After a 13-year NFL career, Eagles standout Jason Kelce hung up his cleats just nine months ago. Since then, he has established himself as a well-known figure in the media thanks to his work on ESPN’s “Monday Night Countdown” and his well-liked “New Heights” podcast, which he co-hosted with his brother Travis Kelce.
You’ll overlook his slight lack of familiarity with the specifics of NFL pregame tailgate parties, though.
However, Kelce plans to be present at the tailgating prior to Monday Night Football’s game between the Saints and Travis and the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. All he needs is a little help.
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Headed into the Kansas City tailgate scene before the game today. Probably hitting lots C and D, anybody have any recommendations on things I have to hit, or a tailgate Shaman that can show me the ropes this afternoon?</p>— Jason Kelce (@JasonKelce) <a href=”https://twitter.com/JasonKelce/status/1843341420318663043?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>October 7, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
Six hours or more before the game is scheduled to start, Kelce posted the following on Twitter/X:
“Headed into the Kansas City tailgate scene before the game today. Probably hitting lots C and D, anybody have any recommendations on things I have to hit, or a tailgate Shaman that can show me the ropes this afternoon?”
Kelce is probably going to have no problem getting a helping hand or two. According to WSN.com (World Sports Network), Arrowhead is the greatest tailgating area in the NFL and is regarded as one of the best tailgating spots in the league.
“The party here gets started around dawn and continues well after the game is actually finished,” WSN stated in its assessment. However, even that won’t be enough time to fully appreciate the scope of the celebrations, which include everything from chili cook-offs to live music in ornate teepees.
“WSN’s research saw Chiefs revelers score highly when it came to metrics like home attendance and Tripadvisor reviews on its way to scoring an impressive 69.2 (out of 100) on our tailgating index. It’s no wonder then that pre-gaming at Arrowhead has become something of a bucket list item, a sporting spectacle that every football fan should experience at least once.”
Sounds like Kelce will be able to check it off his list, too.