Philadelphia Eagles fans flooded Jason Kelce’s social media on Friday night, begging him to come out of retirement.
The Eagles played their first NFL game since Kelce decided to retire in March after 13 seasons in the league.
Nick Sirianni’s team faced the Green Bay Packers in Brazil and got off to a disastrous start offensively under new coordinator Kellen Moore.
Cam Jurgens, who moved from guard to center to replace Kelce, passed the ball to quarterback Jalen Hurts too quickly.
Hurts was not prepared for the ball, which bounced off his body and came loose, allowing the Packers defense to pounce on him and lose it.
Eagles fans have flooded Jason Kelce’s social media, begging him to come out of retirement.
Cam Jurgens, who moved from guard to center to replace Kelce, made a big mistake
Kelce, who was watching the game from home, was immediately bombarded with messages from fans begging him to come out of retirement after the play.
One fan wrote: ‘The Eagles are about to pay Jason Kelce a billion dollars to come back.’
Another commented: ‘That’s it. @JasonKelce needs to put his jersey back on and get out on the field.’
“If I were the Eagles I’d call Kylie (Kelce) and ask permission for @JasonKelce to get back on the field,” a third posted.
Another added: ‘Uhh, maybe the Eagles should give Jason Kelce a call to see if he wants to come back.’
Kelce took to X to express his support for Jurgens after a play, writing, “Cam Jurgens! Shooting center! Love it.”
In addition to Jurgens’ mistake, prized new running back Saquon Barkley also slipped on the Eagles’ first play of the season.
Kelce took to X to express his support for Jurgens after a play while watching from home.
Jurgens passed the ball to quarterback Jalen Hurts too quickly, allowing Green Bay to pounce.
Eagles players were loudly booed as they took the field in Brazil following the controversy surrounding cornerback Darius Slay.
Slay was forced to apologise earlier this week after claiming he did not want to travel to Brazil to play amid fears over the country’s “high crime rate”.
He also criticized NFL bosses for sending the Eagles and Packers to the South American nation, before eventually backtracking and calling it a “beautiful country.”
Despite Slay’s apology, fans inside Sao Paulo’s Arena Corinthians showed their anger by booing the Eagles players as they came out for pre-game warm-ups.
Brazilian fans have clearly not forgotten his comments, which could create a hostile atmosphere throughout Friday’s match.
