Article 6SVNN No charges for Jason Kelce over phone incident after slur directed at brother

No charges for Jason Kelce over phone incident after slur directed at brother

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  • Fan directed homophobic slur at Travis Kelce
  • Jason Kelce smashed phone in response

Police will not charge Jason Kelce over an altercation with a fan before a game between Penn State and Ohio State in November.

Penn State University police said in a statement that the case was closed. The individual in the video footage circulating on social media has not been identified, and no one has come forward to University Police with a related complaint about damage to personal property," read the statement.

Video on social media showed the retired Philadelphia Eagles center mixing with fans before the Penn State-Ohio State. One fan then asked Kelce: How does it feel that your brother [Travis] is a faggot for dating Taylor Swift?" Kelce then appeared to grab the fan's phone, slam it to the ground and say: Who's the faggot now?"

Kelce was at Penn State as part of ESPN's broadcast of the game. A few days later, he was an analyst for ESPN's coverage of the Kansas City Chiefs' victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and addressed that weekend's incident.

In a heated moment, I decided to greet hate with hate," Kelce said before the broadcast of the Buccaneers-Chiefs game. I fell short this week."

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