Jason Kelce Breaks Silence On Brother's Super Bowl Loss: 'I'm Being Completely Honest'
Jason Kelce feels mixed emotions about the 2025 Super Bowl, but isn’t at a loss for words.
In what he called “the longest tweet ever,” the former Philadelphia Eagles wrote that it was “truly special” to watch his ex-teammates win, while also noting the pain of his younger brother, Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs, whose team lost 22-40 that night.
“That game was odd for me to watch if I’m being completely honest,” Kelce wrote Tuesday on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “I knew it was going to be mixed emotions before, during, and after, and I now know what my parents had to deal with two years ago.”
“On one hand, I wanted what is best for my brother, and to see his success,” the former Eagle, who retired last year, continued. “And on the other hand, there are so many people, teammates, and coaches, in the Philadelphia Eagles organization that I care deeply about.”
Jason went on to mention quarterback Jalen Hurts, with whom he shared five seasons on the field between 2020 and 2024, and coach Nick Sirianni by name — before praising the Eagles’ “character and swagger” Sunday at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
He then shifted gears, in acknowledging his brother’s defeat.
The Chiefs were poised to make history by winning a third consecutive Super Bowl; Travis showed up confident and in a fashionable salmon-colored getup Sunday, only to appear depleted en route to the locker room after losing — and to see his game-day outfit memed to death.
“There isn’t a person I love or care about more,” Jason wrote Tuesday. “It has been tough to process these feelings, of course I feel for him and am always rooting for him, but I know he does not need, nor want my pity.”
“He has amassed greatness few on this planet could ever dream of, as has his team, and they should feel pride in their accomplishments this season and in the past,” Jason, who was himself defeated by Travis and the Chiefs at the 2023 Super Bowl, continued.
Kelce spent his entire NFL career, from 2011 to 2024, as a center for the Eagles — and might have added a second Super Bowl win to his belt had the Chiefs not defeated the Eagles during his final season.
“I know right now they are still thinking of last night and the shortcomings in the last game,” Kelce wrote Tuesday, “but in time that will fade, and the greatness they have exhibited as a group will remain as one of the most dominant eras of football ever.”
“Man I love this sport, the people that play it, and the fans that enjoy it. Nothing else like it,” he added.