Jason Kelce will strive his hand at late-night tv early subsequent yr.
Kelce introduced throughout an look on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Reside!” on Thursday evening that he’ll host “They Name It Late Evening with Jason Kelce,” on ESPN. The one-hour present will tape on 5 straight Friday nights starting Jan. 3. That coincides with the final week of the NFL’s common season and the playoffs.
The present might be filmed in entrance of a stay viewers from Union Switch in Philadelphia. The primary 4 episodes will air at 1 a.m. ET beginning Jan. 4 with the ultimate episode at 1:30 on Feb. 1.
“I cherished late-night exhibits, I’ve at all times cherished them. I keep in mind sleepovers watching Conan O’Brien with my pals,” Kelce stated on Kimmel’s present. “We’ll have a bunch of men up there — legends of the sport, pals that I performed with, coaches, celebrities.”
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The Philadelphia-based band Snacktime will present the present’s music.
The present’s title is an homage to “They Name it Professional Soccer,” which was NFL Movies’ first full-length movie in 1967. NFL Movies originated in Philadelphia, and founders Ed and Steve Sabol are within the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame. “They Name if Professional Soccer” additionally featured the legendary voice of John Facenda, who did the information on Philadelphia tv earlier than changing into higher often known as the voice of NFL Movies.
Every episode of Kelce’s present may have repeat airings on ESPN2 and likewise be out there on ESPN+ and ESPN’s and Kelce’s YouTube channels.
Kelce is within the first yr of a multiyear settlement with ESPN. He seems on the community’s “Monday Evening Countdown” present and gives halftime and postgame evaluation. He performed 13 years for the Philadelphia Eagles earlier than retiring on the finish of final season and was essentially the most sought-after former participant by networks. He participated in final yr’s NFL Broadcasting and Media Workshop.
Kelce has made information currently, although, for different causes.
He was concerned in a confrontation in State Faculty, Pennsylvania, earlier than the Penn State-Ohio State recreation on Nov. 2, when a fan heckled Kelce and appeared to shout an anti-gay slur about his brother, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce. Video confirmed Kelce grabbing the fan’s cellphone and throwing it to the bottom. Kelce appeared to make use of the identical anti-gay slur through the trade.
Kelce apologized for the incident on ESPN on Nov. 4.
On Thursday evening, an autograph seeker verbally confronted Kelce as he was getting into a automobile outdoors the El Capitan Leisure Middle in Los Angeles, the place “Jimmy Kimmel Reside!” is taped.
Video obtained by TMZ exhibits Kelce explaining that he would not signal autographs for individuals who observe him. After being shouted at for over two minutes, Kelce finally will get out of the automobile, indicators autographs and shakes the person’s hand.
