Jason Kelce is gifted $7k SAXOPHONE by local Philadelphia business in honor of his Eagles retirement
Jason Kelce received an unexpected retirement gift during a charity golf outing on Monday: a saxophone.
The former Eagles center, who announced his retirement this season, played the instrument in high school and has often spoken about his affinity for music.
And now that he has a lot more time on his hands after hanging up his cleats, Kelce will have a beautiful baritone saxophone to play, as seen in a video from Philly radio station WIP.
The sax was one from the P. Mauriat brand, of which the baritone saxophones were retails for about $7,000.
Kelce was presented with the gift by the Vincera Institute, an orthopedic clinic in Philly, and exclaimed, “This is fun!” when he was handed the instrument.
Jason Kelce received a baritone saxophone as a gift at a charity event on Monday
“I want to play the saxophone again, I hadn’t played seriously for a while,” he said.
“So maybe this year I can walk down Broad Street with this thing.”
After Kelce received the instrument, one of the event attendees played “Fly Eagles Fly” on his own soprano saxophone for the crowd.
Kelce, along with Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham and former Eagles tight end Brent Celek, raised money for Team IMPACT (which benefits children with serious illnesses and disabilities) at the Philadelphia Country Club.
According to the Philadelphia researcherKelce was good enough to join the jazz band as a freshman in high school before spending his last three years in the top brass ensemble.
Kelce, seen last season on Amazon Prime, will work at ESPN as an NFL analyst
‘I consider a big part of my growth as a player and as a person learning the saxophone is being coached by conductors and teachers, reading sheet music and understanding how to practice by repeating the same thing over and over again and you see how much easier the song becomes Kelce told the publication last year.
‘If you want to see how short and powerful you can improve with practice, play an instrument. Nothing will be cut and dry anymore. The first time you play the piano you will be pretty bad. You’ll get better pretty quickly just by practicing. The value of practice and the value of putting in extra time, that was all learned through music.”
Kelce would go on to have a stellar 13-year career with the Eagles, with six All-Pro selections and one Super Bowl win.
He confirmed last week that he will now join ESPN as an analyst.