Jason Kelce smashes the phone of a fan who directed anti-gay slurs at brother Travis

STATELINE, NEVADA – JULY 12: Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce during the ACC Celebrity Golf Championship presented by American Century Investments at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course on July 12, 2024 in Stateline, Nevada. (Photo by David Calvert/Getty Images for American Century Investments) — Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce have become high-profile celebrities largely thanks to Travis' relationship with pop star Taylor Swift. (Photo by David Calvert/Getty Images for American Century Investments)

Jason Kelce showed a Penn State football fan Saturday what can happen when he goes too far.

Before the No. 3 Nittany Lions faced No. 4 Ohio State in State College, a fan mocked Kelce with a homophobic slur aimed at his brother Travis and his relationship with pop superstar Taylor Swift.

Kelce, who was in State College to appear on ESPN's “College GameDay,” was followed by a fan who said to him, “Kelce, how does it feel that your brother sucks for dating Taylor Swift.” ?”

The former NFL lineman responded by turning around, grabbing the fan's phone, slamming it to the ground and taking it away.

Here's a clip of the incident from a different angle where the insult can be clearly heard.

(Warning: There is offensive language in the video.)

“Kelce, how does it feel that your brother doesn’t want to date Taylor Swift?”

Jason Kelce slammed the child's phone on the floor.

It looked like a Penn State student looking Kelce in the face for no reason. Wild scene in State College pic.twitter.com/3PEdZXWhSg

– chives (@jarrett_daveler) November 2, 2024

Another video showed that Kelce didn't just walk away after smashing the phone. He turned around and confronted the fan with the same anti-gay slur, potentially leading to backlash.

Jason Kelce has been a near-ubiquitous presence in football reporting and advertising this season since retiring after 13 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. However, his brother's relationship with Swift, which has made Travis Kelce a major pop culture figure, has significantly increased his public profile.

The Kelce brothers' podcast “New Heights” is becoming increasingly popular. In August, the two signed a three-year deal worth more than $100 million for an exclusive ad sales and distribution rights agreement with Amazon's Wondery podcast network.

Unfortunately, their popularity and high public profile also make them a target for insults and ridicule from fans looking to provoke a reaction and perhaps create a viral moment on social media.

If that's the fan's intention, it certainly happened on Saturday. However, the incident did not spread in the way the aggressively obnoxious heckler probably expected. Fans on social media are wondering whether Kelce committed robbery by taking the phone or whether his actions were justified due to harassment. It is possible that this incident could have repercussions.

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