ESPN analyst Jason Kelce caused his fellow Monday Night Football analyst Marcus Spears to walk off set in laughter after discussing the meats enjoyed at a Buffalo Bills tailgate
Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce continues to showcase his dynamic personality on ESPN’s coverage of “Monday Night Football”.
This week, the future Pro Football Hall of Famer attended tailgates with the famous “Bills mafia” ahead of Monday’s pivotal AFC East clash between the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets.
Naturally, Kelce showed up to the ESPN set shortly after donning a buffalo wing necklace. When host Scott Van Pelt asked the 14-year veteran about his favorite food from the pregame tailgate, Kelce answered: “Man, I do love me some good cured meat. Polish sausage is pretty good.”
Fellow analysts Ryan Clark and Marcus Spears couldn’t control their laughter. Spears, known as “Swagu,” had to leave the set to control himself. Van Pelt pleaded with his co-panelist. “Come Swag, come back.” Even Kelce tried to get Spears to return: “Come on, everybody likes sausage.”
Kelce appeared with Buffalo fans pregame in a Fred Flinstone outfit drinking Gatorade out of a bowling ball. “I hope you guys snuck something in there,” he joked before taking a big swig.
Van Pelt asked Kelce is he managed to find anything to drink during the festivities. “Unfortunately zero beers,” Kelce answered. “Lots of food, lot of sausages. New York’s a big sausage [town].”
“Peep the necklace,” the Buffalo Bills tweeted in response to his buffalo wing necklace. “@JasonKelce is one of us. #BillsMafia.” Kelce is a partner with Buffalo Wild Wings, who also commented on the former center’s attire: “@JasonKelce wing man.”
Jason Kelce wore a buffalo wing necklace on MNF ( Image: ESPN)
Kelce is in his first season with ESPN after reportedly inking a three-year, $1.8 million contract with the network following his retirement from the NFL. He spent his entire 13-year NFL career with the Eagles after being selected in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Kelce was a sixt-time First-team All-Pro and helped Phildelpia capture their first-ever Super Bowl in 2018.
Kelce showed up to an Eagles tailgate on Sunday afternoon rocking a Harold Carmichael jersey, a Hall of Fame Philadelphia receiver from the 1970s.
While he was drinking on top of a trailer, a cameraman leaned close to him to capture a better shot. Unfortunately, he took a tumble and proceeded to drop what appeared to be a camera worth thousands of dollars.
His former team secured a 20-16 victory over the Cleveland Browns to take some of the pressure off of beleaguered coach Nick Sirianni and improve to 3-2.