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Travis Kelce and his brother Jason Kelce proved that they have each other's backs no matter what.
In the Wednesday, November 6 episode of their New Heights podcast, Travis, 35, and Jason, 37, addressed the recent videos of Jason slamming a student's phone and on the ground and said a homophobic slur at the Penn State and Ohio State football game on Saturday, November 2.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight-end came to his brother's defense in the podcast and said, "The real situation is you had some clown come up to you and talk about your family, and you reacted in a way that was defending your family, and you might have used some words that you regret using."
On Saturday, Jason reacted to a heckler who made derogatory comments about his brother and superstar girlfriend Taylor Swift, yelling, "Hey Kelce! How does it feel that your brother is a f****t for dating Taylor Swift?" In response, Jason slammed the individual's phone to the ground.
The former Philadelphia Eagles center admitted his feelings of remorse regarding his actions in the clips (that went viral on social media) and said, "Me reacting gave him the time of day, and it also gave this situation notoriety. That's what I regret, all right? It didn't deserve attention." He also revealed that "The thing that [he] regret[s] the most is saying that word," referring to the slur, adding that "It's just off the wall and over the line and dehumanizing and it got under my skin and elicited a reaction."
Jason also publicly apologized for the incident with a statement during ESPN's Monday Night Football pre-show on November 4, saying, "I think everybody has seen on social media what happened this week. Listen, I'm not happy with anything that took place. 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." He went on to admit, "In that moment I fell down to a level that I shouldn't have. The bottom line is, I try to live my life by the golden rule. That's what I've always been taught. I try to treat people with common decency and respect, and I'm going to keep doing that moving forward."
Jason is a former Philadelphia Eagles center who retired from the NFL earlier this year. He's now focusing on his New Heights podcast with Travis, as well as his new commentator gig on NFL countdown.
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