Let’s Applaud Jason Kelce, by Art Smukler, MD, author & psychiatrist

It’s such a treat to watch the greatest athletes in the world compete for the right to play in the Super Bowl. I’m in awe how a puny 170 lb running back can survive multiple hits from gargantuan 300 lb defenders. Most of the time, after being plastered to the turf, they simply pop up and get ready for the next play.

But in today’s world, calling football a game is not accurate. It’s a business with billions of dollars riding on how well a team performs. For the players, there’s a simple rule, If you mess up too much, you’re fired.

Jason is one of the premier centers in all of football and is loved and respected by his Eagles teammates and fans. He showed up at the Chiefs-Bills playoff game to support his brother, Travis, an all star end and Taylor Swift’s boyfriend. So what happened?

After Travis scored his second touchdown, Jason pulled off his shirt, left the enclosed suite, and carrying his beer he ran into the freezing stadium and endeared himself to the Bills fans. Shirtless, he even carried a young girl back to the suite so she could meet her idol, Taylor swift.

Jason took all the seriousness out of the game, flipped it upside down, and enjoyed himself and embraced his brother’s success. I loved it! He’s a great father. A hard worker. A person who obviously doesn’t take himself too seriously. And he reminded us that football is a game, a game that most of us played as kids, and he let us all forget for a brief few minutes how money sometimes ruins our perspective.

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Thanks, Art

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