When Jason Kelce announced his retirement this offseason, he immediately became one of the more sought-after personalities in the sports media market. And it appears that the legendary Eagles center has settled on his latest opportunity.
According to a report from The Athletic, Kelce will join ESPN as a full-time analyst on the Monday Night Countdown pregame show. Kelce — who will continue to host his wildly popular New Heights podcast with brother Travis — ultimately chose ESPN over interest from CBS and NBC.
Via The Athletic:
Jason, 36, has been interested in media and drew interest from NBC, CBS and Amazon, among others. He and his wife, Kylie, already had a pre-existing relationship with Amazon as they did a documentary series called, “Kelce,” which followed him around during his final season. Amazon Prime Video’s Thursday Night set is already pretty packed. NBC and CBS were both interested in adding Kelce to their Sunday desks.
Last month, it was reported that ESPN was pursuing Kelce to replace Robert Griffin III on Monday Night Countdown. We’ll have to see if that’s the case when the hire is made official in the coming weeks.
