Former Philadelphia Eagles player Jason Kelce has said he is “not proud” of throwing someone’s phone on the ground after a homophobic slur was used to refer to his younger brother and NFL star Travis.

Footage on social media shows Jason Kelce walking through a crowd at a stadium in Pennsylvania when someone insults Travis, who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs and is in a relationship with singer Taylor Swift.

Jason Kelce then grabs a person’s phone and throws it on the ground and then appears to repeat the homophobic slur to the person when he asks them to give him his phone back.

“Everyone has seen on social media everything that happened this week,” Jason Kelce told ESPN. “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 it’s a productive thing to do, I really don’t. I don’t think it’s the right way to do things.

“At that moment I fell to a level that I shouldn’t have been. The bottom line is that I try to live my life by the golden rule that I have always been taught: I try to treat people with common decency and respect.

“I’m going to continue doing that in the future, even though I fell short this week.”

Jason Kelce is now an ESPN analyst after retiring in 2024 after 13 seasons with the Eagles.

He and his brother also host a podcast where they interview famous guests and talk about their own lives.