Former All-Pro center Jason Kelce used his popular podcast Wednesday to express his regret over a weekend brawl on Penn State’s campus.
In an incident that was caught on videoKelce responded to a heckler who called his brother Travis a homophobic slob grabs the heckler’s phone and slams it to the ground.
On the latest episode of their Podcast “New Heights”.Jason called it “a really stupid situation” that quickly got out of hand.
“Me reacting gave him the time of day and it also gave the situation notoriety,” he said. “I know now I shouldn’t have done that because now there’s a video of me saying that word, him saying that word and it’s not good for anybody.”
Kelce was in State College, Pa., on Saturday for ESPN’s “College GameDay” and interacted with fans when one used a homophobic slur in reference to his brother dating Taylor Swift.
Penn State University Police and Public Safety is investigating the incident.
Kelce admitted his actions went “over the line” when he grabbed the fan’s phone and impaled it on the ground. On the video, Kelce could be heard saying, “Who’s the (expletive) now?”
He said repeating the slur was a mistake because “it just perpetuates more hatred.”
On the podcast, brother Travis struck an understanding tone.
“You reacted in a way that defended your family, and you may have used some words that you regret using,” he said. “And it’s a situation you just have to learn from and own. I think that you owning it and talking about it shows how sincere you are to a lot of people in this world. … You don’t choose hate, it’s just not who you are i love you bro i think you said it perfectly.”
This story was updated with new headlines.
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