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Jason Kelce made headlines when he smashed a heckler's cell phone into the ground on November 2, 2024. Local police revealed on Tuesday, December 10 that they had concluded their investigation into the incident.
A spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania State University Police Department told TMZ Sports, "The individual in the video footage circulating on social media has not been identified, and no one has come forward to University Police with a related complaint about damage to personal property."
The case, therefore, is considered closed.
The incident occurred when Jason, 37, attended an Ohio State vs. Penn State football game. As he was walking through the parking lot, a young man approached him and made a homophobic comment about his brother, Travis Kelce. "Kelce, how does it feel that your brother is a f***** for dating Taylor Swift?"
At this, Kelce became angry and grabbed the man's cell phone, slamming it into the ground and repeating the slur, asking, "Who's the f***** now?" repeatedly.
Kelce later apologized for his use of the slur on ESPN.
"Listen, I'm not happy with anything that took place," the Super Bowl winner said on TV. "I'm not proud of it. In a heated moment, I chose to greet hate with hate and I just don't think that's a productive thing. I really don't."
He went on to discuss it further with Travis, 34, on their podcast New Heights. "The thing that I regret the most is saying that word, to be honest with you," he said. "The word [the heckler] used is just f***ing ridiculous. And it takes it to another level. It's just off the wall, f***ing over the line. It's dehumanizing and it got under my skin and it elicited a reaction. In the heat of the moment, I thought, 'Hey, what can I say back to him? I'm gonna throw this s*** right back into his face. F*** him.' I know now that I shouldn't have done that because now there's a video out there with me saying that word, him saying that word, and it's not good for anybody."
Travis did not condone his brother's use of the slur, but said he was "defending [his] family," recommending that Jason "learn from and own" the situation.
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