Jason Kelce had another broadcast blunder on Sunday, this time during the Washington Commanders’ game against the Indianapolis Colts in London.
Kelce was on the NFL Network call for the NFL International Series matchup, and the afternoon got away from Washington quickly. The Commanders fell 30-13 as Jonathan Taylor led the Colts with 95 rushing yards and a touchdown.
The slip came late in the third quarter, when Kelce was breaking down Washington’s chances of a comeback. In the middle of his analysis, he used the franchise’s former name before Dave Pasch jumped in to correct him.
"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, who won a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles, spent his entire NFL career facing Washington when the team still used its old name. He played for the Eagles from 2011 to 2023.
Washington retired its former name and logo in July 2020, then played as the Washington Football Team in 2020 and 2021. The franchise unveiled its current name and logo in February 2022, becoming the Washington Commanders.
The change came after years of criticism that the old name was offensive to Native Americans, along with pressure from major corporate sponsors, even though former owner Dan Snyder had said he would never change it.
Kelce has already had another on-air slip this season. During ABC and ESPN’s "Monday Night Football" coverage, he referred to the Philadelphia Eagles as "we" while the network’s analysts were on the pregame, halftime and postgame shows for the Bears-Eagles game.
After Pat McAfee called him out for repeatedly saying "we," Kelce apologized to Bears fans during the "MNF" broadcast.
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