Jason Kelce Reveals ‘Worst Fear’ About Broadcasting Career

Jason Kelce shares one thing that scares him when it comes to starting his new NFL broadcasting job at ESPN.

“I think I’m afraid that I won’t be ready. Because I feel like there’s a lot of independence,” the former Philadelphia Eagles player, 36, explained on the “Green Light With Chris Long” podcast on Friday, August 9. “Once you’re removed from it, you have to go out of your way to really look at things and focus on what’s going on. in order to do a reputable job.”

Kelce went on to explain why his fear of not being adequately prepared for the gig worries him.

“I want to go up there and do a good job, because I think there’s a service to the guys that are still in it and what’s going on, and I think that’s my biggest fear is not doing that well,” Kelce continued. “When you’re removed from it, it’s very easy I think for a former player to not understand what’s going on in a certain situation. But you still have to express your opinion, so doing that in an honest way is what I really want to strive to do, that’s right and right.”

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Kelce announced his retirement from the NFL in May after 13 seasons as a center for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was drafted by the organization as a sixth-round draft pick in 2011, and won a Super Bowl in 2018.

“It has always been my goal to play my entire career in one city. I couldn’t have dreamed of a better and better fit if I tried,” he said while crying at the press conference at the time. “I don’t know what’s next, but I look forward to the new challenges and opportunities that await, and I know that I take with me the lessons of my time here and that forever we will all share the responsibility of being Philadelphians.”

About two months after announcing his retirement, ESPN announced that Kelce had signed a deal with the network. Monday Night Countdown as an on-air broadcaster.

“It turned out that it was a temporary retirement!” Kelce said in a statement to ESPN at the time. “I am excited to join ESPN, especially the Monday Night Countdown the group. ESPN was a constant presence in our home growing up and the network helped shape who I am and my love for all sports. Coming up now on that screen is full circle time. And, I mean it’s amazing Monday Night Football! and I’m ready to play football.”

During his episode once Travis KelceOn the “New Heights” podcast in May, Jason promised his younger brother – who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs – that he wouldn’t talk bad about him on his new show.

“Are you going to be harder on me than anyone else?” Travis, 34, asked her. “Will you be more open to f—king—staying with me, because I am?”

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“No, I wouldn’t do that to you. If you throw a pass, I’m not going to go out of my way to do that,” Jason replied, jokingly adding that if he does a “stupid” endzone dance, he can definitely expect to be teased.

Earlier this month, Jason did his own NFL Countdown The debut, where he wore his favorite souvenir for the 2024 Paris Olympics: the beret.

“I’m still in Paris time, so I had to go with a Paris hat,” Kelce explained during the August 1 show.