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After playing football for more than a decade, Jason Kelce revealed that he is a bit worried about his memory.
In a new YouTube video shared by the former NFL center, Jimmy Kimmel showed Kelce, 37, the ropes on how to host his own late night show. After Kimmel, 57, admitted that he used two floor monitors during the Oscars because he has a “terrible memory with the jokes” — Kelce revealed he could relate.
“I got hit in the head for 13 years, my memory is shot, brother,” Kelce, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 2011 to 2024, shared with Kimmel as they both laughed.
Kelce has previously admitted to being scared about the impacts of CTE, a degenerative brain disease that is common with football players.
“There have been little things that are not big things yet but are going to turn into big things the longer I play,” he shared in the Kelce documentary in September 2023. “I am fearful about what the impacts of playing football are going to mean long-term. I have two girls and some people end up getting CTE and some guys live long, healthy lives. I have no idea what’s going to happen with that.”
Kelce announced in March that he was retiring from football.
Jason Kelce #62 of the Philadelphia Eagles blocks DaVon Hamilton #52 of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Mitchell Leff/Getty Images
“And today I must admit, I am officially overrated,” he said in a press conference while announcing his retirement. “It took a lot of hardwork and determination getting here. I have been the underdog my entire career, and I mean this when I say it, I wish I still was. Few things give me such joy as proving someone wrong.”
Kelce went on to give a thank you to the city of Philadelphia, noting that it had been a “goal” of his to play his “whole career in one city.”
“I couldn’t have dreamt a better one and a better fit if I tried,” he added. “I don’t know what’s next, but I look forward to the new challenges and opportunities that await, and I know that I carry with me the lessons for my time here and that forever we shall all share the bond of being Philadelphians.”
Less than two months after announcing his NFL retirement, Kelce landed a job with ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown alongside Scott Van Pelt, Ryan Clark and Marcus Spears.
After appearing on Monday Night Countdown along with continuing his “New Heights” podcast with brother Travis Kelce, Jason announced in November that he would be hosting a late night show on ESPN titled They Call it Late Night with Jason Kelce.
“I loved late-night shows, I’ve always loved them. I remember sleepovers watching Conan O’Brien with my friends,” Jason explained on Jimmy Kimmel Live. “We’re going to have a bunch of guys up there — legends of the game, friends that I played with, coaches, celebrities.”
