Jason Kelce Is Feeling 'Bittersweet' After Struggling with His Split Loyalties at 2025 Super Bowl (Exclusive Source)

Jason Kelce Is Feeling 'Bittersweet' After Struggling with His Split Loyalties at 2025 Super Bowl (Exclusive Source) https://ift.tt/512SHyq

Jason "wanted Travis to play well," a source told PEOPLE after the Eagles beat the Chiefs in the 2025 Super Bowl

Jamie Squire/Getty Jason Kelce, ESPN analyst, looks on ahead of Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. — *Jamie Squire/Getty*
*Jason Kelce, ESPN analyst, looks on ahead of Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.*

Jason Kelce is feeling "bittersweet" about the Eagles defeating the Chiefs in the 2025 Super Bowl.

The retired Philadelphia Eagle, 37, was torn between rooting for his former team and his brother Travis' Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans, and said before the game that he was hoping the Eagles and Travis have a good game.

Ultimately, the Eagles delivered a dominant 40-22 win over the Chiefs, while Travis struggled, which a source tells PEOPLE had Jason in his feelings. "He's feeling bittersweet. He was rooting for the Eagles to win but he also wanted Travis to play well," the insider shares.

After the game, Travis spoke to reporters in the locker room where he said his team "couldn't get it going offensively" on Sunday.

Travis Kelce on the Kansas City Chiefs’s Super Bowl loss:

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“We haven’t played that bad all year.” pic.twitter.com/n6N6gzBVwo
— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) February 10, 2025

“I mean they just got after us on all three phases and then on top of that, you know, turnovers, penalties, playing behind the sticks on offense," he continued, noting that the Chiefs dropped passes and failed to execute like they had in the regular season.

“We haven’t played that bad all year,” the tight end said. “You don’t lose like that without everything going bad.”

The loss was so crushing for Travis that he ended up skipping the Chiefs' post-game party.

Jamie Squire/Getty Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs walks off the field at half time against the Philadelphia Eagles during Super Bowl LIX — *Jamie Squire/Getty*
*Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs walks off the field at half time against the Philadelphia Eagles during Super Bowl LIX*

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On Feb. 10, Jason shared his thoughts on the game in a post on X, calling it "odd" for him to watch his former team defeat his brother. Jason said he wanted "what is best" for his brother and to "see his success" but also noted how much he "deeply" cares for "so many people" in the Eagles organization.

"I knew it was going to be mixed emotions before, during, and after, and I now know what my parents had to deal with two years ago," Jason wrote, referencing he and Travis' parents, Donna and Ed Kelce, having to watch their sons' teams compete against one another in the 2023 Super Bowl.

"There isn’t a person I love or care about more," Jason said of his brother. "It has been tough to process these feelings, of course I feel for him and am always rooting for him, but I know he does not need, nor want my pity."

Patrick Smith/Getty Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with his brother Jason Kelce after the AFC Championship Game — *Patrick Smith/Getty*
*Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with his brother Jason Kelce after the AFC Championship Game*

"He has amassed greatness few on this planet could ever dream of, as has his team, and they should feel pride in their accomplishments this season and in the past," the ESPN analyst continued of Travis.

He went on to say that the Chiefs are likely "still thinking" of the "shortcomings in the last game" post-loss, "but in time that will fade, and the greatness they have exhibited as a group will remain as one of the most dominant eras of football ever."