Philadelphia Eagles star Jason Kelce comments on wrestling being "fake"; teases potential WWE return

Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagles made his first WWE appearance at WrestleMania 40. The retired football star opened up about potentially returning to wrestling, and the product being called fake by fans.

Kelce got a taste for wrestling at WWE WrestleMania 40, where Lane Johnson joined him to help Rey Mysterio and Andrade defeat Dominik Mysterio and Santos Escobar. The two Philadelphia Eagles stars trained a little as pro wrestlers before their appearance.

During his interview on The Rich Eisen Show, Jason Kelce was asked whether he would return to the ring for a potential match. He noted that his workload is currently "through the roof," but he wouldn’t rule out a potential return.

"It was a blast. It was a ton of fun. Everybody made it a lot of fun," Kelce said.

He then went on to talk about how people call wrestling fake. Jason stated that the show was well-choreographed like most other TV shows and WWE entertained millions of people around the globe.

"Again, a lot of people say wrestling's fake or whatever, and it's like well, so is the TV show you're watching. But you can still have a level of respect for the amazing physical specimens that are doing outrageous things in front of you at speed. It might be choreographed a bit, but it's still nonetheless very impressive," said Jason. [H/T - WrestlingInc.]

The Philadelphia Eagles star retired from the NFL earlier this year and has been part of ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown as an analyst. He could mark his return to the ring someday for a big match.

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Jason Kelce also opened up about his WWE WrestleMania 40 appearance

Jason Kelce and Lane Johnson appeared with masks to prevent Dominik Mysterio from using a chair on his opponents at WrestleMania 40. They later revealed themselves after Rey Mysterio and Andrade won the contest.

Speaking on The Rich Eisen Show, Jason talked about how he wasn’t familiar with WWE WrestleMania events before his appearance and got to experience a lot in the lead-up to the show.

"WrestleMania was a thing, but we never watched it, and I didn't really know what to expect," Jason Kelce said. "It got announced it was coming to Philly and that they wanted Lane and I to be a part of it. I started to get acclimated to what this event is and how big of a deal it is to the wrestling community. Then Lane and I went to a couple wrestling gyms in South Jersey. We were literally doing moves and bumps. I learned how to bump; I learned how to Clothesline. I learned how to get slapped in the chest and not act like it hurt, because it actually does hurt. It's like a massive slap to the chest."

WWE fans and Philadelphia Eagles fans would love to see Jason Kelce return for another appearance someday. He has made a name for himself as one of the greatest centers in NFL history.