Jason Kelce plays center for the Philadelphia NFLEagles. He was drafted by the team in the 6th round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Prior to his NFL career, he played college football in Cincinnati and received the honorary All-America Commendation and was named a second-team All-Big East.
He also played football at Cleveland Heights High School and was named an All-Lake Erie-Lake League twice. Kelce is also a two-time Philadelphia Eagles pro-Bowler, Super Bowl champion and 2017 first-team All-Pro.
Brief biography
Kelce was born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio on November 5, 1987 to Ed and Donna Kelce. Her father is a salesman in a steel company and her mother works in a bank. Jason attended Cleveland Heights High School, where he started playing American football.
He played both the position of running back and as a linebacker. He was twice named an All-Lake Erie-Lake League. While in high school, Kelce also played baritone saxophone in the school symphony and jazz bands. After high school, he would play college football in Cincinnati.
Jason Kelce began his college career playing fullback position before moving to the defensive line at the end of his redshirting spell. He was instrumental in the Bearcats’ victory over South Mississippi in the PapaJohns.com Bowl. In 2009, he earned second-team All-Big East honors after recording 13 games with the left.
During his senior season in 2010, he started a total of 38 out of 47 games in his final college season as a center. He recorded 26 left and 12 center and was named Honorable Mention All-America and a second-team All-Big East.
NFL Career
Although not meeting “true NFL size” Jason Kelce was expected to be a 4th-5th round pick and in the 2011 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles selected him in the 6th round as 191st overall. But he was unable to make the deal official until the NFL lockout was lifted.
He started his rookie season on a high as at the end of the season he was named the starter of the season and became the first rookie in Eagles history to start all sixteen games at center. Despite suffering from a partially torn MCL and ACL towards the end of the 2012 season, which kept him out of the playing field for the rest of the season, Kelce was named the starting center for the second consecutive time.
His 2013 season was also a tremendous outing as he started all sixteen games. He helped the team reach the playoffs, had a team-high 442 points with 6,676 yards. He was rated the best center in the NFL this season by Pro Football Focus (PFF) and received the Ed Block Courage Award.
In February 2014, he signed a six-year contract extension with the Eagles. The contract was worth $37.5 million, including $13 million in guaranteed money. He missed four games this season because he had to undergo surgery for a sports hernia. Despite missing time, he was still selected for the 2015 Pro Bowl, which was his first.
In 2015, Pro Football Focus ranked him the 7th center in the NFL after starting all sixteen games for the season. He was also named to his second Pro Bowl. After starting all sixteen games again in 2017, Kelce was selected as a first-team All-Pro and was rated the top offensive lineman by PFF.
He also won the PFF Run Blocker of the Year award and Super Bowl LII with the Eagles.
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Is Jason Kelce married? – His wife, his girlfriend
After declaring himself king of Philadelphia following the Eagles’ Super Bowl LII victory in February 2017, king Jason Kelce decided to walk down the aisle with his queen in April 2018.
He tied the knot with longtime girlfriend Kylie McDevitt at the Logan Hotel in Center City on April 14, 2018.
Who is his brother?
Jason Kelce has a younger brother named Travis Kelce who is also an NFL player. Travis is playing tight end position with the Kansas City Chiefs. He started playing basketball in high school and like his older brother, he played college football in Cincinnati before being selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 3rd round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
His height and weight
The Philadelphia King is 6ft 3in (1.91m) tall and weighs 295lbs (134kg). His other body stats are not known.