Sometimes, people arrive late to a party. It doesn’t mean that there wasn’t any fun before everyone showed up. Some of the earlier critiques of the Philadelphia Eagles‘ starting center, Jason Kelce weren’t flattering, but coaches and teammates stuck with him.
110 games, and subsequently, 110 starts later, Kelce’s finally getting the love and adoration he deserves. Who knows what those critics were seeing (okay, he is a little small by pro football’s standards at 295 pounds), but as he enters his ninth season in an ultra-competitive NFL, he’s the author of two Pro Bowl seasons (2014,2016).