Jason Kelce’s Retirement ‘Panics’ Dan Orlovsky’s Family as Former Lions QB Dubs Retiring Eagles Legend the ‘All-Time Philadelphia Sports Athlete’

Jason Kelce’s retirement, despite being in talks, came as a shock to his admirers. His retirement has been in the pipeline for a while and the media has been upholding the narrative ever since it surfaced. Now the day has finally come, and the Eagles fans are in tears seeing this 6x First-Team All-Pro retire. One of those people is the former Lions QB Dan Orlovsky’s wife, who couldn’t fathom Jason Kelce leaving the NFL.

Orlovsky appeared in the recent installment of The Rich Eisen Show and showed his unwavering support for Jason Kelce. He also shared an anecdote about his wife, a story that had Eisen laughing. Orlovsky further confirmed that Jason Kelce has solidified his position in the Eagles Hall of Fame in the upcoming years, displaying his commitment to the team.

Dan Orlovsky has a special story for Jason Kelce

Rich Eisen kicked off the conversation mentioning that Kelce was retiring and wanted to know Dan Orlovsky’s take on the situation. Right off the bat, the former Lions QB called him an “All-Time Philadelphia Sports Athlete” without hesitation. He then shared a story about his wife calling him to confirm whether the news was true or not. He mentioned how his Philadelphia native wife is a “die-hard Eagles fan” and couldn’t fathom Kelce’s retirement.

Orlovsky panicked when his wife called him and thought something had gone wrong. Which it did, just not in the manner Orlovsky thought. His wife said to him, “I need to talk to you,” and added, “Is Kelce retiring?” The story had Eisen laughing all the way. The Co-host then proceeded to call Kelce “one of the greatest centers of all time” and a “cog for one of the best offensive lines in the NFL for over a decade.”

After 13 seasons in the league, Kelce has solidified himself in people’s hearts and they want to see more of him. For the longest time, there has been news about Kelce visiting various media houses, trying to find his post-football calling. The day when we see him on TV as a broadcaster is not far away. But Kelce’s retirement didn’t only hit Orlovsky’s wife hard, it also affected other Eagles fans, with one taking a particularly surprising perfect step toward in memory of the same.

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People continue to get tattooed for Jason Kelce

The trend might just go back to Super Bowl LII when the Eagles beat the New England Patriots and brought home the Lombardi Trophy. In his SB parade speech, Kelce said “f*** ‘em” to all the haters. It didn’t take long for Eagles fans to make this message their motto. One of them got Kelce tattooed on him from the Parade and below his face we could see the words “f*** ‘em” tattooed in all caps.

But that’s not all. Fast forward to now, following Kelce’s retirement, one of the Eagles fans got the logo of the team tattooed on his wrist along with Kelce’s jersey #62. This is the kind of effect that one of the greatest centers of the league has on the fans.

Hopefully, he maintains this jolly outlook toward life and keeps reaching new heights, even outside the gridiron.