Jason Kelce had another broadcast gaffe on Sunday, and this one came with a familiar flashpoint.
Calling the Washington Commanders’ game against the Indianapolis Colts in London as part of the NFL Network’s coverage, Kelce slipped late in the third quarter while talking through Washington’s comeback hopes. The Commanders were already headed for a 30-13 loss, with Jonathan Taylor doing the damage for Indianapolis with 95 rushing yards and a touchdown.
While breaking down a defensive sequence, Kelce used Washington’s former name before being quickly corrected by his broadcast partner, Dave Pasch.
"Another great tackle here. When you're in man-to-man coverage, it just takes one missed tackle, and that can turn into a huge play. The Redskins right now doing a great job of not only staying tight but making the play when the ball is in the receiver's hand and keeping it short of the sticks," Kelce said.
"Commanders, you did it," Pasch told him, with Kelce asking, "What'd I do?"
"You said Redskins," his colleague said, laughing, adding they'd had a "gentlemen's bet about who would be first."
"I almost made it out!" Kelce said after realizing his mistake.
Kelce, a Super Bowl winner with the Philadelphia Eagles, spent his entire career with the franchise from 2011 to 2023 and was used to seeing Washington across the line when the team still went by its former name.
Washington retired its former team name and logo in July 2020, then played as the Washington Football Team during the 2020 and 2021 seasons. In February 2022, the organization unveiled its new name and logo and became the Washington Commanders.
The change came after years of criticism that the old name was offensive to Native Americans, along with mounting pressure from major corporate sponsors. Former owner Dan Snyder had said he would never change it.
This wasn’t Kelce’s first on-air slip. During ABC and ESPN’s coverage of "Monday Night Football," he previously referred to the Philadelphia Eagles as "we" while the network’s analysts were on the pregame, halftime and postgame set for the Bears game.
After Pat McAfee called him out for repeatedly saying "we," Kelce apologized to Bears fans during the "MNF" broadcast.
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