Long before Taylor Swift starting showing up at NFL games, I was a fan of Travis Kelce. In addition to his appearance on Saturday Night Live, I've loved seeing him inside Harrah's Casino in South Lake Tahoe and on the course beside his QB Pat Mahommes in the American Century Golf Championship. He's a goof ball off the gridiron and a gladiator on it. Though the Niners have a great tight end in George Kittle, it' hard to argue that #87 for the Kansas City Chiefs isn't the best in the game. But, he's not my favorite Kelce.
One can "meet" Kylie and get to know her story/their story vis à vis Amazon's tremendously popular video "Kelce" which came out in September 2023. As noted on the Prime Video page,
NFL All-Pro center Jason Kelce started documenting what he thought was his final year in the NFL. Instead, the film intimately captures the most epic year in Jason and Travis’s life, from starting a hit podcast together, Jason’s wife Kylie being pregnant with their third child, and ultimately meeting each other at the Super Bowl. All while Jason grapples with the decision of his retirement.
Football fans know, Jason Kelce is still in the league. While his brother is getting most of the attention right now, Jason is the primary focus of this documentary. And with Jason, comes Kylie.
"Kelce," reveals that Kylie and Jason met on Tinder, a popular dating app. Although none of his profile pictures showed anything Eagles or football, she admits that he looked familiar. Let's give credit where credit is due. It's unlikely for most women AND men to recognize players on the O-Line. Go Ky.
Kylie's father—a background figure in the film— is a diehard football fan, too. I thought how he must have felt when his daughter married an Eagle. JACKPOT. He lays low, setting a good example for his daughter and she too keeps it real. For example, following the NFC Championship—when the Super Bowl became a reality—the camera shows Jason, Kylie and kids in their living room.
She says, "Alright so I'm doing the maximum amount of tickets that you can purchase—because that's what we were counting for." She pauses and puts the phone down."This is why I don't go on the calculator on my phone," she said.
"Yeah it's a lot of money," said Jason.
"$50,000 DOLLARS!" said Kylie.
"Yep." said Jason.
Kylie responds "We are paying $4k to for a f***Ing kid who is not going to sit in her seat to watch her dad play in a game. That's bananas!"
"It is," said Jason.
My jaw, which dropped upon hearing the price tag, suddenly closed and then smiled as their two year old daughter said (as she pushes a baby stroller), "I''m going to the Eagles game. My baby wants to go tot the Super Bowl, too." This is as real as their life gets....and I love it. But not as much as what she said about her team. The one that her husband happens to play for.
Kylie said, "to be clear, I am an Eagles to the extent that If Jason ever went and played for another team, I would wear Kelce, but I would not wear another team's stuff. I've genuinely thought about that a number of times. I just couldn't do it. Travis was in the playoffs one year, and the Eagles were not and so we went to a playoff game in Kansas City and I was so like--Do I have to? Trav knows that I always want Travis to be successful, OBVIOUSLY I always want Jason to be successful but I'm not going to be out there doing the Chief's chop, whatever that tomahawk thing. No."
Kylie, Jason and Kids
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