Jason Kelce has clarified that he does not merely drive around with signed Philadelphia Eagles jerseys, nor does he have a favorite McDonald’s employee, despite widespread fan speculation.
The NFL center left his brother dumbfounded after telling his version of the tale to brother Travis, a Kansas City Chiefs tight end, on their ‘New Heights’ podcast.
The news follows a previous claim that Jason surprised Danielle Bonham, a McDonald’s employee, with a signed Eagles jersey a week ago when ordering breakfast at the drive-through. The jersey read “To Danielle.” Go birds! “Thank you.
On the show, Jason, 36, emphasized that it was incorrectly understood that Bonham is his favorite employee and that he keeps signed jerseys in his car. He has now detailed what actually transpired.
“I just went to McDonald’s like I always do, Danielle had a jersey, and I said, ‘Yeah, of course I’ll sign your jersey, Danielle!'” “It was miscommunicated,” he explained. “That’s not what happened; I need to clear that up. I don’t just keep signed jerseys in the back of my car.
“The first time I pulled up to that McDonald’s, Danielle was crying excessively as she took my order. She is a passionate Birds fan. These were happy tears. She’s great. They stated she was my favorite employee, and I adore all of my McDonald’s employees!
“I can’t do that to any of our amazing employees. Danielle is undoubtedly one of my favorite fans. She usually gives me these small images, great cards, and a lovely letter.” Travis was taken aback by the narrative and said, “Nice! “Holy f******, nice!”
Despite their early season success, Eagles fans were saddened when their team was eliminated from the playoffs by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The team suffered a devastating 32-9 loss in the Wild Card Round. Rumors spread that Kelce was thinking about retiring, however both he and his brother Jason have subsequently disputed the reports. Jason was last seen in high spirits during the Chiefs’ playoff victory against the Buffalo Bills, celebrating Travis’ score.
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Eagles ‘Taking Away Staleness’: Five Takeaways From Season-Ending Press Conference
The city of Philadelphia Here are five key takeaways from the season-ending news conference with general manager Howie Roseman and head coach Nick Sirianni on Wednesday.
All business. There were no inside jokes, as is customary when the general manager and head coach sit on the auditorium stage at the NovaCare Complex. There was no chuckling, talking, or smiling between the two. There were only emphatic responses.
“Just want to walk through why we’re here a little later than normal,” Roseman said. “… looking around the locker room at our players, at our staff (after loss to Tampa Bay Buccaneers), it felt like there was a kind of sadness about the way the season ended, there was kind of a shell-shocked feeling that was going on.”
Sirianni, for his part, appeared more grim than ever before. He realizes he was lucky to keep his job.
When asked how his exit interview went, Sirianni replied that it was business as usual, although…
“You better believe that I’m thinking after that 1-6 finish after starting the way we started and doing the things we’ve done in the past, I’m thinking I’m going to prove them right again,” the coach was quoted as saying. “We need to re-prove ourselves. We need to prove it again. This is how I feel right now.
“That’s how I’m approaching the offseason. I’m really motivated to prove myself to (owner) Mr. (Jeffrey) Lurie and the faith he’s placed in me and Howie, as well as the team and the community.”
Vic Fangio. During the 30-minute meeting, it was announced that Vic Fangio, the Miami Dolphins’ defensive coordinator, will be discharged in order to be closer to his family in Pennsylvania. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, he will be the Eagles’ next defensive coordinator.
Sirianni was asked if Fangio will be the next DC after the news broke during the press conference. Of course, he was not going to respond, ‘Yes, he is the guy.’
Sirianni stated, “We have a number of strong targets that we’re going through, and there are a lot of men that have done well in their interview process and look forward to continuing that process. “We will see what happens.”
My prediction: Fangio will become the new defensive coordinator.
“Taking away the staleness.” This is no longer exclusively Sirianni’s offense, as he claimed while defending now-fired offensive coordinator Brian Johnson last month. Sirianni now refers to it as “the Philadelphia Eagles offense.”
That leaves some room for whatever the new OC will be.
“Some of the things we want to do as a team is grow in a lot of different areas,” Sirianni added. “It’s important to think differently and generate new ideas. We’ve been together for three years, so I wanted to bring in some new ideas.
Sirianni stated that he is open to modify some of the structure of his offense.
“Whoever the new coordinator is, there will be things they bring that will be new ideas for us to help our guys grow, as well as things we’ve done incredibly well on offense in the past that you will include.
“To me, we got a little bit stale on offense by the end of the year and these ideas and this new person coming in is meant to take away the staleness and add the value of what they’re adding to the offense.”
More layoffs are on the way. Sirianni stated that several positions on his staff remain open.
“We have to get a coordinator in before we make a decision on maybe some of the quality controls or some of the position coaches,” he told reporters. “Some of the coordinators should be able to bring in one, two, or more of their people. This is still an evaluation process.
“It’s something that may not get sorted out until the new coordinator gets hired, gets to meet with some of the guys to make sure they can work together, so that’s a process we’re still going through.”
Neutered. Sirianni stated that his new post would be as head football coach. That is what he has always said, but this will be different, and Lurie has most likely required that it evolve.
Sirianni surprisingly acknowledged that he did not attend many defensive meetings. That is probably going to change.
“My role is as head coach of the football team, not offense, defense, or special teams.That’s creating a culture and developing relationships with the players on the football field.
“I know when I have that connection with the guys on the football team, that’s when the culture is working.”
This season, we should expect the head coach to be less dogmatic and probably more mature.
