{"id":19608,"date":"2025-01-16T03:51:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T03:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=19608"},"modified":"2025-01-16T03:51:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T03:51:40","slug":"jason-and-travis-kelce-pay-emotional-tribute-to-victims-of-la-wildfires-on-new-heights-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=19608","title":{"rendered":"Jason and Travis Kelce pay emotional tribute to victims of LA wildfires on New Heights podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jason and\u00a0Travis Kelce<\/span>\u00a0began the latest episode of their New Heights podcast with a heartfelt tribute to the victims of the\u00a0Los Angeles<\/span>\u00a0wildfires on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

The NFL brothers – famed for their high-energy introductions to the show – slowed things down after a difficult week for the US, as Jason took the lead to give a special mention to the west coast.<\/p>\n

‘Our thoughts are with everyone in the LA area,’ the former Eagles center-turned-star analyst began.<\/p>\n

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‘We’ve all seen the footage and at this point know people personally who have been affected by this fire and this tragedy,’ he added, before going on to share a Red Cross website for fans to donate.<\/p>\n

‘I really don’t know what’s going to happen in the coming days, let alone the coming weeks, and how this is going to get rebuilt. Just to let you know, we’re thinking about you. We know this is not easy.’<\/p>\n

Travis then went on to ask Jason what it was like watching the Rams game in\u00a0Arizona<\/span>, after it was moved from LA’s SoFi Stadium to Glendale in the wake of the fires.<\/p>\n

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Jason was there with his ESPN colleagues covering the broadcast, and opened up about a touching moment that occurred during his visit.<\/p>\n

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‘I was walking through the concourse area [in Arizona] I saw the LA fire department hat, and I was like, “God dang, man”. It just hit me in the moment,’ he revealed.<\/p>\n

‘Hopefully the Rams winning on Monday gave the fans and the citizens some much-needed escape from the things that are happening.<\/p>\n

‘Shoutout to everyone that’s involved in helping prevent, rebuild… the emergency responders. It was pretty powerful seeing a lot of the LA fans in that place.’<\/p>\n

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Dust to dawn: How Los Angeles is devastated by apocalyptic fire<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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