Travis Kelce Tells Brother Jason He Was ‘Defending Your Family’ in Phone-Smashing Incident

After the retired Philadelphia Eagles star, 37, went viral on Saturday, Nov. 2, for smashing the phone of a Penn State football fan who called Travis, 35, “a f—– dating Taylor Swift” and later repeated the homophobic slur back to the fan, his younger brother reacted to the incident during the Wednesday, Nov. 6 edition of their New Heights podcast.

“I know it’s weighing on you, brother. That s— sucks. You shouldn’t feel this much,” expressed Travis about the interaction that took place outside of Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., ahead of Jason’s appearance on ESPN’s College GameDay during the Penn State-Ohio State game.

“The real situation is you had some f—— clown come up to you and talk about your family and you reacted in a way that was defending your family, and you might’ve used some words that you regret using,” the Kansas City Chiefs tight end said.

“That’s a situation you’ve just got to learn from and own. I think you owning it and you speaking about it shows how sincere you are to a lot of people in this world,” continued Travis. “You don’t choose hate, that’s just not who you are.”

Travis’ remarks came after Jason, who first addressed the incident on the Nov. 4 edition of ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown, said on the podcast that he was “not happy about the situation” and that his reaction “gave the situation notoriety.”

The former football center said the “thing that I regret the most is saying that word to be honest with you … the word he used it’s just f—— ridiculous and it takes it to another level. It’s just off the wall, f—— over the line.”