Jason Kelce spent 13 seasons with the Eagles. Now he’ll get the chance to call a Birds game.
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The former offensive lineman turned podcaster and ESPN announcer is jumping to the booth to call a handful of NFL games this season on the NFL Network, the network announced.
Kelce will join play-by-play announcer Dave Pasch and Hall of Famer Kurt Warner to call four games, including the Eagles’ Week 5 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London on Oct. 11.
Here are the four games Kelce, Pasch, and Warner will call:
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Week 4: Colts at Commanders in London (Oct. 4)
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Week 5: Eagles at Jaguars in London (Oct. 11)
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Week 7: Steelers at Saints in Paris (Oct. 25)
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Week 16: TBD matchup (Dec. 26)
ESPN inherited seven NFL games as part of its purchase of the NFL Network. The remaining three will be called by play-by-player Bob Wischusen and one-time Eagles executive Louis Riddick.
Molly McGrath will serve as sideline reporter for both teams.
Joe Buck and Troy Aikman are back to call Monday Night Football, with King of Prussia native Lisa Salters and Laura Rutledge on the sidelines. Because of his role as a consultant with the Miami Dolphins, Aikman won’t have access to practice facilities or team practices this season, the same restrictions placed on Tom Brady.
While Kelce has yet to call a full NFL game, he did swap out his South Philly tuxedo for a suit to call part of an 2024 Eagles game alongside Monday Night Football announcers Joe Buck and Troy Aikman.
“I think I got better as it went. There were a couple [of moments] trying to figure out where you fit in and what to say,” Kelce said following the game. “In the heat of the moment, you have to offer a perspective or something the viewer can take and enjoy … it’s difficult.”
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Kelce will also be back for his third season as a studio analyst on ESPN’s Monday Night Countown alongside Marcus Spears and host Scott Van Pelt. The show is adding two new analysts — Jason McCourty (replacing Ryan Clark, who was laid off last month) and Pat McAfee, ESPN’s omnipresent star who will still host his daily show and continue as a co-host of College Gameday.
Kelce is in the final year of a three-year deal he signed with ESPN in 2024. During that time, he’s appeared on the network’s coverage of the Masters and the Golf League, and a five-episode stint as a late-night host in Philly.
He also launched a new YouTube series called Kelce Versus, which features the former offensive lineman trying out other sports, including driving for NASCAR and learning how to dunk a basketball (which he did in front of a live crowd in Los Angeles in June). It’s unclear how many episodes there will be.
Kelce also remains a constant presence at Eagles training camp and continues to host the popular New Heights podcast with his brother, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
Exhausted? Some fans are, too. But Kelce has a lot of time to fill since retiring from the Eagles in 2024 and is focused on bucket-list stuff he couldn’t do during his playing days.
“We’re definitely capitalizing on the ability to go and do random things,” Kelce told CBS analyst and Eagles pregame announcer Ross Tucker on his podcast last month. “Maybe too much. We got to talk as a team, but it’s been fun.”
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