Jason Kelce was a Super Bowl champion, seven-time Pro Bowl selection and retired last year after 13 seasons as one of the most reliable, indomitable NFL centers to ever play the game. But in a recent appearance on comedian Andrew Santino's Ginger whiskey podcast, the second most famous Kelce said that his and his family's life has definitely changed thanks to brother Travis Kelce's high-profile relationship with Taylor Swift.
Santino asked how Jason's wife, Kylie Kelce, has been handling the spotlight since her brother-in-law started dating the biggest pop star in the world last summer, and if she finds the added scrutiny annoying or fun. “I think it's both,” Jason said, noting that the Prime Video documentary Kelce Following her husband's 2022-2023 season with the Philadelphia Eagles may have helped Kylie beat the avalanche of attention. the documentary debuted in September, right around the time Swift and Travis Kelce made their romance official.
“I think she's a little uncomfortable, I guess, with how much it's become and our family is out there, like people know what our kids look like,” she said of the couple's three young daughters. “We tried to back off a little bit from that. But I think she likes the fact that she goes and does charity outings and can give back to the community.”
That said, they both understand that scrutiny comes with the territory of fame, and even if it's “a lot” at times, Jason said the microscope on his younger brother is beyond anything he could have imagined. “Travis and Taylor have taken it to another level and this is a whole other face,” Jason said. “Kylie and I think we have it bad, and then we go hang out with one of them for a second. This is a completely different situation here. I don't even know how to… you can't be a normal person at that point.”
Despite the more intense spotlight, Jason said he hasn't seen Travis change into someone else. “I haven't seen him change one bit,” Jason Kelce said of his three-time Super Bowl-winning brother. “I think it's a compliment. He stayed true to himself. He is still humble. He treats everyone with the utmost respect, as if they are equal, regardless of who they are.”
Travis echoed that sentiment in a Good morning America interview last week, in which he said he's always been a “very down-to-earth guy” and that he's “so lucky, so grateful” for all the opportunities that have come his way lately.
Watch Jason Kelce talk about fame and navigating Traylor's attention below.
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