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Jason Kelce can’t stop wearing his new favorite item of clothing — a traditional French beret he picked up in Paris during the Olympics.
The sports star, 36, has been spotted multiple times donning the distinctive headwear while enjoying the Paris Olympics in France, and opted to wear it again after returning to the USA to kick off his new TV gig.
“I’m still on Paris time, so I had to go with the Paris headdress,” Kelce explained during his appearance on ESPN’s NFL Countdown on Thursday, August 1.
Alongside an image shared by Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast via X, was a caption which poked fun at Jason’s hat choice.
Several stars have chosen to come out to support the stellar athletes competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Kelly Clarkson covered the opening ceremony for NBC along with Mike Tirico and Peyton Manning on July 26, which included performances from stars such as Lady Gaga and Céline Dion. During Dion’s powerful performance, which marked her […]
“Jason brought the beret with him to work 😂,” it read.
The retired Philadelphia Eagles player was first snapped wearing the beret when he and his wife Kylie Kelce attended the U.S. women’s field hockey game against Argentina on Saturday, July 27.
When questioned by the Associated Press where he found the hat, Kelce revealed he bought it at “a souvenir shop.”
A day later, Kelce wore the same hat in a wholesome video shared via TikTok which featured Team USA Women’s Rugby star, Ilona Maher, persuading the footballer to become her team’s hype man.
“Women’s water polo has Flavor Flav as their superfan,” Maher, 27, told Kelce before insisting he should throw his support behind them because, “You are a girl dad.”
Kelce described Maher as “a great salesman” before declaring, “I am officially a fan of women’s rugby, Olympics!”
@ilonamaher We got Jason Kelce @Team USA @paris2024 @Olympics @USA Rugby #jasonkelce
♬ original sound – Ilona Maher
Kelce fans haven’t wasted any time lightheartedly mocking his newfound love of the beret.
“The emotional support beret is taking the place of his emotional support flipflops,” one follower wrote via X, referring to another clothing item favored by Kelce.
Kelce has regularly been seen wearing his beloved flipflops to multiple events, including to red carpets and incorporating them into pregame outfits.
He even went viral in November 2023 for choosing the open-toed shoes in winter and defended himself on an episode of “New Heights”, which he hosts with brother Travis, 34, that same month.
Travis Kelce and his brother, Jason Kelce, turned Us into certified 92%ers in 2023. The athletes launched their “New Heights” podcast in 2022, and the show’s popularity took off ahead of the 2023 Super Bowl as Travis and Jason’s respective teams, the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles, prepared to play one another in the […]
“I wear flip-flops all the time,” he said. “I don’t even know why this is newsworthy. It’s my go-to.”
Calling the chatter about his shoes “ridiculous”, Kelce explained that he doesn’t wear sandals outside in freezing temperatures for long.
“People are like, ‘How could you survive out there in the cold?!’ I’m like, ‘Lady, I was at a hotel. I walked into a bus,” he said as Travis cracked up in the background. “Do you think I’m trenching through the city of Kansas City in flip flops?! No!’ If I was doing that, I wouldn’t wear flip-flops.”