{"id":13684,"date":"2024-11-08T01:27:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T01:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=13684"},"modified":"2024-11-08T01:27:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T01:27:29","slug":"jason-kelce-responds-to-espns-decision-to-not-punish-him-for-smashing-a-fans-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=13684","title":{"rendered":"Jason Kelce Responds to ESPN\u2019s Decision to Not Punish Him For Smashing a Fan\u2019s Phone."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The young man who ran into conflict with ESPN\u2019s Jason Kelce before Saturday\u2019s game versus visiting Ohio State is unknown to Penn State police. On campus to appear on ESPN\u2019s College GameDay, Kelce was strolling past a throng when one man called his brother Travis a \u201cf*****\u201d for dating Taylor Swift. Jason answered by seizing the fan\u2019s phone, crushing it on the ground, pushing it away from the fan and screamed back: \u201cWho\u2019s the f****t now?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_5_host\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"pk-pin-it-container aligncenter pk-lightbox-container\" data-pk-uuid=\"o073rgmn3\"><a class=\"pk-image-popup pk-zoom-icon-popup\" href=\"https:\/\/blueneolines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jk-heckler-phone.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2863 pk-pin-it-ready\" src=\"https:\/\/blueneolines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jk-heckler-phone.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueneolines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jk-heckler-phone.jpg 700w, https:\/\/blueneolines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jk-heckler-phone-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blueneolines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jk-heckler-phone-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blueneolines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jk-heckler-phone-380x284.jpg 380w\" alt=\"Travis Kelce Defends Brother Jason Kelce After Heckler Controversy\" width=\"700\" height=\"524\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>A University spokesman said TMZ they have not found the man. Moreover, nobody has stepped forward to provide any suggestions. The chief of police and public safety at Penn State as well as the police deputy for the institution did not immediately respond DailyMail.com\u2019s request for further information. Although Kelce went viral for breaking a fan\u2019s phone right after the homophobic comment, university police informed Page Six on Saturday that no incident report has been recorded on the case.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_6_host\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to sources, Jason Kelce\u2019s ESPN superiors decided not to discipline the former Eagles player for angrily confronting a fan by smashing a phone to the ground. On Saturday, Kelce swiftly became well-known after heading to Penn State University to cover the College GameDay show on TV. One man called his brother Travis a \u201cf****t\u201d for dating Taylor Swift, which infuriated Kelce grabbing his phone as he was passing through a throng of people.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jason Kelce hit him with the cleanest \u201cwho\u2019s the f****t now?\u201d These eyes have ever seen <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XpbDBGThd6\">pic.twitter.com\/XpbDBGThd6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Pop (@JoePops_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoePops_\/status\/1852771781599220073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<figure class=\"pk-pin-it-container aligncenter pk-lightbox-container\" data-pk-uuid=\"tqr9unwh0\"><a class=\"pk-image-popup pk-zoom-icon-popup\" href=\"https:\/\/blueneolines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/yjntynt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2802 pk-pin-it-ready\" src=\"https:\/\/blueneolines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/yjntynt.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueneolines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/yjntynt.jpg 704w, https:\/\/blueneolines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/yjntynt-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blueneolines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/yjntynt-380x271.jpg 380w\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"502\" \/><\/a><i class=\"pk-icon pk-icon-pinterest\"><\/i><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview, the retired Philadelphia Eagles player responded to ESPN\u2019s decision to not punish him for his outburst. Jason said \u201cOnce again, I am not proud of my actions, but I appreciate the support from my ESPN team. They\u2019ve been like a family to me since I joined.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following his retirement from the Philadelphia Eagles earlier this year, Kelce has been a highly popular addition to Monday Night Football appearing weekly. Kelce apologized live on-air for the episode over the weekend on this week\u2019s MNF show, which split viewers online. Many claimed he shouldn\u2019t have had to say sorry for the interaction with the fan.<\/p>\n<p>He apologized to viewers at the beginning of the broadcast for \u2018falling short\u2019 of his usual standards of \u2018common decency and respect\u2019. \u2018Everyone has seen on social media what happened this week,\u2019 Kelce added. Listen; nothing that happened makes me pleased. I don\u2019t feel good about it. \u201cIn a flash I decided to welcome hatred with hate and I simply don\u2019t think that\u2019s a good thing\u2014that\u2019s truly not. It\u2019s the correct approach to approach things and I doubt it sparks conversation. In that instant I dropped to a level I shouldn\u2019t have been at.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"pk-pin-it-container aligncenter pk-lightbox-container\" data-pk-uuid=\"kqf0fws3j\"><a class=\"pk-image-popup pk-zoom-icon-popup\" href=\"https:\/\/blueneolines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jk-n-tk-pod.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2861 pk-pin-it-ready\" src=\"https:\/\/blueneolines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jk-n-tk-pod.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueneolines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jk-n-tk-pod.jpg 737w, https:\/\/blueneolines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jk-n-tk-pod-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blueneolines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jk-n-tk-pod-380x214.jpg 380w\" alt=\"Travis Kelce Defends Brother Jason Kelce After Heckler Controversy\" width=\"737\" height=\"415\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The bottom line is, that\u2019s what I\u2019ve always been taught; I try to treat people with common decency and respect; I\u2019m going to keep doing that moving ahead. I try to live my life by the golden rule. \u2018Even if I fell short this week, I\u2019m going to do that moving ahead and keep doing that.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Before the Chiefs vs. Buccaneers, several social media users\u2014including Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports\u2014were left enraged with his apologies; some even attacked ESPN and claimed the network had facilitated it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On X, Portnoy said: \u201cThe only thing Kelce should have apologized for is maybe saying the F word. But everyone with a brain understands he was merely echoing what he had heard. Should he refer to him as a p***y, b***h, a**hole that would have been the term employed. Perfect use of golden rule was made. He handled the man precisely as he deserved to be treated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; The young man who ran into conflict with ESPN\u2019s Jason Kelce before Saturday\u2019s game versus visiting Ohio State is unknown to Penn State police. 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