Jason Kelce has apologized after sparking controversy for using a homophobic slur in response to a caller who used the same slur to mock his brother. NFL star Travis Kelcewho currently dating Taylor Swift.

On November 2 Images of Kelce getting into a heated argument. with an American football fan at Beaver Stadium in Pennsylvania and smashing the individual’s phone, went viral on X/Twitter.

In the footage, Kelce, who won the SuperBowl with the Philadelphia Eagles, is seen walking through a crowd of people when another man yells, “Hello, Kelce. How does it feel that your brother is dating Taylor Swift?

Kelce reacted angrily to the comment and confronted the man, snatching the phone out of his hand and smashing it to the ground. Kelce then yelled, “Who the fuck is now?”

Kelce, who is a commentator for ESPN, was at the stadium to appear on the ESPN show. college game day to promote Penn State’s home football game against Ohio State University.

The retired star has since appeared on ESPN and addressed the incident, ahead of the station’s coverage of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Kansas City Chiefs game on Monday.

“I think everyone has seen on social media everything that happened this week,” the 37-year-old said at the end of the show.

“Listen, I’m not happy with anything that happened. I’m not proud of it. In a heated moment, I chose to greet hate with hate and I just don’t think that’s a productive thing to do, I really don’t. I don’t think it leads to discourse and it’s the right way to approach things. At that moment I fell to a level that I shouldn’t have done.”

“The bottom line is I try to live my life by the golden rule, that’s what I’ve always been taught,” he said. “I try to treat people with common decency and respect, and will continue to do so in the future.”

In a postgame news conference, Penn State head coach James Franklin expressed regret about the incident.

“I wanted him (Kelce) to have a wonderful experience,” Franklin said. “I saw something I wasn’t very proud of. I wish that didn’t happen.”

PHLY Sports host Jon Markscriticized Kelce’s response to harassment in a post on X/Twitter. “Kelce has to realize that his profile is bigger than ever as a player,” he said. mail began, along with the video of the fan’s phone being crushed. “He’s making a lot of money on multiple platforms and his brother could marry the biggest pop star of all time. He can’t be tapping people’s phones. You need security to deal with this shit.”

Penn State police have since confirmed that they are investigating the incident between Kelce and the unidentified fan.