Jason Kelce responded to a fan's reaction about his comments about the upcoming Houston Texans-Los Angeles Chargers NFL playoff game.
A fan by the name of "sidelinesarah" misinterpreted Jason saying that it was the "least interesting game." Jason, the host of the New Heights podcast with his younger brother, Travis, responded:
"This was in response to a YouTube tv hypothetical question if all the games were on at the same time, which four games are you watching. I am absolutely watching all of the games, because the playoffs are awesome. Why would you mislead your followers?"
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Jason Kelce reacts to former teammate Saquon Barkley sitting out season finale, not breaking rushing record
Speaking of the playoffs, they involve Jason Kelce's former team Philadelphia Eagles, who clinched the NFC East after dominantly sweeping the Dallas Cowboys in Week 17. But with the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings also winning, it meant that they were locked into the third seed.
So for their season finale agaisnt the New York Giants, they rested star running back Saquon Barkley, who was within striking distance of the single-seaeson rushing record - 2,105 yards, set by Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson in 1984.
Kelce was among those disappointed at the decision, even though he understood the rationale behind it, saying in the same episode:
"Yeah, he would have got it. The New York Giants, Trav. He would have f------ blew that thing out the door. Did I want Barkley to go for the record? You’re goddamn right. I think it would have been awesome to watch it happen."
Jason Kelce, who previews, reviews and analyzes games for ESPN, continued:
"If he would have had the same amount of carries Dickerson would have had through 16 games, he would have set the record there too. And we don’t put an asterisk next to Dickerson, who broke O.J. Simpson’s record at 14 games or whatever it was, broke Jim Brown’s at 12 or whatever that was."
The Eagles host the Green Bay Packers in a rematch of their Sao Paulo season-opener on Sunday. Kickoff is at 4:30 p.m. on Fox.
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