Travis Kelce has paid an emotional tribute to his brother Jason, who this week announced his retirement from the NFL.
Jason called time on his 13-year career with the Philadelphia Eagles in a 45-minute press conference on Monday, during which plenty of tears were shed by Jason, his family, team-mates and other Eagles staff.
His brother Travis, fresh from winning his third Super Bowl ring with the Kansas City Chiefs, has now paid his own tribute to his elder sibling.
“You’ve always been a step ahead of me in this game,” Travis told Jason on Wednesday’s latest episode of their New Heights podcast.
“It’s always been like I’ve had this flotation device right there. And to have you out of it, it feels empty. It definitely feels like it’s complete. It was a success.”
Travis wasn’t afraid to let his emotions take over as he began to well up.
“It was a fun-ass journey to watch, and like I said yesterday, man, I just appreciate you showing me the way and bringing us all along the journey with you,” he added.
“I couldn’t have been more proud listening to you yesterday. It’s been a lot of emotions. A lot of sad emotions, a lot of exciting emotions. I mean, you’ve got the f–king world in your palm now, dude."
Jason told his little brother that he will be there to support him on match days now that his own playing days are over.
“Listen, I’m out of playing but I’m still going to the games,” Jason told him. “You’ve been playing for a long time on your own and I look forward to being able to appreciate and watch your games more and take in the bigger picture of football and everything that it has to offer.”
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