Jason Kelce Jokes About Philly Lookalike Contest: ‘Any Overweight White Guy with a Beard Looks Just Like Me’

Mar. 15, 2025

Jason Kelce.Photo:Javier Rojas/PI via ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

Javier Rojas/PI via ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

Jason Kelceis seeing double!

The former Philidelphia Eagles center, 37, watched aJason Kelce lookalike competitionwhile appearing on ESPN’sMonday Night Countdownon Dec. 16 — but he wasn’t too impressed with the turnout, or the result!

“Newsflash! Any overweight white guy with a beard looks just like me,” the football star said while watching a clip of thecontestantswho had flocked to Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square Park on Saturday, Dec. 14.

One of the bearded contestants, who was wearing a Fairisle zip-up, did catch the former center’s eye. “That guy is spot on,” he told hostScott Van Pelt. “That’s my new profile picture.”

And Kelce is as good as his word as hisprofile picture on X(formerly known as Twitter), has been updated to include a shot of the gentleman in question.

The winner of the Jason Kelce lookalike contest.@galloisarmed

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The contest saw men inPhiladelphia Eaglesfootball jerseys and baseball caps or Kelce’s signature Fairisle sweaters and flip-flops. Many of the Kelce wannabes also opted to pull the former NFL star’s favorite move ofripping off his shirt,much to Kelce, and the panel’s, amusement.

“Sometimes when you’re enjoying a few beverages and it’s cold outside…” Kelce explained of his topless antics.

However, the sports star and the panel unanimously disagreed with the winner of the contest, with Kelce revealing he’d have crowned “the sweater guy” victor.

Later in the show, Kelce joked about how “disheartening” it was to know that ‘thousands” of people look just like him!

Meanwhile, Jason’s wifeKylie Kelceoffered contestants tips on channeling Jason during the second episode of her new podcastNot Gonna Lie,which landed on Thursday, Dec. 12.

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Jason Kelce and the winner of his lookalike contest.Gabriella Ricciardi/MLB Photos via Getty;Crossing Broad/X

Gabriella Ricciardi/MLB Photos via Getty;Crossing Broad/X

And it seems that many of the entrants listened to her advice to wear “a heavy sweater” with “some type of design.” The pregnant star, 32, also hinted that velour tracksuits sporting the Italian flag would be a hit.

source: people.com