Jason Kelce Sports ‘Emotional Support’ Olympics Beret During ESPN Gig: ‘I’m still on Paris time’
Jason Kelce can’t stop wearing his new favorite item of clothing — a traditional French beret he picked up in Paris during the Olympics.
The sports star, 36, has been spotted multiple times donning the distinctive headwear while enjoying the Paris Olympics in France, and opted to wear it again after returning to the USA to kick off his new TV gig.
“I’m still on Paris time, so I had to go with the Paris headdress,” Kelce explained during his appearance on ESPN’s NFL Countdown on Thursday, August 1.
Alongside an image shared by Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast via X, was a caption which poked fun at Jason’s hat choice.
“Jason brought the beret with him to work 😂,” it read.
The retired Philadelphia Eagles player was first snapped wearing the beret when he and his wife Kylie Kelce attended the U.S. women’s field hockey game against Argentina on Saturday, July 27.
When questioned by the Associated Press where he found the hat, Kelce revealed he bought it at “a souvenir shop.”
A day later, Kelce wore the same hat in a wholesome video shared via TikTok which featured Team USA Women’s Rugby star, Ilona Maher, persuading the footballer to become her team’s hype man.
“Women’s water polo has Flavor Flav as their superfan,” Maher, 27, told Kelce before insisting he should throw his support behind them because, “You are a girl dad.”
Kelce described Maher as “a great salesman” before declaring, “I am officially a fan of women’s rugby, Olympics!”
@ilonamaher We got Jason Kelce @Team USA @paris2024 @Olympics @USA Rugby #jasonkelce ♬ original sound – Ilona Maher
“I wear flip-flops all the time,” he said. “I don’t even know why this is newsworthy. It’s my go-to.”
Calling the chatter about his shoes “ridiculous”, Kelce explained that he doesn’t wear sandals outside in freezing temperatures for long.
“People are like, ‘How could you survive out there in the cold?!’ I’m like, ‘Lady, I was at a hotel. I walked into a bus,” he said as Travis cracked up in the background. “Do you think I’m trenching through the city of Kansas City in flip flops?! No!’ If I was doing that, I wouldn’t wear flip-flops.”
