ESPN analyst Jason Kelce is forced to apologize to viewers after breaking golden rule of TV broadcasting
Jason Kelce committed an analyst’s cardinal sin during ESPN’s broadcast of Monday Night Football.
The Philadelphia Eagles legend joined Scott Van Pelt and Pat McAfee in Chicago on Monday to cover his former team’s Week 3 clash against the Bears.
However, the former center appeared to forget that he hung his cleats up two years ago and was no longer suiting up for the Eagles.
Kelce accidentally let his bias slip into his analysis as he broke down the first half of the game at halftime at Soldier Field.
While delivering his verdict on Philadelphia’s performance, with the Eagles trailing 10-7 at halftime, the retired football player continuously referred to the team as ‘we.’
‘It’s 10-7. I feel pretty good going into the half,’ he began. ‘We played really well offensively. We had opportunities. We shot ourselves in the foot, but we’ve moved the ball. We’ve ran the ball well. Jalen Hurts is throwing the ball well.
Jason Kelce broke the golden rule of being an analyst during ESPN’s Monday Night Football
The Philadelphia Eagles legend repeatedly referred to his former team as ‘we’ at halftime
‘I think, you know, them getting the ball coming out of half. I got a feeling they got a lot of momentum going away.’
Kelce’s error was quickly called out by his ESPN colleague McAfee, who also previously played in the NFL as a punter for the Indianapolis Colts.
‘A lot of we talk out of Jason for Philly,’ the ESPN star quipped.
Kelce was quick to apologize for his slip up, saying: ‘Sorry Bears fans! Did I say we?’
Kelce is in his third season serving as an analyst for ESPN after retiring from football at the end of the 2023 season.
He spent his entire 13-year NFL career with the Philadelphia Eagles, establishing himself as a legend in the City of Brotherly Love.
The former center won the Super Bowl with the team under Doug Pederson, beating the New England Patriots in 2018.
Kelce also referred to McAfee’s former team during the network’s Week 2 coverage of the Los Angeles Rams versus the Colts.
Rampage, the Rams’ mascot, walked up to McAfee on the ESPN set during the live coverage before kickoff. The analyst initially admitted that he did not recognize Rampage before branding him the best mascot in the league.
The comment set up a playful retort from Kelce who said he was ‘telling Blue,’ referring to the Colts’ and McAfee’s former team’s own mascot.