A day after Philadelphia Eagles legend Jason Kelce announced his retirement, his wife, Kylie Kelce, spoke about her reaction to her husband’s speech in an exclusive interview with NBC10.
Kylie told NBC10 she had heard her husband’s speech before he addressed the media Monday afternoon.
“I think I was the only one that had heard the speech before he went into it,” she said. “I think it was just a perfect summary of 13 years. It was an incredible run he had as a player in the NFL.”
She also said her husband had been working on the speech for years.
“I’ve heard multiple versions over the last four years. This was a completely different version,” she said. “I think every year he sort of started from scratch as to what was sitting on the surface. But when he said that he was contemplating retirement for years, he means for years.”
Kylie had a front row seat to her husband’s speech on Monday, including the portion in which he spoke about how they first met at an Eagles Christmas party.
“I still remember the moment she walked through the door. The first instance is burned in my retina. It was like she glided through the opening,” her husband said. “Then she started talking and I thought, ‘Man, is this what love feels like?’”
Kylie told NBC10 the moment made her emotional but also amused her.
“It cracks me up that he tries to talk about what he remembers from that night because he was, as I’ve said before, intoxicated,” she said. “It was very, very sweet. Very kind. It was far too much credit.”
![Kylie—who shares daughters Wyatt, 4, Elliotte, 2, and Bennett, 9 months, with Jason—explained, “They’re a pretty small family, so it is a little bit on an adjustment. But it feels so warm and inviting like I think a big family feels, like it was sort of second nature to hop in there. And it is as fun as you think it is.” Amid her growing relationship with Travis, Taylor has spent some quality time with his family—namely his and Jason’s parents Donna Kelce and Ed Kelce, whom she’s sat with during Chiefs games. And Travis can’t calm down over the support. “I just thought it was awesome how everyone in the suite had nothing but great things to say about her, the friends and family,” he shared on the Sept. 27 episode of his and Jason’s New Heights podcast, days after the “Wildest Dreams” singer attended one of his games for the first time. “Everybody was talking about her in [a] great light.” And it seems Taylor has gotten Mama Kelce’s stamp of approval. “He’s happier than I’ve seen him in a long time,” Donna told WSJ. magazine in an article published Nov. 20. “God bless him, he shot for the stars!” Travis’ star power, which was already high as the tight end and one of the top players in the NFL, has risen since he began dating Taylor. In fact, his entire family has had to adjust to being in the spotlight even more. “It’s just one of those things in life that just, somehow, things happen and then just exponentially, they just grow, and this year has just been one week after another after another,” Donna told Impact x Nightline for its upcoming episode, “and it just seems like it’s never going to stop.” As for Kylie, she told Spectrum News in an interview posted Nov. 19, “It’s not particularly my cup of tea to be in the spotlight or in front of a camera. I was a communication major in college. I love to be behind it. That’s my bread and butter.” She later responded to a media report that interpreted her comments to mean she was trying “avoid the Taylor Swift spotlight.” “I said it’s not my cup of tea to have attention on me,” she said in a Nov. 22 TikTok. “I didn’t say that. That seems like a stretch to me. You’re reaching!”](http://gistpicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Jason-Kelce-Is-Pretty-Sure-Wife-Kylie-Kelce-Has-Already-Seen-Her-Christmas-Present-15-Times-02-696x392-1.webp)
Jason Kelce’s speech drew strong reactions from Eagles fans and NFL viewers in general.
“The outpouring of love and support is expected because I know who my husband is and the way he has conducted himself and how that has touched the lives of people,” Kylie said. “But at the same time, it’s still shocking.”
