After retiring from the NFL just a few weeks ago, former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce was courted by a variety of media outlets with lucrative job offers for him. But earlier this week it was confirmed that he’ll be joining ESPN and it’s an opportunity that Kelce can’t wait to be a part of.
On the latest episode of the New Heights podcast, Kelce said that while the deal hasn’t been signed yet, he’s always loved watching ESPN and finds it “pretty darn cool” that he has the chance to work there.
“Nothing’s been officially inked yet or announced yet, but obviously, there’s been a lot of reports out there about me going to ESPN,” Kelce said. “I think time will kind of take care of that. But it’s a tremendous honor to even be considered to potentially work there.
“That network was everything that Travis and I watched growing up. We talk about it all the time, we had Rich Eisen last year on the show. We talk about all the time, all these guys we grew up watching. And we lived watching ESPN.
“The fact that I may, potentially, probably will be working there is pretty darn cool, man.
“I did my due diligence; you want to make sure you’re really looking at things, talking to people that are knowledgeable in the industry — neither one of us has ever done something like this,” Jason explained. “Throughout the whole process, meeting and talking to everyone over at ESPN, it became apparent that it was really the right fit. And, at the end of the day, it’s something that I’m really, really looking forward to, this next phase.”
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