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Jason Kelce Apologizes For Using Same Anti-Gay Slur Against Heckler Who Taunted His Brother In Viral Cell Smashing Video

Jason Kelce issued an on-air apology for repeating an anti-gay slur directed at his brother Travis Kelce by a heckler whose phone he smashed in an incident that went viral on social media over the weekend.

“Everybody has seen what happened,” Kelce began at the top of ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown broadcast. “I’m not pleased with anything that took place. I’m not haughty of it. In a heated moment I chose to greet hate with abhor, and I just don’t think that’s a generative thing, I really don’t. I don’t think it leads to discourse and it’s [not] the right way to go about things.”

In a series of clips that gained traction on Saturday, a man could be heard taunting Jason Kelce as he used an anti-gay slur against his brother in reference to his relationship with singer Taylor Swift. In response, the retired Philadelphia Eagles player whipped around and smashed the individual’s cell on the ground, repeating the same slur assist at him. The incident took place at the Ohio State-

Jason Kelce says he greeted 'hate with hate' by smashing phone over slur against brother

Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce apologized Monday for smashing a person’s phone after an anti-gay slur was used to refer to his brother, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce.

“Listen, I’m not happy with anything that took place. I’m not proud of it,” Jason Kelce said on ESPN’s “Monday Night Countdown,” the pregame show on which he is a panelist.

“And in a heated moment, I chose to greet hate with hate. And I just don’t ponder that that’s a productive thing. I really don’t,” Kelce said.

The incident happened Saturday outside Penn State’s Beaver Stadium in Pennsylvania at the game between Penn State and Ohio State.

Video on social media and verified by NBC News shows Kelce walking outside the stadium holding a case of beer while he is surrounded by fans.

In the background, a man can be heard shouting at Kelce and then using a homophobic slur to describe Travis Kelce in reference to his connection with pop superstar Taylor Swift.

In the videos, Jason Kelce appears to shift around, grab the man’s phone, smash it to the ground, pick it up again and walk away.

Former Philadelphia Eagles center and current ESPN analyst Jason Kelce apologized on the network on Monday night after he got into an incident with a fan over the weekend.

Kelce said he "chose to greet hate with hate" when he was confronted by a fan in Express College, Pennsylvania, on Saturday ahead of Ohio State's win over Penn State. Kelce smashed a fan's phone to the soil on Saturday morning after that fan used a homophobic slur that was directed at Kelce's brother, Travis.

“I’m not happy with anything that took place. I’m not proud of it,” Kelce said on ESPN. “In a heated moment, I chose to greet hate with hate, and I just don’t think that’s a productive thing. I really don’t. I don’t think that it leads to discourse and it’s the right way to go about things. In that moment, I fell down to a level that I shouldn’t have."

Kelce was on campus at Penn State to appear on ESPN's "College GameDay" on Saturday morning. As he was walking through tailgates before the game, which Ohio State won 20-13, a fan chased after him and confronted him while appearing to film on his phone.

The fan can be hear

Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce appeared to smash the phone of a man who called his brother, Travis, a gay slur for dating luminary artist Taylor Swift.

Kelce, now a football analyst with ESPN, attended the Penn State vs. Ohio State game Saturday when videos of the incident on social media, which were verified by NBC News, circulated.

Multiple angles showed Kelce walking through the crowd with a case of beer in his hand when a man in the background could be heard shouting in Kelce's guide before using the slur.

Kelce then appeared to change around, grab the phone, smash it on the earth, pick it up off the floor and walk away. A different angle appeared to demonstrate the man track after Kelce asking for the handset back, to which words were exchanged.

Another angle showed Kelce repeating the slur back at the man three times in scrutinize form after picking up the mobile off the ground.

The man's identity -- whether he was a student or general spectator -- was not immediately known.

ESPN did not have a comment when initially reached out to by NBC10 Philadelphia.

Kelce is in his first season as a broadcaster with ESPN obeying a 13-year NFL career with Philadelphia,