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Jason Kelce apologizes for cellphone incident at Ohio State-Penn State before Bucs-Chiefs game

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November 5, 2024

Jason Kelce apologizes for cellphone incident at Ohio State-Penn State before Bucs-Chiefs game

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Retired Eagles middle Jason Kelce apologized throughout ESPN’s pregame present Monday night time after grabbing the cellphone of an unruly fan and spiking it to the bottom earlier than the Ohio State-Penn State sport final weekend.

“In a heated second, I made a decision to greet hate with hate,” Kelce stated earlier than ESPN’s broadcast of the Buccaneers-Chiefs sport that includes his brother, Kansas Metropolis tight finish Travis Kelce. “I fell quick this week.”

Jason Kelce was attending the Large Ten matchup between the Buckeyes and Nittany Lions in State School, Pennsylvania, when the incident occurred. Video on social media confirmed him strolling by way of a crowd close to Beaver Stadium and followers asking for photographs and fist bumps when one fan started to heckle him.

At that time, Kelce grabbed the fan’s cellphone and threw it to the bottom, then turned to confront the person wearing Penn State apparel. One other fan appeared to step between them earlier than the altercation might escalate.

“I believe all people has seen on social media what occurred this week,” Kelce stated on the ESPN broadcast. “Pay attention, I’m not pleased with something that came about. I’m not pleased with it. In a heated second I selected to greet hate with hate and I simply don’t assume that’s a productive factor, I actually don’t. I don’t assume it results in discourse and it’s the suitable technique to go about issues. In that second I fell right down to a degree that I shouldn’t have.

“The underside line is, I attempt to dwell my life by the golden rule, that’s what I’ve all the time been taught,” he stated. “I attempt to deal with individuals with widespread decency and respect, and I’m going to maintain doing that shifting ahead.”

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