Jason Kelce brought a piece of Paris back to the US.
The retired Philadelphia Eagles center made his ESPN debut Thursday and wore a beret similar to the one he was seen rocking throughout the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, which he attended with his wife, Kylie Kelce.
Jason, 36, appeared on a panel alongside broadcasters Scott Van Pelt, Ryan Clark and Marcus Spears ahead of the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game between the Houston Texans and Chicago Bears.
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“We welcome you to the group, man! I wasn’t sure if you’d wear a tie, I did not know you were going to rock the beret fresh off the plane [from] the Olympics,” Van Pelt, 58, said to Jason in the special edition of “NFL Countdown,” per a clip shared on X.
The former football player responded, “I’m still on Paris time, so I [felt] I’d go with the Paris headdress.”
Clark, 44, also noted that Jason decided to wear undergarments for the occasion after previously describing them as “unnecessary.”
“Also what we found out, because it’s TV and he’s now become a different sort of professional, he also wears underwear,” Clark commented, as Jason joked, “Yeah, it’s new! It’s a gray suit. … If I’m not wearing it, it’s risky!”
Jason served as a vocal supporter of the United States women’s rugby team at the Games and showed just how much he cared by wearing a short-sleeved button-up shirt that featured the face of player Ilona Maher.
The 27-year-old rugby star — who recently became a viral social media sensation as a result of her hilarious and honest videos — approached Jason prior to the match, asking him to be the team’s “superfan.”
“Women’s water polo has Flavor Flav as their superfan, and you are a girl dad,” she told him while noting that there is “no reward, no money, no benefits” that come with the title.
Jason happily agreed, telling the camera, “I am officially a fan of women’s rugby, Olympics.”
