everyone chases power. It’s the fastest way to get my five minutes of fame. That guy who got the phone out, if it weren’t for the fact that it seems like the entire internet focused on this guy… these days, kids who get punched in the face might say, “Hey, look what I did. I got punched in the face by Jason Kelce.”

“Internet culture has ruined real life and there are too many people who grew up in situations where they never got punched in the face,” he continued. “And I’m not saying this is a requirement for adulthood, but I’m pretty sure that guy has never been punched in the face.”

Kelce apologized for his role in the incident prior to Monday Night Countdown on ESPN.

“I think everyone on social media saw everything that happened this week,” the Philadelphia Eagles legend said. “I just want to… listen, I’m not happy with what happened. I’m not proud of it. In a heated moment, I chose to greet hate with hate, and I just don’t think that’s a don’t think it leads to a conversation, and that this is the right way to go about things And at that point I sank to a level that I shouldn’t have I guess the bottom line is I’m trying to live my life to lead according to the golden rule.

“That’s what I was always taught,” he added. “I try to treat people with common decency and respect, and I will continue to do that in the future, even though I came up short this week, I will continue to do that and continue to do that.”