ESPN hoping to enforce Jason Kelce change after being called out by Pat McAfee
ESPN hoping to enforce Jason Kelce change after being called out by Pat McAfee
Charlie WilsonMon, October 12, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTC
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Jason Kelce is struggling to hide his Philadelphia Eagles bias -Credit:Terence Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (Terence Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)An ESPN producer has admitted that they have looked to work with Jason Kelce to stop him from using the term 'we' after he had to apologize for doing so before calling the Philadelphia Eagles game this weekend
ESPN is seemingly long looking to make sure Jason Kelce would not show his bias toward the Philadelphia Eagles while working with him to stop referring to them as "we."
Kelce was forced to apologize for showing unconscious bias toward his former team, the Eagles, with whom he spent all 13 years of his NFL career. He retired after the 2023 season and joined ESPN as an analyst.
The former offensive lineman has gone on to impress in several roles, including stepping up to call his first set of games during the NFL International Series as the color commentator for the NFL Network. Kelce juggles these roles while hosting one of sports' biggest podcasts, New Heights, along with his younger brother, Travis Kelce, after they signed a $100 million deal.
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Longtime ESPN producer Jeff Dufine admitted that Kelce's use of the word has been an issue, telling The Philadelphia Inquirer, "We’ve tried to get the ‘we’ out of him."
Of course, the second of those two games featured the Eagles, who the Jacksonville Jaguars brutally beat.
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In a back-and-forth game, the Eagles looked to have stolen a win with Jalen Hurts leading a late drive to kick a field goal with just eight seconds left. However, head coach Nick Sirianni appeared to make a big mistake when telling his kicker to allow them to return the ball on the kick-off, going for 53 yards and setting up Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Cam Little to nail a walk-off field goal to win the game.
Despite his use of the term "we" once again when discussing the Eagles, Kelce was praised by most fans for his commentary, with ESPN clearly seeing a future for him.
Kelce apologized live on ESPN for how he referred to the Eagles -Credit:David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Dufine said, "He sees the game really well. [We tell him to] just tell me what you’re seeing, and we’ll support you the best way we can throughout the course of the game."
While acknowledging his use of the word "we" and obvious bias toward his former Eagles, Kelce apologized last week after speaking during Monday Night Football's halftime coverage of the Eagles' game against the Bears.
He said, "I feel pretty good going into the half. We played really well offensively. We had opportunities. We shot ourselves in the foot, but we've moved the ball.
"We've run the ball well. Jalen Hurts is throwing the ball well. I think, you know, them getting the ball coming out of half, I got a feeling they got a lot of momentum going in there."
Kelce found himself being called out by ESPN colleague Pat McAfee, who stated, "A lot of what we talk out of Jason for Philly."
Then, realizing his usage of the word, Kelce said, "Sorry, sorry. Sorry, Bears fans."
Source: “AOL Sports”
