The mother of all football games will be of particular interest to the mother of two of its players.
When the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles square off in Super Bowl LVII, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, 33, will take on his older brother, Eagles center Jason Kelce, 35, marking the first time brothers will play in the NFL’s marquee game. It also means their mother, Donna Kelce, will be watching intently.
Kelce says she’s looking forward to the matchup between her children, each of whom has already won a Super Bowl.
“I’m a true fan of football. This is going to be so awesome,” she said Wednesday on TODAY while sporting a combination Eagles-Chiefs jersey.
“They’ve already got the first win under their belts, so this is just going to be pure joy. We’re going to really enjoy this, have a great time. Obviously, there’s going to be somebody that’s going to go home heartbroken. They won’t have the bragging rights at the Thanksgiving table, but this is going to be an awesome event and I’m really looking forward to it.”
“My mom can’t lose,” Travis told reporters after his team advanced to the Super Bowl.
While that may technically be true, Donna Kelce says she will have a lot of mixed feelings when she’s watching the game.
“I’ll just be so elated,” she said. “Probably some tears. And it’ll just be a very, very emotional moment.”
While one of her kids is destined to feel the thrill of victory, the other is bound to endure the agony of defeat. Kelce knows as a mother there’s not much she can do in such a tough moment for the son who loses the game.
“There isn’t anything I could possibly say,” she said. “Just give him a hug and tell him that I love him, that’s it. That’s all you can do.”
The big question, of course, is who mom will root for. She says she does have one side she favors.
“Absolutely, the offense,” she joked, in a nod to the fact that each son plays on that side of the ball. When pushed,…
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