{"id":131019,"date":"2024-11-06T12:09:13","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T12:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/06\/travis-kelce-defends-brother-jason-kelce-after-heckler-controversy\/"},"modified":"2024-11-06T12:09:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T12:09:13","slug":"travis-kelce-defends-brother-jason-kelce-after-heckler-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/06\/travis-kelce-defends-brother-jason-kelce-after-heckler-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce Defends Brother Jason Kelce After Heckler Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"90.556901715219\">\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.7%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Christian Petersen\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/travis-kelce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Travis Kelce<\/strong><\/a> has his brother <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jason-kelce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jason<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s back amid a controversial incident <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jason-kelce-uses-homophobic-slur-three-times-in-viral-phone-incident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">involving a college football fan<\/a> over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Jason, 37, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/penn-states-james-franklin-responds-to-viral-jason-kelce-incident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filmed using a homophobic slur<\/a> and slamming a heckler\u2019s phone to the ground outside Penn State University\u2019s Beaver Stadium on Saturday, November 2, after the individual made an offensive remark about Travis, 35.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know it\u2019s weighing on you, brother. That s\u2013t sucks,\u201d Travis told his brother during the Wednesday, November 6, episode of their \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast. \u201cYou shouldn\u2019t feel this much, obviously the scrutiny and media view on it and everybody passing around the video out there, I think that\u2019s gonna make it a bigger situation than I think what it really is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe real situation is you had some f\u2014ing clown come up to you and talk about your family and you reacted in a way that was defending your family,\u201d Travis continued. \u201cYou might have used some words that you regret using and that\u2019s a situation that you just gotta kind of learn from and own.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"11.523341523342\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kelce-familys-most-controversial-moments-phone-swatting-more\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kelce-Family-Controversial-Moments.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Kelce Family Controversial Moments\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kelce-Family-Controversial-Moments.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kelce-familys-most-controversial-moments-phone-swatting-more\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Kelce Family&#8217;s Most Controversial Moments: Phone Swatting, More<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe Kelce family has had their fair share of controversies over the years, both on and off the football field. In November 2024, Jason Kelce found himself in hot water after video footage showed him swatting an unidentified college student\u2019s phone out of their hand moments after the person called his brother, Travis Kelce, a [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Travis also praised Jason for \u201cowning it\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jason-kelce-breaks-silence-after-phone-incident-homophobic-slurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apologizing for his choice of words<\/a> during the Monday, November 4, episode of ESPN\u2019s <em>Monday Night Countdown<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou speaking about it shows how sincere you are to a lot of people in this world \u2026 especially what you said on Monday night that you don\u2019t choose hate,\u201d Travis told his brother. \u201cThat\u2019s just not who you are. I love you, brother. I think you said that perfectly.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:150%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3794827\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jason.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Travis Kelce Defends Brother Jason Kelce After Heckler Controversy \" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jason.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jason.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jason.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jason.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jason.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jason.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=62&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jason.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jason.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jason.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">David Eulitt\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jason addressed the incident on Monday while appearing on ESPN ahead of Travis\u2019 Kansas City Chiefs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/taylor-swift-called-chiefs-overtime-win-stressful-see-best-moments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taking on<\/a> the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not happy with anything that took place. I\u2019m not proud of it,\u201d Jason said. \u201cWithin a heated moment, I chose to greet hate with hate and I don\u2019t think that\u2019s a productive thing. I don\u2019t think it leads to discourse.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The retired NFL player continued, \u201cIn that moment I fell down to a level that I shouldn\u2019t have. Bottom line is, I try to live my life by the golden rules. That\u2019s what I\u2019ve always been taught. I try to treat people with decency and respect. I\u2019m going to keep doing that moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"12.465940054496\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/travis-jason-kelces-family-guide-nfl-stars-parents-more\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Travis-Kelce-and-Jason-Kelces-Family-Guide-NFL-Stars-Will-Make-History-as-First-Brothers-to-Face-Off-in-Super-Bowl-7.jpg?crop=0px%2C6px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce's Family Guide: NFL Stars Will Make History as First Brothers to Face Off in Super Bowl 62 and 87\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Travis-Kelce-and-Jason-Kelces-Family-Guide-NFL-Stars-Will-Make-History-as-First-Brothers-to-Face-Off-in-Super-Bowl-7.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/travis-jason-kelces-family-guide-nfl-stars-parents-more\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">A Complete Guide to Travis and Jason Kelce\u2018s Family<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tNFL players Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce made history in 2023 when they became the first brothers to face off against each other at the Super Bowl. When Jason, who is a center for the Philadelphia Eagles, and Travis, who is a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, cross paths on the football field, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Penn State University Police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/penn-state-police-investigating-jason-kelce-incident-with-football-fan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed<\/a> to <em>Us Weekly<\/em> on Monday that the department is looking into the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUniversity Police and Public Safety is the investigating agency for this incident and the process is ongoing,\u201d PSU Police told <em>Us<\/em> in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/travis-kelce-defends-brother-jason-kelce-after-heckler-controversy-not-who-you-are\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christian Petersen\/Getty Images Travis Kelce has his brother Jason\u2019s back amid a controversial incident involving a college football fan over the weekend. Jason, 37, was filmed using a homophobic slur and slamming a heckler\u2019s phone to the ground outside Penn State University\u2019s Beaver Stadium on Saturday, November 2, after the individual made an offensive remark [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":131020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-131019","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131019\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}