The retired NFL star addressed the photo of him with his eyes closed at Taylor Swift’s recent Miami show on his podcast
Jason Kelce wants to set the record straight about his Eras Tour “nap.”
During the Wednesday, Oct. 23 episode of his New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce podcast, the retired NFL star, 36, denied falling asleep during Taylor Swift‘s Oct. 18 show in Miami as he discussed the photo in which he appeared to nap at the concert, posted by his friend Beau Allen.
“You took a nap at the Eras Tour,” Jason’s brother and co-host Travis Kelce, who is dating Swift, 34, said. “What is that all about?”
“Travis, you know I didn’t take a nap. I did not take a nap,” insisted Jason.
“This show is absolutely electric. It’s the greatest show that’s ever been onstage, and you’re over here falling asleep,” Travis, 35, responded.
In the photo, which was originally posted on X (formerly known as Twitter), Jason sat with his eyes closed in the stands during the concert — leading fans to believe he was sleeping — as his wife Kylie, who attended the show with him, stood watching as she held their 3-year-old daughter Elliotte.
Jason then gave some background on the photo on the podcast. “So Kylie is holding Elliotte, right? Elliotte was just with me. We were dancing, and I was sitting down … we go out there, and I realize I’m in the middle of the open,” he explained. “It isn’t like a box, like closed.”
Jason said he felt like he was “in a fishbowl” with “everybody staring at me” so he sat down.
“I’m just sitting here, and I’m feeling it. And I’m tapping my thigh,” he continued. “And I’m in the moment listening to the song. And then all of a sudden, I go on Twitter, and I see this f—— picture. And I’m like, dude, what the f—?”