{"id":55939,"date":"2025-06-15T00:15:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T00:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=55939"},"modified":"2025-06-15T00:15:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T00:15:33","slug":"nfl-fans-are-heartbroken-after-eagles-legend-jason-kelce-announces-devastating-life-changing-health-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=55939","title":{"rendered":"NFL Fans Are Heartbroken After Eagles Legend Jason Kelce Announces Devastating Life-Changing Health Concern"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2336054\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/USATSI_24678953-2-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/USATSI_24678953-2-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/USATSI_24678953-2-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/USATSI_24678953-2-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/USATSI_24678953-2-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/USATSI_24678953-2-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/USATSI_24678953-2.jpg 2000w\" alt=\"Jason Kelce looking on.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Jason Kelce (Denny Medley-Imagn Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>NFL\u00a0fans expressed sorrow and heartbreak after Philadelphia Eagles legend\u00a0Jason Kelce\u00a0gave a concerning announcement about his health.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"pw-med-background\">\n<div id=\"pwMobiMedRectBtf1\" data-pw-mobi=\"med_rect_btf\">\n<p>Last year, the former All-Pro center said in an X\/Twitter\u00a0post that he\u00a0\u201ccan virtually guarantee that I have CTE, all the research would suggest I have some degree of it.\u201d Kelce spent his entire playing career (2011 to 2023) with the Philadelphia Eagles and was remarkably durable, suiting up for 193 games.<\/p>\n<p>Research indicates that CTE (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy) is likely caused by repeated hits to the head. It can only be diagnosed after death during an autopsy, and researchers have found CTE in more than 300 former NFL players.<\/p>\n<p>The ML Football X\/Twitter account reposted Kelce\u2019s old quote about him likely having CTE earlier this week, leading to some heartbreaking responses from fans.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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If so, so many Tush Pushes as a center certainly played a factor. Is it time to rethink player safety on that play?\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0asked another.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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Feeling for him rn. 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But from 2015 onward, the future Hall of Fame inductee never missed another NFL contest.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-5\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-jason-kelce-has-found-plenty-of-success-following-his-playing-career\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jason Kelce Has Found Plenty Of Success Following His Playing Career<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2278660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/USATSI_25326576-1-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/USATSI_25326576-1-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/USATSI_25326576-1-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/USATSI_25326576-1-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/USATSI_25326576-1-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/USATSI_25326576-1-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/USATSI_25326576-1-2048x1126.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"Jason Kelce on set\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Jason Kelce (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last August, news broke that Jason and his younger brother,\u00a0Travis Kelce, agreed to a lucrative deal with Amazon\u2019s Wondery worth over $100 million for the rights to their \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce also signed a deal with ESPN to work on their \u201cMonday Night Countdown\u201d program. 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