Travis Kelce has responded after his older brother Jason broke a man’s phone and repeated a homophobic slur after a fan used the same slur to insult Travis.

On November 2, Jason was at Penn State University’s Beaver Stadium to ESPN‘s college game day aired while they faced Ohio State University. A viral video on X/Twitter showed a man yelling, “Hey Kelce. How does it feel about your brother dating? Taylor Swift?” Angry Kelce He grabbed the fan’s phone and smashed it on the ground.Saying, “Who’s the fuck now?”

In the last episode of the brothers new heights On the podcast, Travis spoke about the incident himself for the first time. “A damn clown came up to you talking about your family”said the Kansas City Chiefs tight end. “You reacted in a way that defended your family and you may have used some words that you regret.”

the retirees Philadelphia Eagles the center did apologize for your behavior before the Chiefs played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Nov. 4, which Travis called “heartfelt.”

“I think everyone has seen on social media everything that happened this week,” Jason said on ESPN before the game. “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.”

During the podcast, Travis admitted that the incident “is weighing on him” as videos continue to circulate on social media.

Jason said that after talking about it one more time he wanted to “stop talking about this really stupid situation.”

The retired NFL player admitted that he should have stayed quiet and continued walking to avoid paying any attention to the man.

He said what he regretted most about the situation was repeating the insult the fan had used. “It’s dehumanizing and it got under my skin and caused a reaction. In the heat of the moment, I thought, ‘Hey, what can I say back to him? I’ll throw this shit in his face. Screw it,’” Jason said.

Many fans defended Jason for his response; however, PHLY Sports host Jon Marks suggested the former athlete went too far.

“Kelce needs to realize his profile is bigger than ever as a player,” Marks’ post began, along with video from the crushed fan’s phone. “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.”