Grown men and women throughout the Delaware Valley sat in front of their TVs, computers, tablets and phones on Monday fighting back tears as they watched beloved center Jason Kelce say goodbye.
Kelce’s retirement speech was a tour de force of emotion, humor, and memories, a beautifully written stream of consciousness remembering a 13-year career that cemented him as perhaps the greatest center of all time.
193 career games started.
Six times an All-Pro.
Seven Pro Bowls.
Super Bowl champion.
He is among the most athletic offensive linemen to ever play the game, a true no-doubt Hall of Famer who could very well be enshrined in Canton in his first year of eligibility.