Jason Kelce ‘has met with Fox and ESPN execs in Vegas about a potential broadcast career’ as he ponders retirement… with Amazon, NBC and CBS ‘also keen to speak to Eagles star’
- Jason Kelce could announce his retirement from the NFL after this season
- And broadcasters are already lining up to win his services
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Jason Kelce has reportedly started plotting a potential career in broadcasting as he ‘makes the rounds’ at various networks in Las Vegas this week.
Kelce, who is in Sin City to watch his brother Travis compete in the Super Bowl with the Chiefs, could announce his retirement after this season.
And according to Front office sportsthe Eagles center is already preparing for his potential next chapter, having met with Fox and ESPN executives in Vegas.
The article also states that Amazon, NBC and CBS would pursue Kelce, 36, if and when he commits his future to broadcasting. Kelce appeared on Amazon Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football broadcast this season during the Eagles’ bye week.
Nevertheless, the talks with Fox and ESPN were described as a preliminary “test of the waters.”
Jason Kelce appeared on the Thursday Night Football broadcast for Bears-Panthers last year
Jason and Travis Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast attracts a ton of football fans during the season
Not long after, the FOS report arrives The sun reported that there is already a “battle” between several broadcasters to win his services, which could reportedly earn him around $5 million per year.
“When you watch him talk on his podcast you see someone who can talk very well into a microphone and is very honest about his opinions,” a source told The Sun.
“He has a million great stories to tell as he has played with many players and worked with many staff members over his long career.”
Kelce and his brother Travis host the ultra-popular podcast “New Heights.”
Jason’s season has been over since the Eagles lost to the Bucs in the first round of the playoffs.
Travis Kelce will try to win his third Super Bowl ring on Sunday against the 49ers
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefterhe told his teammates that he was retiring after that game, although he has yet to publicly confirm his decision.
The center was still at the top of his game in 2023, earning a first-team All-Pro nod for the sixth time.
Lately, however, he has been a proud supporter of his brother, attending the Chiefs’ last two games in Buffalo and Baltimore.
He will be back at Allegiant Stadium and is expected to sit with Taylor Swift’s family in a suite that Travis paid “well over $1 million” for.