Jason Kelce Calls George Washington a ‘F**king Neanderthal’ & Compares Him to Colts Legend Johnny Unitas

The former Philadelphia Eagles star, Jason Kelce is living his best life post-retirement. His recent participation in the New Heights podcast, sponsored by Crown Royal, in which he was joined by his brother,  the popular Kansas City Chiefs’ TE, Travis Kelce was yet another interesting entourage. The discussion took an engaging turn, as Jason drew a parallel between the founding fathers of the US and the NFL entities. Interesting, right?

Jason indeed has the most unconventional insights when it comes to the NFL. In ep. 96, as the team filmed the episode live from the Passyunk Avenue Bar in London, the conversation shifts to the founding fathers. Jason remarks, “We’re going to start off with old horse mouth George Washington, father of the country, commander in chief of the Continental Army, and the first president of the United States. Wooden teeth, we’ve actually found out they’re not wooden. Yeah, that’s what… They’ve gone to wooden teeth to hide the fact that this guy was a f**king Neanderthal.”

Talking about his magnanimous physique, he further adds, “He was a ginger, 6’2”, 174-pound man, who back in the day, that would be a monstrous human being, imposing figure, and first president of our nation.”

With an astounding take on Washington’s persona, Jason puts one-on-one together to determine who can equal Washington in the NFL as the founding father. Taking a roundabout of the entire history, considering “the old school NFL” and racking their brains to name the legendary players (no coaches), they come to an understanding it is “Johnny Unitas.”

Unitas was indeed a pioneering QB, not “because he’s playing, but he’s also commanding.” Regarded as one of all-time greatest QBs, he played 18 seasons with the Baltimore Colts, winning three NFL Championships, and three MVP awards, amongst other accolades. And, amongst others, he finds a leading acceptance on the scale of comparison to Washington.

While Kelce considered Unitas for his leadership at par with Washington, in other domains, like “physical imposing figure,” he equaled him to Calais Campbell for his commanding stature across 17 NFL seasons with the Miami Dolphins.

They also bring Nick Foles to the discussion but for a very different reason. It is for his tall and goofy personality. Jason remarks, “He’s a tall dude. He’s a tall man. He’s kind of goofy. I could see Nick having some horse teeth. He ain’t got horse teeth.”

Besides Washington, they consider yet another staggering founding father for the NFL comparisons.

Benjamin Franklin and his NFL counterparts

The recent podcast took all shades of quirkiness, as they brought Benjamin Franklin into the conversation. Jason remarks, “Oh, Benny. Benny. Benny and the Jets. Electric. Genius inventor. Limited mobility. Also, he was 5’9”, 220 pounds. Probably a lineman, right? Or is he a coach? He’s either not playing. He’s just like commanding. I feel like he’s a coach. I think he’s a coach.” But who is his NFL counterpart?

Calling Franklin a “schemer,” and finding his parallel, the first name that pops up is Kyle Shanahan, currently coaching the San Francisco 49ers. “Who’s a schemer? I mean, it’s got to be Kyle Shanahan.” Franklin is also likened to Andy Reid for his “innovative” offenses and Bill Walsh for revolutionizing football with his “West Coast Offense.” Vince Lombardi, “who really laid the foundation for things and was inventive of the time,” also embodies Franklin’s traits. Even Bill Belichick gets a mention for being “a smooth operator.”

Certainly, Jason Kelce has the most insightful understanding of the NFL world, both the players and coaches, as he drew such enthralling comparisons.