Jason Kelce found himself at the center of the conversation Sunday morning, and not because of a play he made on the field.
The former Eagles center was in the booth for NFL Network’s coverage of the Jacksonville Jaguars-Philadelphia Eagles game in London, working alongside Dave Pasch and Kurt Warner. For Kelce, it was a familiar setting in one sense and a brand-new one in another: he spent his entire NFL career in Philadelphia, won a Super Bowl there and is headed for Canton soon enough. That background is exactly why some viewers thought his call sounded tilted toward the Eagles.
One NFL writer, Tony Farmer, took to X to argue that Kelce was leaning too hard toward his old team. “Jason Kelce is openly pulling for the Eagles while announcing for NFL Network.
He’s moaning “oh gosh” when there was a fumble by Philly. Tough to listen to,” Farmer wrote.
Plenty of fans pushed back on that read, though, saying Kelce did not sound especially partial and that he was simply reacting to the game in real time. “He was “oh goshing” and saying “great play” and talking about hardworking players on both sides of the ball the entire game. Judging him on the last minute of an unbelievable win is so lame,” one fan wrote.
Others made the same point even more bluntly. “This is such a lazy take.
If you listened to the commentary at all, he was lamenting errors by both teams equally. Get new material and stop whining,” another fan said.
There was also support for how Kelce handled the booth from a football standpoint. “I thought Kelce was very good in the booth and had lots of insight, in particular, into the Eagles’ offensive line woes,” one fan wrote.
And not everyone thought the criticism made much sense in the first place. “He’s been hyped all game on jaguars lol stop hating bro,” another fan added.
So the debate was less about whether Kelce had presence on the call and more about how viewers interpreted it. Some saw hometown bias.
Others saw a former player giving an honest read as the game unfolded. Either way, Kelce’s broadcasting debut got people talking, and it sounds like he may get another shot later this season.
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