Why Jason Kelce Says His Mom Is Rooting for His Brother Travis in the Super Bowl
The stage is set as the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will face off in Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. For the first time, this year’s big NFL game will feature two brothers competing against each other. In what some are now calling “The Kelce Bowl,” Eagles’ center Jason Kelce faces Cheifs’ tight end Travis Kelce.
Many fans have thought about the position their parents will be in watching both of their sons play knowing only one of them can win. Well, Jason has said that their mother is rooting for Travis. Here’s why the Eagles star believes that.
What Jason and Travis Kelce’s parents think about the matchup
The brothers are the sons of Ed Kelce and Donna Kelce.
The proud parents spoke to Fox 8 in Cleveland, Ohio, about what it’s like having both of their sons playing in the Super Bowl on opposing teams.
“I have no plans to take Chiefs or Eagles gear with me,” Ed revealed. He then added: “Sooner or later, there are going to be two brothers in a Super Bowl facing off against each other and the fact that it is our two, and the time is now, is just awesome.”
“I’m just happy for them. One of them bleeds green and the other bleeds red,” Donna said. “I’ll be screaming the whole time. No matter who’s out there, I’ll be screaming.”
But Jason thinks his mom might scream a little louder for his brother.
Why Jason Kelce thinks his mother is rooting for his brother to win
Jason spoke to Angelo Cataldi and the Morning Team on Audacy’s SportsRadio 94WIP in Philadelphia recently and was asked who Donna is rooting for.
“She keeps saying she’s rooting for both of us,” Jason replied, before adding, “She’s rooting for Travis. She’s always rooting for the baby.”
The host reminded Kelce that his mother didn’t explicitly say who she’s rooting for during her appearance on Today. However, she did say Jason has given her grandchildren, and “it’s always about the grands.”
Donna also stated she knows that after the game, she’ll feel the joy of victory as well as the agony of defeat for both of her sons.
“Neither one of them are going to want to hear from me, ‘Gee, I’m sorry. You did a great job’ because they take this very, very seriously,” she explained.
Travis said there’s always been friendly competition between them
While this is the ultimate competition between the Kelce brothers, they’ve always had a little friendly competition over the years.
Travis talked about the relationship in a previous interview with Showbiz Cheat Sheet.
“It’s probably never gonna stop,” the Chiefs star said. “It’s cool seeing [Jason] had a lot of success in the NFL, winning the Super Bowl and his parade speech was legendary. But we’re always competing.”
