The retired NFL star was regularly seen wearing the accessory during his time in the French capital for the Summer Games
While making his ESPN debut on NFL Countdown on Thursday, August 1, Kelce, 36, rocked a beret like the one he was seen wearing on multiple occasions during his attendance at the Summer Games.
The former Philadelphia Eagles center appeared on the panel alongside Scott Van Pelt, Ryan Clark, and Marcus Spears ahead of the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game between the Houston Texans and Chicago Bears.
“We welcome you to the group, man! I wasn’t sure if you’d wear a tie, I did not know you were going to rock the beret fresh off the plane [from] the Olympics…” Van Pelt told Kelce on the special edition of NFL Countdown on Thursday, per a clip shared on X (formerly known as Twitter).
Kelce responded, “I’m still on Paris time, so I [felt] I’d go with the Paris headdress.”
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“Also what we found out, because it’s TV and he’s now become a different sort of professional, he also wears underwear…” Clark commented, as Kelce joked, “Yeah, i’s new! It’s a gray suit … if I’m not wearing it, it’s risky!” while referencing his previous remarks about not wearing under garments.
While in Paris for the 2024 Olympics, Kelce and his wife Kylie were seen hanging out with the Team USA rugby team on Sunday, July 28, with the NFL star even beating Nicole Heavirland in an arm wrestling challenge as he stopped by the team’s locker room after their winning game against Brazil.
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However, both his wife and the athlete suggested Kelce, who was again rocking the beret, didn’t follow the rules. “Challenged Jason Kelce to an arm wrestle,” Heavirland wrote over a video on Instagram, which featured his wife seemingly shouting “He’s gonna cheat!” in the background.
Heavirland jokingly captioned the clip, “@jason.kelce holding on to that table a little bit? 🤣”
“I tried to warn you!” Kylie commented as Kelce insisted, “Holding onto something with your off hand is completely within the rules of the International federation of Arm Wrestling.”
Kelce also chatted with Ilona Maher in a clip shared by the star player on TikTok, and she named him the unofficial mascot of Team USA women’s rugby.
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On Tuesday, July 30, Kelce then revealed his new shirt featuring photos of Maher’s face in a shot shared by his and brother Travis Kelce’s podcast New Heights‘ X account.
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