Jason Kelce had a range of reactions to a Jason Kelce look-alike contest in Philadelphia over the weekend.
“Newsflash, any overweight white guy with a beard looks just like me. What are we talking about?” the retired Philadelphia Eagle center joked as he and his new ESPN colleagues looked at footage from the contest Dec. 16 on “Monday Night Football Countdown.”
“It’s an easy competition,” Jason Kelce continued. “There is absolutely nothing unique about any of these gentlemen other than they are large people with beards and of Caucasian complexion.”
Dozens of bearded men wearing Eagles green showed up to the contest. Some took off their shirts to flaunt their bellies, just as Jason Kelce did after his brother, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, scored a touchdown during the Chiefs’s winning January 2024 playoff game against the Buffalo Bills.
“You guys know exactly why they are doing that,” Jason Kelce said. “Sometimes when you are enjoying a few beverages and it’s cold outside…”
Though Jason Kelce initially downplayed the idea of the contest, he eventually conceded that some of entrants looked a lot like him.
“That guy is spot on,” he said, pointing to one bushy-faced man in a sweater. “That’s my new profile picture.”
Ahead of the contest, Jason Kelce’s wife, Kylie Kelce, shared a few tips about her husband’s appearance to would-be competitors.
“You do have to have a strong brow,” she told listeners of her “Not Gonna Lie” podcast on Dec. 14. She also said a “misconception” exists about “the degree” of her husband’s beard. “It’s fairly short, it’s not unbelievably thick,” she explained.
Kylie Kelce, who’s expecting baby No. 4 with her husband, also suggested contestants should try to nail down her husband’s style. “Shoot for a heavy sweater,” she said, while offering a handful of other ideas, including velour sweatsuits.
As for shoes, she added, “I do know it’s winter in Philadelphia, but let’s be real, flip-flops. If you’re going to commit, commit.”
Jason Kelce isn’t the only celebrity to be honored with a look-alike contest in recent weeks.
Actor Timothée Chalamet made headlines in October when he crashed his own look–alike contest in New York City.
