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    Jason Kelce apologizes on ESPN after phone hacking incident with fan who directed anti-gay slur at brother Travis

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    Jason Kelce broke a fan's phone after being confronted before Penn State's game against Ohio State on Saturday

    Jason Kelce smashed a fan’s phone after he was confronted before Penn State’s game against Ohio State on Saturday. (Luke Hales/Getty Images) (Luke Hales via Getty Images)

    Former Philadelphia Eagles center and current ESPN analyst Jason Kelce apologized on the network Monday night after had an incident with a fan over the weekend.

    Kelce said he “chose to meet hate with hate” when he confronted a fan in State College, Pa., on Saturday before Ohio State’s win over Penn State. Kelce smashed a fan’s phone Saturday morning after that fan used a homophobic slur that was directed at Kelce’s brother Travis.

    “I’m not happy with anything that happened. I’m not proud of it,” Kelce said on ESPN. “In a heated moment, I chose to meet hate with hate and I just don’t think that’s a productive thing to do. I really don’t. I don’t think it leads to discourse and is the right way to approach things. At that point, I fell to a level I shouldn’t have.”

    Kelce was on Penn State’s campus to appear on ESPN’s “College GameDay” Saturday morning. While tailgating before the game, which Ohio State won 20-13a fan followed and confronted him as he appeared to be filming on his phone.

    The fan can be heard yelling, “Kelce, how do you feel about your brother being pissed off because he’s dating Taylor Swift?”

    Kelce, who used the same slur back at the fan later, slammed the fan’s phone, confronted him and then left.

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    Kelce, ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs’ game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night, opened ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” pregame show with his apology.

    “I guess the bottom line is I try to live my life by the golden rule,” he said. “That’s what I was always taught. I try to treat people with common decency and respect, and I will continue to do so in the future, even if I haven’t run out of problems this week. I’ll do that before.”

    Kelce spent 13 seasons with the Eagles, though his popularity has grown in recent years, thanks in part to his brother, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and his relationship with Swift. The Kelce brothers’ podcast has exploded recently as well, and the two have signed a three-year deal for it. worth more than $100 million in August.

    It’s unclear if more will come of Saturday’s incident or if Kelce has spoken with the fan in question in the days since. Kelce, however, seemed more than ready to put it behind him on Monday night.

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