Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce announced his retirement from the NFL on Monday. During an emotional press conference, Kelce noted that his final season with the Eagles wasn’t perfect, but he enjoyed every minute of the journey. Fans on Twitter flooded with emotional tributes after Jason’s announcement.
“Man, this Jason Kelce retirement speech almost made me cry,” said one fan.
“Damn…shoulda gone to bosses for 1 year,” another added.
“There will never be another 62 in midnight or Kelly green,” another added.
Analyst jumped on Kelce’s retirement announcement
After Philadelphia was eliminated from the playoffs in January, ESPN NFL analyst Adam Schefter reported that Jason told his teammates that he planned to retire. Immediately after the defeat, in the locker room.
Kelce, 36, was visibly emotional at the end of the Eagles’ 32-9 playoff loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The six-time All-Pro and future Hall of Famer has considered retiring in recent seasons, but this time it will happen,” Schefter said in his report.
But Jason was quick to close that claim. He noted that there was too much emotion after the loss to make a decision.
“I just don’t think you’re in a position after a game like that to really, you know, make that decision. I just don’t do it. There is too much emotion in the moment. There is too much going on right now to fully understand that decision,” she said.
Jason Kelce on the ‘downhill’ road to retirement
There were rumors that Jason hung up his cleats before their playoff loss this year. The star center played in 15 games this season and did so while battling several injuries. Kelce gave everything he could to the franchise that drafted him this season, but in the end, Father Time remained undefeated.
Before the Eagles were eliminated in the Wild Card, Kelce explained why retirement had begun to weigh heavily on his mind.
“Every year it is more difficult. I’m nowhere near the player I used to be. “Jalen Hurts makes us all look so much better and makes my job so much easier,” she said.
“It’s just going to happen [downhill]and if you can be accountable to your teammates and perform at that level and mentally have the energy to be the difference that I think I am in that regard, all of that will be taken into account.”
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