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'Good value in pub' - ex-NFL star Kelce tries rugby

'Good value in pub' - ex-NFL star Kelce tries rugby

Summary

Jason Kelce, a former NFL player and Super Bowl winner, played a friendly rugby match with an amateur London team called Old Streetonians. Kelce, who retired from football in 2024, is learning rugby and joined the match against Hackney RFC alongside former teammate Beau Allen.

Key Facts

  • Jason Kelce played 13 seasons in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles.
  • He won the Super Bowl with the Eagles in 2018 and was selected seven times for the Pro Bowl.
  • Kelce is now trying new sports for his YouTube channel and received a rugby lesson from Joe Marler, a former England player.
  • Kelce and Beau Allen played for Old Streetonians against Hackney RFC in London.
  • Kelce took some time to adjust to rugby rules but adapted quickly during the match.
  • Kelce was described as physically powerful and played as a number 8, a key rugby position.
  • After the game, Kelce and Allen socialized with the teams and fans at a local pub.
  • Kelce is currently in England to commentate on an NFL game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars.
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