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- Ed Kelce was shocked and alarmed by a fan’s NSFW tattoo of his son, Jason, posing as a pin-up girl in the nude
- “I saw that on social media, and that’s cringeworthy. Even without it being on somebody’s arm — just the picture itself!” Ed told Jason
- Jason and Travis Kelce’s father joined them on the latest episode of their podcast, New Heights
Jason Kelce‘s dad is weighing in on a fan’s NSFW tattoo of his son — and has a NSFW response of his own.
Appearing on the latest episode of the New Heights podcast hosted by his two sons, Ed Kelce gave addressed the viral tattoo of Jason, which depicts him in the nude, posing as a pin-up girl with an eagle — a reference to Jason’s former football team, the Philadelphia Eagles — over his groin area.
The tattoo, shared on social media by the tattoo artist, garnered a full spectrum of reactions from fans and the Kelce family.
“No, no — did somebody actually do that?” Ed said, shaking his head as his sons cackled.
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“This is tattooed on a woman — I think her name’s Lauren’s arm?” Jason explained as Ed gasped, “Permanently? That’s not a henna [tattoo]?”
“Immediate reaction? F—ing looney,” Ed continued. “What else can I say? …I saw that on social media, and that’s cringeworthy. Even without it being on somebody’s arm — just the picture itself!”
Jason, 37, quipped that he didn’t think he looked “half-bad, while Travis, 35, added it may be his best look yet. Ed, however, was ready for show-and-tell to be over.
“Okay, you can take that off the screen now!” Ed said.
Earlier on the podcast, Travis suggested the tattoo may have been inspired by Jason’s 2019 appearance in ESPN’s Body Issue.
“This is probably a reference to is your ESPN body mag,” he said of the photoshoot featuring the Eagles’ offensive line — Lane Johnson, Brandon Brooks, Isaac Semual, Halapoulivaati Vaitai and Jason — posing in the nude in an effort to de-stigmatize the “O-line body.”
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In the story, Jason spoke positively about all his body can do, noting his prowess as a lineman comes from having a strong “lower half.”
“I don’t have a big ass, but I think it’s a nice ass. Nice butt, sorry,” Jason said at the time.
