How the Kansas City Chiefs Honored Jason Kelce After Tearful Retirement Speech.

How the Kansas City Chiefs Honored Jason Kelce After Tearful Retirement Speech.

Despite having spent his entire 13-season NFL career with the Philadelphia Eagles, Jason Kelce‘s retirement is being felt by a number of teams.

The Kansas City Chiefs’ brother Travis Kelce,

a tight end for the past 11 seasons, brought the former center into the fold during his own stellar career (so far).

As a result, the Super Bowl LVIII winners celebrated Jason’s official announcement that he would not be playing again in September.

The brothers, wearing uniforms,

were shown hugging one other happily in a photo that the team shared on Twitter that evening.

“You never played for us, but you’re still family,” the team tweeted.

“Jason Kelce, you will be missed in the game. Greetings on a successful career!”

Even though you didn’t play for us, you’re still related.

You will be missed in the game, @JasonKelce.

Congratulations on a legendary career! pic.twitter.com/xqfnLc96iI — Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) March 5, 2024 Plenty of fans were touched by the “respect” shown by his rivals,

with one writing,

“I love this. Jason deserves all the respect in the world.” “Yeti! Honorary mascot?” someone else suggested in response.

Since the center started to openly consider retiring in his documentary,

Kelce, and the NFL unintentionally confirmed the decision following Jason’s last game in January—news the center first resisted—fans had been waiting for this confirmation for a while.

Fans’ reactions to his retirement at the time were emotional,

and many started campaigns calling for the renowned football player to be officially admitted into the Hall of Fame.

One such fan was Pennsylvania representative Malcolm Kenyatta.

One said, “Hall him immediately,” and another was positive he had “HOF incoming.”

Thus far, Jason is one of two of 23 offensive linemen that have made 1st Team All Pro at least five times (he made it six times, total) and the Pro Bowl at least seven times.

21 of those players were inducted into the Hall of Fame, while the other, Jim Tyrer, will never make the cut after killing his wife and himself in 1980,

so fans are impatiently waiting for Jason’s time to come.

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