Jason Kelce Reveals Unexpected Threat Wife Kylie Made During His Weight Loss Journey

Jason Kelce recently opened up about the threatening comment he heard from his wife Kylie while working out—and it wasn’t quite what fans might have expected.

The former Philadelphia Eagles center, who retired from the NFL in March after 13 years with his team, shared some insight into his weight loss journey during an appearance on Centered on Buffalo, the podcast hosted by former Buffalo Bills center Eric Wood. The two former centers were discussing the way that many athletes embark on weight loss journeys after leaving the NFL to shed some of the pounds that were necessary to carry in their roles as professional football players when Jason, 36, shared that he was “somewhere between 270 and 275” pounds.

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“I’m happy with it,” he said of his weight during the episode, which was released on Friday, Oct. 18. While Jason said he is eyeing 260 pounds as his eventual goal for later “this year,” he isn’t in a rush to get there.

“A lot of guys lose too much too fast, and it feels like it doesn’t fall off properly, or you look drastically different,” Jason said. “As I’ve gone down, I feel like 260’s the right number. But we’ll reassess when we get there.”

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Another reason he doesn’t feel a rush to lose extra weight quickly likely has do to with Kylie. As he recalled with a laugh to Wood, “I was working out the other day, and Kylie’s like, ‘If you get a six-pack, I will be furious.’ And I’m like, ‘All right.’”

Though Jason has stayed pretty busy since his tearful retirement announcement, he admitted there are some things he misses about being an NFL player. “There’s a lot of you that wants to go back and play, because you miss the competition of it, you miss the highs and lows,” Jason explained, clarifying that while he experiences those “highs and lows” somewhat as a fan, “it’s not as intense” as being out with the players on the field.

“There’s definitely aspects I miss. I miss the locker room, I miss being around the guys,” he said, adding that he doesn’t miss “the pounding” and is “pretty happy I’m not doing that anymore.”

Entering a new stage in life has provided its own benefits, he continued. “I’m doing a lot of other things, which keep me busy and keep my mind occupied.” The father of three is also “spending more time around the girls than I ever have,” he said. “So there’s a lot of other blessings that come with it.”

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