The Philadelphia Eagles have had a busy off-season, trying to reshape a team that fell far short of expectations in 2023.
Philadelphia, seeking to reaffirm itself as a contender in the NFC, added edge rusher Bryce Huff and defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson to its struggling defense — and the Eagles also poached running back Saquon Barkley from the New York Giants, their NFC East rivals.
But the Eagles have also said “goodbye” to All-Pro center Jason Kelce, who announced his retirement on March 4 after 13 NFL seasons. The future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee leaves a big hole on the offensive line, not to mention in the locker room.
For his part though, Kelce is looking forward to watching the Eagles’ new additions in action — and one of them on Tuesday did his best to convince the 36-year-old to give it one more season in the NFL.
On the latest edition of the “New Heights” podcast, Jason and Travis Kelce welcomed Barkley onto the show to talk about his arrival in Philly. It didn’t take the former Giant long at all to try to coax Jason back onto the field for 2024.
Barkley described his emotions as akin to being “a kid in a candy store,” and he expressed his excitement about walking into the Eagles’ building for the first time. Kelce followed up by saying how fun it will be to watch Philly take flight in 2024, when it will hope to wrest the NFC East title from the Dallas Cowboys’ grasp.
