Throughout the offseason, there have been several reports surrounding former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce and his future in sports media. Kelce retired from the National Football League in mid-March and reportedly met with several media companies and networks during Super Bowl Week in Las Vegas. He will now reportedly be joining ESPN as part of its Monday Night Countdown program. Kelce would join host Scott Van Pelt and analysts Marcus Spears and Ryan Clark on the studio program that precedes Monday Night Football games throughout the NFL season. Andrew Marchand of The Athletic was the first to report the news of Kelce joining the network and has also stated that Robert Griffin III is unlikely to return.
Over the last several years, Kelce has co-hosted the New Heights podcast with his brother, Travis, through Wave Sports + Entertainment. The show was honored with the award for Podcast of the Year at the 2024 iHeartPodcast Awards.
Additionally, Kelce has taken part in various collaborations with Amazon Prime Video, including a documentary series called Kelce and an appearance on Thursday Night Football both in the broadcast booth and with its studio show. When discussing his experience with the Prime Video team during the Eagles’ bye week, he described it as “mind-blowing” to see the Thursday Night Football production. Prime Video
Marchand added that NBC and CBS were also interested in adding Kelce for their NFL coverage, and he had previously reported that ESPN was working to add him to its network. Kelce reportedly took part in meetings during Super Bowl Week in Las Vegas, Nev. this past February and spoke to various companies including ESPN, FOX Sports, Prime Video and CBS Sports.
