Jason Kelce has broken his silence on the incident in which he destroyed a heckler’s cell phone at Penn State.

During ESPN’s “Monday Night Countdown” before the Chiefs faced the Buccaneers, Kelce expressed regret for his actions but stopped short of an outright apology.

“I think everyone on social media saw what happened this week. Listen, I’m not happy with what happened. I’m not proud of it. In a heated moment, I chose to greet hate with hate, and I just don’t think that’s a productive thing. No way. “I don’t think it’s going to lead to an argument, and it’s the right way to go about things, and at that point I dropped to a level that I shouldn’t have,” Kelce said.

“I think the bottom line is that I try to live my life according to the Golden Rule. That’s what I was always taught. I try to treat people with common decency and respect, and I will continue to do that in the future, even though I fell short this week.”

As Penn State hosted Ohio State in a huge Big Ten game on Saturday, Kelce – who has appeared on ESPN’s College GameDay – walked around campus carrying a 12-pack of Garage Beer, in which he and his brother Travis have a stake. .

A video went viral showing a young man walking behind the former Eagles offensive lineman and harassing him.

“Kelce, how does it feel that your brother wants to date Taylor Swift?” the man asked.

Kelce immediately turned around and confronted the man, eventually responding to the insult and grabbing the man’s phone and slamming it on the ground.

“Who is the ft now?” Kelce asked him.

In addition to his appearance on “Monday Night Countdown,” Kelce co-hosts the “New Heights” podcast with his brother Travis.

Kelce played all thirteen NFL seasons with the Eagles, earning six first-team All-Pro titles and winning a Super Bowl championship.