Jason Kelce was 23 years old on Saturday, April 30, 2011, when he was selected by the Eagles. He didn’t have a spouse. He didn’t have a father. He didn’t make podcasts. He was not a lock to go into the Hall of Fame. He was not a Super Bowl victor. He hadn’t dressed up as a purple Mummers for a Super Bowl halftime show. He hadn’t appeared on the cover of People Magazine or been the focus of an Amazon documentary. The Other Kelce Brother was not who he had become.
The average lifespan of a human cell is seven to ten years. Therefore, Kelce is a completely different person now than he was when he was considering when to announce his retirement from professional football.
Throughout his 13 years here, Kelce did not alter two things, though: the amount of time he dedicated to football preparation and his realisation that he needed to occupy his leisure time with something other than football preparation.
The second of those two factors is the more significant one and is all too often disregarded in the conversation about Kelce’s future.
Over his 13 years here, Kelce did not alter two things, though: the amount of time he spent getting ready for football and his realisation that he needed to use his leisure time for something other than preparation.
Everyone assumes that Kelce will succeed in his post-Eagles life whenever he decides to formally announce his retirement.
He’s free to keep making podcast recordings. Having already dabbled in talk radio and television, he may work as an NFL analyst or talk show host.
He may decide to take a non-football related course of action. “A community that was very liberal-artsy” was where he grew up in the Cleveland suburbs, he said on Wednesday. He’s charismatic, intelligent, and relatable enough to accomplish almost anything.
But throughout his 13 years here, Kelce’s two constants remained the amount of time he spent getting ready for football and his realisation that he needed to divert his free time from getting ready for the game.
Nobody questions whether Kelce will have a successful post-Eagles career when the time comes for him to officially announce his retirement. He is free to carry on podcasting.
After experimenting with various media outlets, he could work in talk radio or television, eventually becoming an NFL analyst or talking head.
It is possible that he will decide to do something unrelated to football. He said on Wednesday that he was raised in “a community that was very liberal-artsy” in a Cleveland suburb. He is charming, relatable, and intelligent enough to accomplish almost anything.
