How Living A ‘Normal Life’ Has Become More Challenging For Jason Kelce

Jason Kelce isn’t any stranger to the highlight, however nowadays, it is develop into more and more troublesome for the previous NFL participant to steer a “regular life” along with his household. In a brand new interview, Jason, who introduced his retirement from the NFL in 2024, bought candid about how his life has modified since hanging up his cleats for good and the way he and his spouse, Kylie Kelce, are looking for steadiness on this subsequent chapter.

Jason, 38, performed 13 seasons within the NFL—all with the Philadelphia Eagles. All through his profession, the previous offensive lineman has skilled unbelievable highs, together with a Tremendous Bowl win and 7 Professional Bowl video games. Nevertheless, in a brand new interview with the Wall Road Journal, Jason mentioned none of these achievements introduced him the extent of publicity he is experiencing at this time.

“You understand, I am throughout tv, and my face, particularly, is rather more on the market,” he said, revealing that touring and present in public areas is not as simple because it as soon as was. “In quite a lot of methods, going out into public is far totally different for not simply me however my spouse, my complete household.”

Kelce’s evaluation is hardly an exaggeration. Since saying his retirement in 2024, the previous middle has been thrust additional into the highlight, going viral on social media and becoming a member of the “Monday Night time Countdown” crew on ESPN. Previous to that, he was the topic of a feature-length documentary on Prime Video titled “Kelce,” and appeared in episodes of “Saturday Night time Stay” and “Abbott Elementary.” In January 2025, Jason hosted his personal late-night sports activities discuss present, “They Name it Late Night time with Jason Kelce.”

Including a number of new gigs to the resume definitely elevated the Ohio native’s visibility. “However we actually do attempt to stay as a lot of a traditional life as we will,” Jason mentioned. “Which is more and more turning into tougher. We’re discovering methods to get it completed. We go to Disney World, and we’re nonetheless strolling round. We would take a number of extra photos in sure areas.”

Along with Jason’s aforementioned jobs, the daddy of 4 additionally finds time to co-host his “New Heights” podcast along with his brother, Travis Kelce, who, by the way in which, is engaged to mega pop star Taylor Swift. Whereas the present skilled success earlier than Taylor and Travis made it official, its recognition has exploded within the months since. In reality, the episode during which she appeared broke streaming information, in accordance with NBC News, and at present has over 24 million views on YouTube.

Regardless of that, Jason admits he retains sure conversations with Swift to a minimal. “We have tried to maintain quite a lot of that out of the connection. I simply get pleasure from her being my brother’s soon-to-be spouse, and aunt to my children, and we attempt to go away that relationship the place it must be,” he mentioned.

Jason, who’s spoken candidly earlier than about his rising relationship with Travis’ soon-to-be spouse, nonetheless praised the singer’s inventive {and professional} skills. “… watching her function, watching her savviness in getting her total music catalogue again,” he started. “… watching how she has toured the globe whereas additionally writing a complete new album, the extent at which she takes management over quite a lot of totally different points but additionally permitting individuals to be consultants in their very own proper, I feel that quite a lot of that stuff is enjoyable to look at.”