Jason Kelce wore a beret during his ESPN Monday Night Countdown debut on Thursday ahead of the NFL Hall of Fame game ESPN Kelce’s French-themed hat comes after attending the 2024 Paris Olympics with his wife, Kylie AP
Kelce signed a deal to be an analyst for ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown in April, a month after he retired from the NFL after 13 seasons in the league.
He recently appeared at the 2024 Paris Olympics and was a super Team USA fan, attending numerous U.S. events with his wife, Kylie.
Fast forward to Thursday at 7:00 pm Eastern and live TV viewers were greeted to Kelce appearing in ESPN’s studios alongside host Scott Van Pelt and analysts Ryan Clark, and Marcus Spears during a special edition of NFL Countdown for the Hall of Fame preseason game.
Kelce was seen wearing a beret – a French hat – as Van Pelt comically introduced the retired NFL offensive lineman.
“I wondered if he might wear a tie. He did not. Jason Kelce’s back from Paris,” he said.
Kelce, meanwhile, was seen dapping up his colleague Spears.
Van Pelt also said the hat “looks good” on Kelce, who replied, “I feel Parisian.”
Spears then remarked about Kelce’s headwear, saying “He look like he about to shank somebody.”
That caused all of the panelists to laugh as the program continued.
ESPN’s Monday Night crew of Joe Buck , Troy Aikman, and Lisa Salters will be on the call of the Bears-Texans preseason game.
Kelce enters his new ESPN job after his broadcasting experience while he was a player last year.
During a bye week in 2023, he enjoyed a stint with Amazon’s Thursday Night Football .
“This is all new territory for me,” Kelce said at the time.
“I have even more respect for it now. It’s very hard to do something live, reactive of stimulus that just happened and having something clever and meaningful to say.”
Kelce was an analyst for Amazon’s Thursday Night Football last season while he was still a player Getty Kelce retired in March after 13 seasons in the NFL and has continued his co-hosting role on his New Heights podcast with his brother Travis Kelce Youtube/New Heights
He will continue co-hosting his New Heights podcast with his brother, Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce.
Kelce retired after a stellar 13-year career.
He earned six first-team All-Pro nods and seven Pro Bowls.
Kelce helped the Eagles win their first Super Bowl in 2018.
The 36-year-old played his whole career in Philadelphia, and it’s likely he’s earned his spot in the NFL Hall of Fame.
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