You know that talk about Jason Kelce potentially retiring? We should probably put a pin in that.
On Saturday morning, the Philadelphia Eagles announced that they had signed Kelce to a contract extension that will take him through the 2021 campaign, according to Dave Spadaro of the Eagles' official team website.
Kelce was thrilled:
“Obviously, it’s a tremendous gesture by the team,” Kelce said via a telephone interview. “They didn’t have to do anything like this. I’m really happy to be in Philadelphia – I have been my whole career. I love being part of this organization. For everything to continue to go this week, for the team to be how good it is, for the coaches to be as good as they are, I just feel extremely lucky to be in this situation.”
The offensive lineman has spent his entire eight-year career in Philadelphia and is coming off of back-to-back First-Team All-Pro selections.
“I thought, after I signed my second contract, that I didn’t know that there would be a third contract,” said Kelce. “I’ve always taken this one year at a time. Being a sixth-round draft pick, I didn’t have expectations, really. I was just like, ‘Let’s go to work and see how everything turns out.’ It’s pretty crazy when you look back at things to realize that you’re going on Year 9 and on your third contract in the NFL. It’s kind of a surreal feeling when you look back on it.”
A two-time Pro Bowler, the 31-year-old Kelce was originally selected by the Eagles in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
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