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.

During an emotional retirement speech, Jason Kelce broke down and shared the memories that made his time with the Birds special, thanking his family, the fans, his teammates, and coaches in an almost hour-long press conference.

His teammates, past and present, shared the love right back on social media after the official announcement.

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.

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.”

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:

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. 

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.

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:

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.

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.

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.

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.