In October 2021, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce spoke to reporters about what it takes to earn the respect of Philadelphia sports fans. In his answer, he took a shot at fans of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
“Everybody’s gonna go through a downturn or be struggling, right? At all times this city is going to keep you accountable to doing your job and performing,” Kelce, a five-time Pro Bowler, said of Philadelphia fans. “But if you stick to it and you fight through it and you get better, they’ll respect the hell out of you.
“I really don’t think this is a hard place to play at all, to be honest with you. I think a hard place to play is … I think it’d be miserable to play in a place like Jacksonville, where nobody cares.”
The answer made some waves at the time, but the Jaguars — who were 1-5 then — had plenty of other problems aside from a player from another conference throwing out a press conference diss.
But now that the red-hot Jaguars are set to visit the undefeated Eagles in a marquee Week 4 matchup, Kelce’s sound bite is getting attention again on Twitter. Here are just a few recent reactions, including one from former Jaguars offensive lineman Uche Nwaneri:
Aye #DUUUVAL never forget. Show these guys how much we care when we see them next. ON SIGHT. @Jaguars https://t.co/jqAdYJMtxb
— Uche Nwaneri The Observant Lineman♎ #Snydercut (@Chukwu77) September 28, 2022
This weekends game should be fun #DUUUVAL https://t.co/xRkkPIq36j
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) September 28, 2022
Just leaving this here to revisit. That’s all 💅🏻 https://t.co/VvUjKqhDIB
— Kendra Middleton (@KenniMiddleton) September 28, 2022
Kelce, 34, is 2-0 in his only two career games against the Jaguars with wins in 2014 and 2018.
