Jason Kelce Eagles Monday Night Football Credit: ESPN
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It may have been a couple of years since Jason Kelce last suited up for the Philadelphia Eagles, but he clearly still feels a very deep connection to his former franchise.

The Eagles faced the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football at Soldier Field. Unfortunately for Philly, they were defeated by third-string quarterback Case Keenum and Chicago by a 27-7 final score in what was a dominant display.

But with the Eagles trailing by only 3 at halftime after a Jalen Hurts touchdown in the final second, Kelce struck an optimistic tone about how his former team could get back in the game. But in doing so, he forgot to approach it as a neutral broadcast journalist and slipped into franchise-legend mode by repeatedly referring to the Eagles as “we.”

Not one to miss a moment to joke with a colleague, Pat McAfee chimed in to alert Jason Kelce to what he was saying. And to his credit, Kelce immediately apologized to Bears fans watching. And as Scott Van Pelt led the broadcast to a commercial break, you could hear Kelce in the background ask, “Did I say we?”

If anyone has earned the right to use “we” when talking about a team on a broadcast, it’s Jason Kelce and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played his entire career with the franchise, won a Super Bowl, and was a six-time First-Team All-Pro. When he inevitably gets inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, it will be all about his love for the Eagles and their love for him.

Of course, Bears fans watching probably weren’t pleased. But wouldn’t you rather someone like Kelce be authentic and honest about his true feelings and association? We all watched him give everything to the Eagles for well over a decade. Yes, homerism can be incredibly obnoxious, especially if it comes with trolling and a divorce from reality. But it’s not like Ohio State fans have to watch Dave Portnoy running down Ryan Day on Big Noon Kickoff.

Besides, what NFL fans really want from Jason Kelce is an apology for those Sunday Ticket commercials running 7,000 times during every NFL Sunday.

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