Jason Kelce received an unexpected retirement gift during a charity golf outing Monday: a saxophone.
The former Eagles center, who announced his retirement this offseason, played the instrument in high school and has frequently spoken about his affinity for music.
And with a lot more free time after hanging up his shoes, Kelce will have a beautiful baritone saxophone to play, as seen in a video from Philadelphia radio station WIP.
The sax was from the P. Mauriat brand, whose baritone saxophones It sells for about 7,000 dollars..
Kelce received the gift from the Vincera Institute, an orthopedic clinic in Philadelphia, and exclaimed, “This is pretty!” while she was handed the instrument.
Jason Kelce received a baritone saxophone at a charity event on Monday
“I want to play the saxophone again, I haven’t played seriously in a while,” he said.
“So maybe I can walk down Broad Street with this thing this year.”
After Kelce received the instrument, one of the event attendees played ‘Fly Eagles Fly’ on his own soprano saxophone for the crowd.
Kelce, along with Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham and former Eagles tight end Brent Celek, raised money for Team IMPACT (which benefits children with serious illnesses and disabilities) at Philadelphia Country Club.
According to the Philadelphia researcherKelce was good enough to make the jazz band as a freshman in high school, before spending his last three years in the top wind ensemble.
Kelce, seen on Amazon Prime last season, will join ESPN as an NFL analyst.
‘I consider that much of my growth as a performer and as a person occurred learning to play the saxophone: being trained by conductors and teachers, reading sheet music and understanding how to practice repeating the same thing over and over again and you see how much easier. the song becomes,” Kelce told the publication last year.
‘If you want to see how simple and easy, how practice can help you improve, play an instrument. There will be nothing simpler. The first time you play the piano, you will behave terribly. You’ll improve pretty quickly just by practicing. The value of practice and the value of putting in extra time, all of that was taught through music.’
Kelce would have a stellar 13-year career with the Eagles, featuring six All-Pro selections and a Super Bowl victory.
He confirmed last week that he will now join ESPN as an analyst.