Kylie Kelce has bled Philadelphia green long before she fell in love with now-retired Eagles center Jason Kelce.
“You might have heard a few stories about my intense fandom on [Jason’s ‘New Heights’] podcast, but I figured the playoffs is the perfect time to share with you all of the things that happen while watching an Eagles game in my house,” Kylie, 32, said during the Thursday, January 16, episode of her “Not Gonna Lie” podcast. “Before I say anything, note I have a piece of wood to knock on throughout this segment — because that’s how superstitious I am.”
She added, “I can’t help but feel responsible if I say something that maybe can be considered a jinx [and so] when you hear knocking it’s because I have to.”
Kylie was born and raised in Philadelphia, eventually connecting with 37-year-old Jason on the dating app Tinder during her final year of college. She later said that she had no idea that he played for the Eagles when she swiped right. After getting married in 2018, they went on to welcome three daughters.
Before Jason retired in 2024, Kylie would attend every home game at “the Linc” — also known as the Lincoln Financial Field.
“We usually would not bring the girls [and] would usually keep them home, except for one game a year,” Kylie, who is currently pregnant with baby No. 4, continued. “They’re not really into it, so it didn’t make sense to drag them down there, have them in a place that was loud and overstimulating. We made that decision a while ago.”
Since Jason’s retirement, Kylie has primarily watched the Eagles via the TV in their living room.
“I am a ‘yell at the TV’ type,” she quipped. “The other day I got in a lot of trouble with [my second daughter] Ellie because I was yelling while the game was on. … The girls do usually hang out in the same room but don’t necessarily watch with me when I watch football.”
Kylie’s fandom reaches new heights whenever the Eagles are in the playoffs. (The team played a divisional round against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, January 19, vying for a slot in the NFC Championship later this month against the Washington Commanders.)
“Playoff Kylie is different from Regular Season Kylie because the superstitions take over the whole day,” the pregnant mother-of-three added. “From the start of the day to when the game is on, I will not check Twitter [and] I will avoid most social media. I will not post on a game day — and that [started] when Jason was still playing — and still now.”
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According to Kylie, she “has to focus” and can’t even hold a conversation that doesn’t revolve around the game.
“We have a job to do and that job is to lock in and send as much power and energy,” Kylie explained. “I’m not going to change my ways, so if you do it with conviction. … Go Birds!”
