How Residing A ‘Regular Life’ Has Turn out to be Extra Difficult For Jason Kelce

Jason Kelce is not any stranger to the highlight, however nowadays, it is develop into more and more tough for the previous NFL participant to guide a “regular life” together with his household. In a brand new interview, Jason, who introduced his retirement from the NFL in 2024, obtained candid about how his life has modified since hanging up his cleats for good and the way he and his spouse, Kylie Kelce, are looking for stability on this subsequent chapter.

Jason, 38, performed 13 seasons within the NFL—all with the Philadelphia Eagles. All through his profession, the previous offensive lineman has skilled unbelievable highs, together with a Tremendous Bowl win and 7 Professional Bowl video games. Nevertheless, in a brand new interview with the Wall Road Journal, Jason stated none of these achievements introduced him the extent of publicity he is experiencing in the present day.

“You already know, I am throughout tv, and my face, specifically, is far more on the market,” he stated, revealing that touring and current in public areas is not as simple because it as soon as was. “In quite a lot of methods, going out into public is way completely different for not simply me however my spouse, my entire household.”

Kelce’s evaluation is hardly an exaggeration. Since saying his retirement in 2024, the previous heart has been thrust additional into the highlight, going viral on social media and becoming a member of the “Monday Night time Countdown” crew on ESPN. Previous to that, he was the topic of a feature-length documentary on Prime Video titled “Kelce,” and appeared in episodes of “Saturday Night time Dwell” and “Abbott Elementary.” In January 2025, Jason hosted his personal late-night sports activities speak present, “They Name it Late Night time with Jason Kelce.”

Including a number of new gigs to the resume actually elevated the Ohio native’s visibility. “However we actually do attempt to stay as a lot of a standard life as we are able to,” Jason stated. “Which is more and more changing into tougher. We’re discovering methods to get it performed. We go to Disney World, and we’re nonetheless strolling round. We’d take a number of extra footage in sure areas.”

Along with Jason’s aforementioned jobs, the daddy of 4 additionally finds time to co-host his “New Heights” podcast together with his brother, Travis Kelce, who, by the best way, is engaged to mega pop star Taylor Swift. Whereas the present skilled success earlier than Taylor and Travis made it official, its reputation has exploded within the months since. The truth is, the episode during which she appeared broke streaming information, in line with NBC Information, and at present has over 24 million views on YouTube.

Regardless of that, Jason admits he retains sure conversations with Swift to a minimal. “We have tried to maintain quite a lot of that out of the connection. I simply get pleasure from her being my brother’s soon-to-be spouse, and aunt to my youngsters, and we attempt to depart that relationship the place it needs to be,” he stated.

Jason, who’s spoken candidly earlier than about his rising relationship with Travis’ soon-to-be spouse, nonetheless praised the singer’s creative {and professional} abilities. “… watching her function, watching her savviness in getting her complete music catalogue again,” he started. “… watching how she has toured the globe whereas additionally writing a whole new album, the extent at which she takes management over quite a lot of completely different points but in addition permitting individuals to be consultants in their very own proper, I believe that quite a lot of that stuff is enjoyable to look at.”