Ep 163 - Self-Aware with Jason Kelce

What's Next with Eric Wood

Eric Wood

Sports

5 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Jason Kelce is the starting Center for the Philadelphia Eagles in the National Football League. A 6th round draft pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, Kelce is a Super Bowl champion, a five-time Pro-Bowl selection and a four-time first-team All-Pro selection.

Jason is considered one of the best Centers in the game today and was the Eagles' Walter Peyton Man of the Year nominee in 2021. Today on the show, Eric and Jason discuss coming back for a 12th season, advice for sustained career success and much more. Topics include:

(2:50-6:15) - When Jason made the switch to Center

(6:15-8:45) - Weight management throughout Jason's career

(8:45-12:15) - Playing for Chip Kelly

(12:15-17:25) - Starting 122 straight games, factors for staying healthy and consistent

(17:25-23:45) - Advice for prolonged success. From 6th round pick to future Hall of Famer

(23:45-27:00) - Coming back for a 12th season

(27:00-32:15) - Who Jason studied, looks up to. Toughest DT to block

(32:15-34:30) - Similarities with brother Travis Kelce

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Transcript

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0:00.0	I think one of the most important criteria for any player to reach their potential is to really understand and have an accurate self-awareness and self-assessment.
0:21.6	I think I've always fully understood my weaknesses, my strengths,
0:27.6	what I need to do to get better.
0:30.6	I don't lie to myself and I don't think I'm better than I am, right?
0:35.6	And I think that that's allowed me to continue to improve
0:38.6	to continue to get better. Welcome back to what's next with Eric Wood. Our next guest is Jason Kelsey.
0:48.2	Jason is the five-time Pro Bowl and four-time All-Pro Center for the Philadelphia Eagles. He's a guy
0:53.4	I loved watching when I was
0:54.6	playing in the league and still do to this day. He also gave one of the best Super Bowl parade
0:58.6	speeches of all time, which you can go check out on YouTube. Off the field, he was the Walter
1:03.8	Peyton Man of the Year nominee for the Eagles last year, given to the player in each organization
1:08.3	that exemplifies on and off field excellence.
1:11.8	This is going to be a good one, folks.
1:13.6	If you haven't already, please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast wherever you
1:18.1	tune in weekly.
1:19.2	Thanks and enjoy.
1:21.9	If you've been a loyal listener to this podcast, you're going to love my new book, tackle
1:27.3	what's next. It's fueled by
1:29.7	many lessons learned from these excellent podcast guests and interviews that I've done. It is out
1:35.8	now on presale, on Amazon, and the link to purchase that is in the show notes. Please go out
1:41.6	and purchase that. It would mean the world to me.
1:47.3	Kelse, welcome to the podcast, brother.
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