Jason Kelce says his brother Travis is his “best friend on the planet”.
The former Philadelphia Eagles player and his Kansas City Chiefs star brother were rivals in the NFL but Jason, 37, insisted he and Travis, 35 have always been close and their podcast has brought them even closer together.
According to Starcade Media, he said: “Travis and I have been close for a long time. Now with the [New Heights] podcast, we talk to each other more than we ever have.
“We loved each other growing up. We still love each other. Now it’s more like peer to peer, whereas growing up, being the older brother, it was a little bit different.
“Now, he’s my best friend on the planet. We get to talk once a week and our families are close.”
Jason – who has daughters Wyatt, five, Elliotte, four, Bennett, two, and Finnley, three months – with wife Kylie Kelce, also praised Travis as a “great uncle”.
He said: “I think we try to share the right amount on the internet, the viral moments and whatnot. But you also try to keep some of the stuff private. … We’re a family that loves each other, we love being around each other, and it’s good to sit down and talk once a week.”
Jason is also hugely supportive of Travis’ romance with Taylor Swift, saying that the relationship has helped his brother mature.
Speaking on the Fitz Whit podcast in February, he quipped: “One of the things I love so much about Travis is that he never grew up.”
Jason went on: “It’s changing. I think sometimes you get people in your life that maybe get that out of you and that’s a good thing.”
