• Jason Kelce has spoken out about the time he smashed a Penn State football fan’s phone in a now-viral clip after the man in question called Travis Kelce a homophobic slur.
• “I’m not happy with the situation, my reaction gave it the time of day and it also gave the situation notoriety. That’s what I regret,” the former NFL star said on the Wednesday, Nov. 6 episode of the show. the brothers. new heights podcast
• “You don’t choose hate, that’s just not who you are,” Travis told his brother.

Jason Kelce is talking about the moment when smashed Penn State football fan’s phone for calling his brother, Travis Kelcea homophobic insult.

In now viral images shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, November 2, on Retired Philadelphia Eagles star37-year-old, who was outside Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania, for the Penn State-Ohio State game, reacted after the man called Travis “a f—– Dating Taylor Swift“.

In the last episode of the brothers new heights In the podcast that aired on Wednesday, November 6, Jason expressed regret for also saying the word after he was seen standing in front of the man and saying, “Who’s the f*** now?” in the viral clips.

Travis began the podcast, “I know you wanted to clear things up a little bit, so go ahead,” while Jason responded, “I’m going to address it, I feel like it’s necessary one more time and then hopefully we can stop it.” talking about this really stupid situation.”

The father of three, who first addressed the incident on November 4. on ESPN Monday night countdown — added: “I’m not happy with the situation, my reaction gave it the time of day and also gave notoriety to the situation. That’s what I regret. It didn’t deserve attention, it’s really stupid… if you just keep walking, “It’s a damn hamburger, no one sees it. Now it’s out there and it just perpetuates more hate.”

Jason insisted that “what I regret most is saying that word to be honest with you… the word he used is just fucking ridiculous and takes it to another level. It’s out of line.” F —— about the line “.

“It’s dehumanizing and it got under my skin, it caused a reaction. In the heat of the moment, I thought, ‘Hey, what can I say back? I’m going to throw this s**t back in his face.’ Fuck you,'” the athlete said, admitting that he now knows he “shouldn’t have done that.”

“What I do regret is that there is now a video that is very hateful, that is now online and that has been viewed by millions of people and I share the blame for perpetuating it and publishing it,” Jason told listeners.

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Travis had nothing but praise for his brother, insisting that people “passing the videos” created a “bigger situation than I think it really is.”

“The real situation is that a fucking clown came up to you and talked to you about your family and you reacted in a way that defended your family, and you may have used some words that you regret.” ” he Kansas City Chiefs The tight end continued. “That’s a situation you have to learn from and take ownership of. I think owning it and talking about it shows how sincere you are with a lot of people in this world.”

“You don’t choose hate, that’s just not who you are,” Travis added. “I love you brother, I think you said it perfectly.”

Following Saturday’s incident involving the unidentified college football fan, confirmed PEOPLE Penn State University police had launched an investigation.

PEOPLE reached out to representatives for Jason and ESPN at the time, but did not immediately receive a response.