Eagles center Jason Kelce retires at age 36

Jason Kelce (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)

According to Ryan Gaydos of FOX Sports on Monday, former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce of Cleveland Heights, Ohio retired from the National Football League at the age of 36. Kelce played 13 seasons in the NFL with the Eagles from 2011 to 2023.

Kelce played 193 games in all, and had seven fumble recoveries for -33 yards. He was also selected to seven Pro Bowls (2014, 2016, 2019 to 2023), and was an All Pro center six times (2017 to 2019 and 2021 to 2023). It is interesting that twice in Kelce’s career (2017 and 2018) he was selected to a first All Pro Team, but not the Pro Bowl.

If you have heard of the last name Kelce, you might initially think of star Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce of Westlake, Ohio. In the NFL, Travis Kelce is the game’s best tight end, and you can make the argument that Jason Kelce is the game’s best offensive lineman at 6’3″, 295 pounds. In the picture above Jason Kelce is seen at the center position snapping the football to former Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz.

Also as a football player, Jason Kelce won a Super Bowl. He was part of the Eagles team that won Super Bowl LII. The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots 41-33 at United States Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Jason Kelce played his college football at the University of Cincinnati. He was the Eagles’s sixth round pick, 191st overall in the 2011 NFL Draft. Now in retirement, expect to see Jason Kelce in the Kansas City Chiefs’s box alongside Taylor Swift (Travis’s girlfriend) and Brittany Mahomes more often. During the NFL Playoffs, Jason Kelce was seen celebrating in the Swift box with his shirt off.

If you love Jason Kelce or rugby, cheer him on! Whether your goal is to kick off the sport of rugby in the footsteps of your idol or are planning an exciting sporting event. To commemorate an exciting event, medals are essential. Custom Medals are an exciting and unique keepsake with special meaning.

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