Kyrie Kelce was among those who attended her husband’s retirement press conference on Monday, tearing up as the Philadelphia Eagles center called it a career.
Jason Kelce retired from the NFL after 13 seasons, a Super Bowl championship, seven Pro Bowl selections, and six All-Pro selections. In his speech, he talked about his career and the people most important to him, including his wife. Kylie called it “the perfect summary.”
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Kylie McDevitt Kelce, wife of Philadelphia Eagles forward Jason Kelce, listens as he announces his retirement during an NFL football press conference on Monday, March 4, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
“I think I’m the only person who heard that speech before he went into it,” she told NBC Philadelphia. “I think this was a perfect summation of 13 years. Like I always say, he’s not from here, but he understands it. With the great accomplishments he’s had as an NFL player. did.”
Jason Kelce said the best time in his career was when he met his wife about 10 years ago.
“I still remember the moment she walked through the door,” he said. “That first moment was burned into my retinas. It was like she was sliding through an opening, there was an aura around her, and then she started talking, and I thought, oh. , What Does Love Feel Like? She was beautiful and smart, serious and yet playful.”
Kylie and Jason Kelsey have been married for five years and have three daughters. (Lisa Lake/Getty Images)
Travis Kelce fights back tears during Jason Kelce’s emotional retirement speech
If that didn’t start the water supply, nothing would have started.
“Of course I got emotional. I was angry that he was trying to talk about his memories of that night because, like I said… he was drunk,” she said. Told. “He was very, very kind. He was very kind. I got too many compliments.”
Kylie added that she has heard “multiple versions” of his retirement speech over the past four years. She said he meant it when he revealed he had been thinking about retiring for years.
Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagles announces his retirement during an NFL football press conference on Monday, March 4, 2024 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Kylie said she had high expectations because she knows what kind of person her husband is, but the outpouring of love and support was “still shocking.”
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