Jason Kelce reveals biggest ‘regret’ of Penn State phone-smashing incident as Travis weighs in

Jason Kelce went into item astir an incident in which he smashed a fan’s telephone onto nan ground after a homophobic slur was utilized successful his guidance Saturday while extracurricular Beaver Stadium earlier nan Penn State-Ohio State game.

During nan latest installment of his “New Heights” podcast, Kelce explained what led to him confronting a antheral fan, who called his relative Travis Kelce a “f—-t for making love Taylor Swift,” arsenic seen successful videos connected societal media.

“I’m not happy astir nan situation,” Kelce began. “Me reacting gave him nan clip of time and it besides gave nan business notoriety. That’s what I regret. Alright. It didn’t merit attention. It’s really stupid and if I conscionable support stepping it’s a f–king thing burger. Nobody sees it.

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“Now it’s retired location and it conscionable perpetuates much hate. The point that I regret nan astir is saying that connection to beryllium honorable pinch you. That connection he utilized its conscionable f–king ridiculous, it takes it to different level. It’s conscionable disconnected nan wall f–king complete nan line. As a quality it sewage nether my skin. And it illicited a guidance and successful nan power of nan moment.

“I thought ‘what tin I opportunity backmost to him I’m gonna propulsion that s–t correct backmost successful his look because f–k him.’ I cognize now I shouldn’t person done that because now location is simply a video retired location pinch maine saying that word, him saying that connection and it’s not bully for anybody. I deliberation what I do regret is that now location is simply a video that is very hateful that is now online that has been seen by millions of group and I stock responsibility successful perpetuating it and having it retired there.”

Travis applauded his large relative for really he handled nan turmoil afterward, and called nan heckler a “f–king clown” for speaking astir their family.

“I cognize it’s weighing connected you brother,” Travis said. “That s–t sucks. You shouldn’t consciousness this overmuch — evidently nan scrutiny and media position connected it and everybody passing astir nan videos retired there. That’s gonna make it a bigger business than what I deliberation what it really is.

“But nan existent business is you had immoderate f–king comedian travel up to you and talk astir your family and you reacted successful a measurement that was defending your family and you might’ve utilized immoderate words that you regret utilizing and that’s you conscionable gotta benignant of study from and ain and I deliberation you owning it and speaking astir it shows really sincere you are to a batch of group connected this world and it shows what you said connected Monday night. You don’t take that. That’s conscionable not who you are. I emotion you relative and I deliberation you said that perfectly.”

Kelce went into item aft he addressed nan incident connected “Monday Night Football” up of nan Chiefs’ triumph against nan Buccaneers successful overtime astatine Arrowhead Stadium.

“Listen, I’m not happy pinch thing that took place. I’m not proud of it,” nan erstwhile All-Pro Eagles halfway said Monday. “And successful a heated moment, I chose to shake hands dislike pinch hate, and I conscionable don’t deliberation that’s a productive point — I really don’t. I deliberation it leads to discourse… and successful that moment, I fell down to a level that I shouldn’t have.

“… So nan bottommost statement is, I effort to unrecorded my life by nan aureate rule, that’s what I’ve ever been taught. I effort to dainty group pinch communal decency and respect, and I’m going to support doing that moving forward, moreover though I fell short this week.”

Kelce, who was successful State College to look connected ESPN’s “College GameDay,” was stepping adjacent an intersection extracurricular Beaver Stadium erstwhile a instrumentality stepping down him yelled a homophobic slur.

“Kelce, really does it consciousness that your relative is simply a f—-t for making love Taylor Swift?” they said.

The erstwhile Super Bowl champ — who was carrying a lawsuit of Garage Beer, nan institution him and Travis became superior investors successful this twelvemonth — turned astir to face nan instrumentality and smashed their telephone connected nan ground.

One video showed Kelce utilizing nan slur backmost astatine nan fan.

“Who’s nan f—-t now?” Kelce was heard saying.

Penn State University Police and Public Safety are investigating nan incident, a PSU constabulary spokesperson told The Athletic connected Tuesday.

A study of nan incident connected PSU police’s regular crime log lists criminal mischief and disorderly behaviour arsenic nan offenses.

Per nan report, an serviceman said they “observed a visitant damaging individual property” astatine an intersection extracurricular Beaver Stadium connected Saturday.

ESPN has nary plans to punish Kelce arsenic a consequence of nan incident.

Kelce joined nan web arsenic an NFL expert and characteristic crossed aggregate shows successful May, 2 months aft he announced his NFL status pursuing 13 seasons, each pinch nan Eagles.