The former Philadelphia Eagles center has officially confirmed that he'll be taking on a new role with ESPN as a commentator, appearing each week on Monday Night Countdown, which leads into Monday Night Football. Jason will even be a member of ESPN's Super Bowl studio, offering yearly commentary for the big game.
The 36-year-old's new job comes just over two months after he announced his retirement from the Eagles after 13 seasons. And as he joked, "Turns out, it was a short retirement!"
"I'm excited to join ESPN, and particularly the Monday Night Countdown team," Jason said in a May 14 statement. "ESPN was a consistent presence in our household growing up and the network helped shape who I am and my love of all sports."
He added, "To now appear on that same screen is a full circle moment. And, I mean it's freaking Monday Night Football! and I'm ready for some football."
Plus, ESPN's parent company Disney said additional opportunities will also be explored with Jason.
In the announcement, ESPN President of Content Burke Magnus praised Jason for his "strong connection to fans" and being "highly respected" in the sport.
"Walking off the field and immediately to ESPN," the exec said in a statement, "viewers will benefit from his perspective which has been shaped through his years as an established locker room leader and a future Hall of Fame center."
Jason—who shares daughters Wyatt, 4, Elliotte, 3, and Bennett, 14 months with wife of six years Kylie Kelce—has talked before about how excited he was to finalize his job with ESPN.
"Throughout the whole process," he said on the May 1 episode of his podcast New Heights, "and meeting and talking to everybody over at ESPN, it became apparent that it was the right fit."
And as his brother Travis Kelce pointed out, ESPN's show SportsCenter "fueled our love for sports," adding, "Because we used to live and die by ESPN on that TV growing up."
To take a deep dive into Jason's life off the field, keep reading.
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