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A touching gesture made by Travis Kelce in tribute to his brother jason It may not be all it seems.
While chatting with the sports presenter Charissa Thompson In the Thursday, December 19, episode of his podcast, “I’m not going to lie to Kylie Kelce” jason’s wife kylie He poked holes in a story Travis told earlier.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis, 35, said the reason he wears the number 87 on his jersey is to honor his brother Jason, who was born in 1987.
Thompson, 42, recalled the moment Travis made the revelation in an interview with NFL Films, in which she participated.
“That’s when Travis told me he wears 87 because of Jason… that’s the year he was born,” Thompson said, before Kylie intervened.
“Jason still talks nonsense,” Kylie, 32, said. “Jason is still talking nonsense about that revelation. He said, ‘No, they gave you ’87,’ and he said, ‘Hey, how can I remember this?’ It’s the year my brother was born.’”
Whether or not the story is true, Thompson acknowledged: “Well, it’s a sweet feeling. It’s a nice story.”
Kylie agreed, replying, “It was so sweet.”
NFL Films shared an interview with the brothers in December 2023, where Travis made a claim about his jersey number.
“If there’s a Kelce legacy, two brothers that made it to the NFL, it all started in 1987 because this great man was born in 1987,” Travis said of Jason, 37, during the interview.
Travis and Jason have developed a strong brotherly bond over the years and neither of them are ever shy about praising their brother in public.
Jason was excited about Travis making it to his third Super Bowl in February 2024. He described the experience as “a little different” from watching Travis play instead of being at the big game himself.
“I love just being a fan. Being able to root and just watch good football. “I can’t wait to see it,” Jason told NFL Network. Cameron Wolfe At the moment. “Every time you see a loved one compete, you have a very proud feeling. “That’s very different from competing alone.”
Jason added: “Obviously, my brother and I love each other very much. We cherish these moments because we know they will eventually disappear.”
Meanwhile, Travis gushed about his older brother during his monologue while hosting Saturday night live in February 2023.
“Jason and I have been playing football together since we were little and he was always better than me, at everything,” Travis said of Jason, before joking, “In high school, he was an honor student and I they threw out.” the team because I failed in French. And then when we were in college, I got kicked off the team because I tested positive for marijuana.”