Jason Kelce says the podcast has brought him closer to brother Travis Kelce
Jason Kelce says his podcast with brother Travis Kelce has brought them closer together.
“It forces us – because we're brothers,” Jason, 36, said while speaking on his podcast “New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce,” on an episode of “Green Light with Chris Long” which aired on Friday, February 9. “Before, we went ahead with our own deal for months without talking. We texted, you sent a funny video or something like that. But actually sit down and talk to him? It would take a long time. If we do this once a week, we'll sit down and talk, and we'll have very meaningful conversations, fun conversations, and really know where each of us is in our lives. That's the best part about it.”
The Philadelphia Eagles center added that he “hasn't been this connected to Travis in the last two years” since the two were in college.
According to Jason, the podcast's success can be attributed to several “factors,” including Travis' relationship with Taylor Swift. “It's reached the next level thanks to a lot of different factors, including my brother's love life, but I think it's nice to see people enjoying it,” he said. “It's fun to see where it is.”
On a previous episode of “New Heights,” Jason jokingly called out Taylor's fan base, known as Swifties, for rigging a Best NFL Team Name Bracket poll created for the podcast. During the episode, which aired on Thursday, February 8, Travis, 34, teasingly blamed his brother for encouraging fans to vote against both the Chiefs and Eagles.
Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce.
Rob Carr/Getty Images“I just wanted voter turnout,” Jason said. He added that Swifties had an “unrealistic crush on the Chiefs and Travis Kelce” and would only vote out of their love for Travis, “not out of their love for the team name.” To his brother's laughter, he added: “They didn't vote with their heads and their hearts.”
Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce have an enviable sibling bond, full of support, laughter and of course, football. While the brothers have found success in the NFL, they have shared glimpses of their relationship off the field. Their family even served as the inspiration for Travis' Saturday Night Live monologue, which he hosted for the first time […]
Of course, “New Heights” also helped Travis get together with Taylor, 34. He visited her Eras tour stopped by Arrowhead Stadium in July 2023 and complained about not getting a chance to meet the singer and give her a friendship bracelet with his phone number. “This all started when Travis adorably confused me on his podcast, which I thought was metal as hell,” Taylor said in her TIME Profile Person of the Year in December 2023.
Taylor and Jason are both expected to be in Las Vegas to cheer on Travis and the Kansas City Chiefs as they play the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, February 11.