Back to the Top News Newsfeed

Jason Kelce Let Eagles Trainer Tape Him for Retirement Speech; Missed His Final Game

Related Topics: Jason Kelce, Philadelphia Eagles

If it was possible for Jason Kelce's Q rating to get any higher, he found a way to do it without actually publicizing it.

Philadelphia Eagles athletic trainer Joe O'Pella revealed on Instagram that Kelce offered to let him tape his ankles for his retirement announcement on Monday because O'Pella wasn't able to be at the team's final game while undergoing chemotherapy after being diagnosed with cancer during the 2023 season.

It's worth pointing out Kelce didn't force O'Pella to tape him up. The trainer expressed his "regret of not being the last person to ever tape" Kelce, and the future Hall-of-Famer made the offer to do it for the retirement press conference.