Jason and Travis Kelce. (Photograph by David Calvert/Getty Pictures for American Century Investments)
A touching gesture made by Travis Kelce in tribute to his brother Jason will not be all that it appears.
Whereas chatting with sports activities presenter Charissa Thompson on the Thursday, December 19 episode of her podcast, “Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce,” Jason’s spouse Kylie poked holes in a narrative Travis beforehand instructed.
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis, 35, claimed that the rationale he wears the quantity 87 on his jersey is to honor his brother Jason, who was born in 1987.
Thompson, 42, recalled the second Travis made the revelation in an interview for NFL Movies, which she was concerned in.
Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce have an enviable sibling bond stuffed with assist, laughter and, after all, soccer. Because the brothers have discovered success within the NFL, they’ve shared glimpses of their relationship off the sector. Their household even served as inspiration for Travis’ Saturday Night time Reside monologue, which he hosted for the primary […]
“That’s when Travis instructed me he wears 87 due to Jason’s… that’s the yr he was born,” Thompson mentioned, earlier than Kylie interjected.
“Jason nonetheless calls bull,” Kylie, 32, mentioned. “Jason nonetheless calls bull on that revelation. He’s like, ‘No, you bought given ‘87’ and had been like, ‘Uh, how can I bear in mind this? It’s my brother’s delivery yr.’”
Whether or not or not the story is true, Thompson acknowledged, “Properly it’s a candy sentiment. It’s a pleasant story.”
Kylie agreed, responding, “It was so candy.”
Travis Kelce. (Photograph by Jason Hanna/Getty Pictures)
NFL Movies shared an interview with the brothers in December 2023, the place Travis made the declare about his jersey quantity.
“If there’s a Kelce legacy, two brothers making it to the NFL, it began in 1987 as a result of this large man was born in 1987,” Travis mentioned of Jason, 37, throughout the interview.
Travis and Jason have developed a robust brotherly bond through the years and neither are by no means shy about praising their sibling in public.
Jason gushed over Travis making it to his third Tremendous Bowl in February 2024. He described the expertise as “somewhat bit completely different” watching Travis play versus being within the large recreation himself.
Travis Kelce is honoring brother Jason Kelce on Nationwide Siblings Day — even when he doesn’t completely purchase into the hype. The NFL star, 34, shared a myriad of house movies through TikTok on Wednesday, April 10, that featured the duo all through the years from infants to adults. A few of the clips confirmed the twosome […]
“I really like simply being a fan. Having the ability to root and simply watch good soccer. I can’t wait to observe it,” Jason instructed NFL Community’s Cameron Wolfe on the time. “Everytime you’re watching a beloved one compete there’s a really prideful feeling that you’ve. That’s very completely different than competing [on] your individual.”
Jason added, “Clearly, my brother and I really like one another very a lot. We’re cherishing these moments as a result of we all know finally, they’ll be gone.”
In the meantime, Travis gushed over his older brother throughout his monologue whereas internet hosting Saturday Night time Reside in February 2023.
“Jason and I’ve truly been taking part in soccer collectively since we had been little children and he was all the time higher than me — at all the things,” Travis mentioned of Jason, earlier than quipping, “In highschool, he was an honor scholar and I bought kicked off the staff as a result of I failed French. After which, once we had been in school, I truly bought kicked off the staff as a result of I examined constructive for marijuana.”
