Jason Kelce's emotional retirement announcement: Travis Kelce in tears; recalling the night he met his wife, Kylie

Choking back tears, Jason Kelce devoted a chunk of his retirement speech to his wife, Kylie, saying it's "no coincidence I have enjoyed my best years of my career with Kylie by my side."

He also spoke about the night he met Kylie at Buffalo Billiards in 2014 following the Eagles' annual Christmas party.

"I still remember the moment she walked through the door," Kelce recalled. "It was like she glided through the opening, an aura around her. Then she started talking, and I thought, 'Man, is this what love feels like?'"

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During his emotional retirement speech, Jason Kelce brought his brother, Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, to tears when discussing the childhood dreams they shared of playing in the NFL and winning the Super Bowl:

"I won't forget falling short to the Chiefs, and the conflicted feeling of immense heartbreak I had selfishly... for myself, and my teammates. And at the same time the amount of pride I had that my brother had climbed the mountaintop once again.

"We have a small family. No cousins, one aunt, one uncle. It was really me and my brother our whole lives. We we did almost everything together, competed, fought, laughed, cried, and learned from each other.

Maybe it was a nod to his newest set of fans. Maybe it was pure coincidence? But Taylor Swift fans are convinced Jason Kelce’s tearful retirement speech was stacked with Swiftie-related Easter eggs just for them.

During the heartfelt announcement Monday afternoon, Kelce included two phrases that are also titles to Swift songs: “All Too Well” and “Wildest Dreams.”

He’s also retiring after his 13th season — Swift’s famously lucky number.

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie praised Jason Kelce in a lengthy statement following his retirement announcement, calling his 13-year career in Philly a "perfect marriage."

Here is Lurie's statement:

"It is difficult to put into words how much Jason Kelce has meant to everyone in this organization, to the City of Philadelphia, and to our fans. He gave everything he had to all of us for 13 years, and he did it in a way that was truly authentic. Jason was an incredible football player; a future Hall of Famer who would have been successful anywhere. But has there ever been a more perfect marriage between a player, a city, and a team?

Jason Kelce is retiring.

The Eagles center announced he has snapped his last football after 13 seasons in the NFL, all in Philadelphia, where he has blossomed from a sixth-round draft pick to a potential Hall of Famer. 

"I will always cherish this brotherhood, the relationships they fostered and how unique an experience it has been to enjoy the field with you all," an emotional Kelce told a room full of family members, coaches, players, and reporters Monday afternoon.

If Eagles center Jason Kelce does indeed call it a career later Monday, Cam Jurgens is set to become his heir apparent, but it leaves a potential opening at right guard.

Coming off the NFL combine, where the offensive line group thoroughly impressed both during interviews and on-field testing, here are some interior offensive line options the Eagles could consider adding to fill the right guard role with Jurgens sliding over to center.

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Eagles center Jason Kelce is expect to announce whether he plans to retire in a news conference at the team's facilities Monday afternoon.

Kelce is expected to speak beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern. NBC Sports Philadelphia will carry Kelce's comments live on TV, and will stream his remarks on YouTube, which you can watch below:

94.1 WIP and 97.5 The Fanatic will also carry Kelce's comments live, which you can stream on their websites.

The Eagles have been planning for Jason Kelce’s retirement from a team-building perspective since last offseason.

General manager Howie Roseman selected offensive lineman Cam Jurgens in the second round, No. 51 overall of the 2022 draft out of Nebraska as the heir apparent to Kelce.

Jurgens, 24, served as the starting center for three seasons at Nebraska. Upon making the transition to the NFL, Jurgens earned the starting right guard gig out of training camp with Kelce returning for another season. When Kelce ultimately retires, Jurgens could slide over to center, or the Eagles could identify another candidate via the draft or free agency and keep Jurgens at right guard.

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Whatever Jason Kelce says today, it looks like his brother’s in town for support.

Celebrity barber Willis Orengo posted photos of himself and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce together on Instagram on Sunday.

Orengo is not Travis’s regular barber — that’s a title held by the Philly-raised traveling barber Pat Regan, known as Patty Cuts. But, Orengo shared that he’s one of Travis’s go-to’s in Philly and New York.

Center Jason Kelce will hold a news conference Monday afternoon to address his future, he announced on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday morning.

The Eagles confirmed that the news conference will be held at the NovaCare Complex at 1 p.m.

Kelce, 36, has been contemplating the future of his playing career, as he is set to become an unrestricted free agent come March 13. He told The Inquirer at the AFC championship game in January that he wasn’t sure what was going to happen for him, but he wants to be involved in the organization regardless of whether he decides to keep playing or not.

While in Las Vegas last month ahead of the Super Bowl, Eagles center Jason Kelce met with executives at ESPN about a possible future broadcasting role, according to network sources. Talks were “very preliminary,” sources said, focused on a “big picture” look at the future.

Kelce also met with executives at Amazon, CBS, and Fox for similar talks.

The six-time All-Pro hasn’t exactly kept his interest in potentially pursuing a media career a secret. Kelce co-hosts the popular New Heights podcast with his brother, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and last season served as a guest analyst for Amazon on Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football during a matchup between the Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears during the Eagles’ bye week. He also joined Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit in the booth during the game.