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Why Jason Kelce’s ‘Monday Night Football’ Debut Has Fans Crying
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Why Jason Kelce’s ‘Monday Night Football’ Debut Has Fans Crying

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To the surprise of fans, Jason Kelce buys his clothes at the mall, just like the rest of us.

The former Philadelphia Eagles center is being slammed by fans after he told viewers he had to buy a jersey at the mall because he forgot his bag in his car during his Monday, Sept. 9, debut as an analyst on ESPN’s Monday evening countdown — the network’s pregame show.

ESPN posted the hilarious clip from the episode on Instagram for its 27 million followers, captioning it with a red arrow pointing to the opening in the 36-year-old’s shirt, with the caption “Jason forgot his duffel bag in the car” above the image.

The network captioned the post, “Welcome to Monday Night Countdown, Jason.” Naturally, fans and Jason’s brother, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, joked about the situation in the comments section of the post.

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ESPN analyst Jason Kelce looks on before the New York Jets play the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on September 9, 2024. Fans joke about the former Philadelphia 77ers…


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Many fans wondered what Jason’s wife, Kylie Kelce, 32, thought of his wardrobe malfunction.

“We need to hear what @kykelce thinks about this ASAP. 😅,” one user commented.

“Kylie is shaking her head now,” someone joked.

This wardrobe misstep reminded some fans of an episode of The new heights podcast in which Jason jokingly blamed his wife, Kylie Kelce, for not bringing him jeans for his green carpet in time. Travis asked his brother in the episode, “Why didn’t Jason bring Jason jeans?

“Why doesn’t Jason bring shirts…for Jason?” someone commented on the Instagram post.

“HOW CAN’T JASON BRING A SHIRT FOR JASON?” another user wrote.

Travis, 34, joked about his older brother, commenting on the post with, “Surprised he even bought a new one and isn’t just walking around shirtless.” The Ohio native was likely referring to the day Jason took off his shirt in January after Travis scored a touchdown during a Kansas City Chiefs game against the Buffalo Bills.

Jason sat down with host and celebrity sportscaster Scott Van Pelt and former NFL stars Marcus Spears and Ryan Clark for the episode. After listing some of Jason’s accolades, Pelt told viewers about the wardrobe debacle.

“Jason Kelce is wearing a shirt that he bought at the mall because he left his duffel bag in the truck,” Van Pelt told viewers. “He left the bag in the truck.”