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Jason Kelce's speech at Eagles parade connects with passion, sincerity | Marcus Hayes

Extremely passionate.

Completely genuine.

Jason Kelce is exactly the sort of athlete Philadelphia deserves, and not just because he gave the greatest victory speech since “Rocky” while wearing Elton John’s pajamas.

Kelce’s instant classic, his Art Museum Address, resonated with Philadelphians because it was just like them. And just like him. Passionate. Genuine.

In these, his best of times, and a year ago, in his worst.

Kelce is an Eagle, but his words and his emotion epitomized what every Chase Utley fan felt when he dived for a ground ball, what every Allen Iverson fan felt when he drove to the basket, and what every Bobby Clarke fan felt when the Bullies played dirty and hard.