Jason Kelce on Life under a microscope, new role as ESPN analyst, proud big brother, why Travis is unique, Patrick Mahomes, Taylor Swift, Andy Reid & credits his wife Kylie for being the anchor to the beautiful chaos

"I still try to be that authentic person, I think that's important for me...It makes it difficult because everything you do is under a microscope and everything you say is under a microscope..." Jason Kelce 

As the NFL Kicks off this week, there will be some famous football faces missing on the sidelines, notably the greatest coach of all time Bill Belichick and Super Bowl Champ & future Hall of Famer Jason Kelce. 

Although not too far from the sidelines, these guys are making the pivot into different roles this season analyzing the game they love vs competing for it week after week. But Jason shares with Ryan, Channing and Fred that he’s been pivoting his entire life, as it hasn’t always been the pageantry of fame, success and celebritism we see now. 

In this episode of The Pivot Podcast in partnership with Fanatics, Jason reflects back on the ups and downs of his football journey, his family-first mentality, his relationship with his brother Travis, meeting his wife Kylie and how he manages to stay even-keeled in the current chaos of his life. We laugh a lot and learn even more about the man behind the jolly smile we see all the time. Hard work and success has always been core to the Kelce family, but the spotlight seems to be shining the brightest now on the family. 

A 6th round NFL draft pick turned Super Bowl champ with a NFL career spanning 13 years including 7 Pro Bowl seasons, The former Philadelphia Eagle may be retired from football but says he’s taken on more jobs now than he’s ever had before. Preparing to work alongside Ryan for ESPN Monday Night Football Countdown each week while continuing to build his podcast empire with Travis after recently signing a deal worth over a $100M, one of the largest podcast deals done to date. 

Growing up in Cleveland Heights, it’s sometimes hard for Jason to imagine how two brothers not just made it to the NFL but crafted a career filled with accolades and now have taken the world by storm with their brotherly bond as their personal and professional lives are captivating not just sports fans, but everyone. 

Ryan asks Jason how he is handling it all and how escapes the limelight to find quiet for himself and with his wife and kids. Jason says staying true to who he is and not changing has helped balance out the expectations and lets us in on his secret getaway to block out the noise. Extremely grateful for the opportunities, Jason recognizes the positives that have come with the meteoric rise the past 2 years between the Super Bowl match up vs Travis, to Kylie and his mom becoming household favorites to their podcast taking off to his brother’s personal life dating Taylor Swift bringing them all under a different type of microscope. 

The trio chat about they dynamics of Jason's relationship with Travis amongst so many big changes, from his relationship with Taylor to their business endeavors as he shares with Fred, Channing and Ryan that at the grass roots, him and Travis are very similar humans with the same core values and opens up on a few of the the traits that make them different, from pop culture tastes to footwear. Jason credits his wife Kylie for impacting him in a ways he can’t put into words and says she is the anchor, holding everything down as the waters continue to wash in new things everyday. 

Talking football as the guys do, Jason offers a unique perspective into his own career, the Eagles, Andy Reid and on what makes Travis and Patrick Mahomes so darn special and hard to defend as the discussion of a Chiefs 3peat becomes more real as the season gets ready to kick off. And of course, Channing and Jason exchange some of their stories that make them lovable and give us all laughs. 

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