Philadelphia Eagles Pro Bowl center Cam Jurgens did not start the NFC championship game on Sunday as he battled a back injury, but he did finish it. After it became clear in the second half that Jurgens's replacement,
Jason Kelce made his way from Philadelphia—where his former team clenched a ticket to the Super Bowl—before heading to Kansas City to see Travis Kelce and the Chiefs secure their spot.
Jason recently retired from the Philadelphia Eagles, who beat the Washington Commanders before the Chiefs game to earn a spot in the Super Bowl.
Perhaps no Eagles player was closer to Kelce than the guy who took the ball from between his legs on virtually every play, the guy who followed Kelce in the Tush Push or Brotherly Shove for first downs and touchdowns — quarterback Jalen Hurts.
It started on Friday, when Kelce's new ESPN show "They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce" films at Union Transfer in Philadelphia. His focus then shifted to ESPN's "Postseason NFL Countdown" on Sunday before the Eagles game, during which Kelce was seen tailgating with fans outside Lincoln Financial Field.
It was a strange week and day for the Eagles along the offensive line, but their two Pro Bowl centers got the job done in the NFC Championship.
The Washington Commanders and the Philadelphia Eagles are getting ready to face off for the third time this season. However, this third meeting will have much m
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Appearing on the "New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce" podcast, NBA superstar LeBron James said the closest he came to giving the NFL a shot was during the 2011 NBA lockout. “I didn't know when we were going to make the deal with the owners and get ...
With Jurgems having a back injury, he didn't start the NFC title game but was available if anything happened, which did as Landon Dickerson went down. Having played through the game with a back injury, he would get credit from his predecessor in Kelce who called him a “warrior” according to The Philadelphia Enquirer.
Jason Kelce had to make a difficult choice on Sunday between showing up for his former team, the Philadelphia Eagles, in the NFC championship game and watching his brother Travis and the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship game.