“He was like Peter Pan,” Jason Kelce said of the change he’s seen in his brother Travis Kelce on a recent podcast
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Travis Kelce is adulting, according to his brother Jason Kelce.
On the most recent episode of the Fitz & Whit podcast, the Eagles alum got candid about his younger brother’s growth over the past three years.
“It’s been staggering, honestly,” Jason, 37, told the podcast’s co-hosts Ryan Fitzpatrick, a former NFL quarterback, and Andrew Whitworth, a former Rams offensive lineman, on the Feb. 18 episode, of how his brother has gone from having a basketball hoop in his living room to a full, adult life.
“One of the things I love so much about Travis is that he never grew up,” Jason told the hosts. “He was like Peter Pan, the lost boys.”
Jason explained that his brother is “changing” in part because of the people he surrounds himself with.
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“I think that sometimes you get people in your life that maybe get that out of you,” he said on the podcast. “That’s a good thing.”
The conversation took place less than two weeks after the Kansas City Chiefs lost the Super Bowl to the Philadelphia Eagles, raising speculation that Travis may retire and putting more focus on his relationship with Taylor Swift.
As much as the three-time Super Bowl champion has grown, his older brother says he hasn’t lost his playful personality.
“Trav, he is growing up. He’s still got that youthful enthusiasm,” Jason said on Fitz & Whit. “I think he’ll kind of always have that. It’s just part of his personality.”
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He added, “I think it’s one of the reasons every teammate has ever loved playing with him.”
After the NFL star and Swift confirmed they were dating in October 2023, Travis’ “youthful enthusiasm” has made headlines. He’s been seen at a number of Swift’s concerts during her Eras Tour and even hosted Saturday Night Live earlier that spring. Swift has also supported her partner by attending his games and hinting about him in some of her songs.
During an appearance in a January 2025 episode of The Stephen A. Smith Show, Travis shared how they continue to support each other.
“I’m enjoying all aspects of life. Me and Taylor are happy,” Travis said of his relationship with the “Lavender Haze” singer. “I couldn’t be happier to have that confidence and that comfort off the field and all the support I could ever ask for in the stadium.”
Travis added, “I think personally, that’s the beauty of being in a very strong relationship is that you get that support to be able to come in and focus on your craft, focus on being the best version of you.”
