{"id":16056,"date":"2024-12-10T22:31:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T22:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=16056"},"modified":"2024-12-10T22:31:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T22:31:09","slug":"report-penn-state-police-have-made-a-decision-on-whats-going-to-happen-to-jason-kelce-following-his-phone-smashing-altercation-with-lions-fan-who-used-homophobic-slur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=16056","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Penn State Police Have Made A Decision On What\u2019s Going To Happen To Jason Kelce Following His Phone-Smashing Altercation With Lions Fan Who Used Homophobic Slur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Penn State has reportedly closed its investigation into the incident involving\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/jason-kelce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jason Kelce<\/a>\u00a0early last month.<\/p>\n<p>The former\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0star was at the center of controversy after he grabbed a phone from a Nittany Lions fan, believed to be a student, and smashed it ahead of a game at Beaver Stadium on November 2.<\/p>\n<p>The fan, who had been heckling Kelce, crossed the line with the ex-offensive lineman when he used a homophobic slur in reference to\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/travis-kelce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Travis Kelce<\/a>, Jason\u2019s younger brother.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jason Kelce smashes a Penn State fan\u2019s phone after he called Travis Kelce a slur.<\/p>\n<p>Big Brother always looking out for lil bro \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FlyEaglesFly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FlyEaglesFly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChiefsKingdom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ChiefsKingdom<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wgr50jXwCA\">pic.twitter.com\/wgr50jXwCA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Locker (@PlayLockerLive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PlayLockerLive\/status\/1852771025181720699?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<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/12\/10\/jason-kelce-phone-incident-penn-state-closed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a>\u00a0has reported that the ESPN analyst won\u2019t be facing any charges, citing a spokesperson who told them the case is being closed as the fan in question did not come forward, nor was he identified.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cThe individual in the video footage circulating on social media has not been identified, and no one has come forward to University Police with a related complaint about damage to personal property,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>they told the outlet.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-jason-kelce-expressed-regret-over-his-actions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jason Kelce Expressed Regret Over His Actions<\/h2>\n<p>The fan appeared to be incensed after Kelce smashed his phone; that he didn\u2019t make a report comes as a surprise. Of course, it\u2019s possible that they handled the matter privately.<\/p>\n<p>Jason addressed the incident on ESPN\u2019s \u2018Monday Night Countdown\u2019 after videos went viral, claiming he wasn\u2019t proud of what he\u2019d done and would be better.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jason Kelce addressed the Penn State phone-smashing incident at the start of ESPN&#8217;s pregame show tonight and apologized:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In a heated moment, I decided to greet hate with hate. &#8230; I fell short this week&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/884LtqvFzX\">pic.twitter.com\/884LtqvFzX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySportsUpdate\/status\/1853576180026462281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m not happy with anything that took place,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>he said.<em>\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m not proud of it. And in a heated moment, I chose to greet hate with hate, and I just don\u2019t think that\u2019s a productive thing. I really don\u2019t. I don\u2019t think it leads to discourse and it\u2019s the right way to go about things. In that moment, I fell down to a level that I shouldn\u2019t have.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>ESPN has also decided not to punish the former center following the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Penn State has reportedly closed its investigation into the incident involving\u00a0Jason Kelce\u00a0early last month. 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