Though retired from the NFL, Jason Kelce still earned a touchdown of sorts against Olympian Nicole Heavirland in an arm-wrestling challenge.
On Sunday, July 28, the 29-year-old rugby player shared a video on Instagram where she is seen battling arm-for-arm with the 36-year-old former Philadelphia Eagles Center.
Along with her USA teammates encouraging her, the 2 put in a major amount of effort, however the wrestling ended with a victory for Jason. The post was captioned, “@jason.kelce holding on to that table just a little bit?”
Jason was shown holding onto the corner of the table, which Nicole ruled as cheating. Within the comments, the eldest Kelce brother defended his win, expressing, “Holding onto something along with your off hand is totally inside the foundations of the International Federation of Arm Wrestling.”
Even his wife Kylie joined within the playful banter, stating, “I attempted to warn you!”
This yr marks Nicole’s second Olympics, as she previously attended the Tokyo Games in 2020, where she finished in sixth place with the USA women’s rugby team. In Paris, they began off strong with wins against each Japan and Brazil.
The Kelce family showed support at the sport of their Parisian-themed outfits. Jason wore a navy beret and a white T-shirt labeled “Team USA Paris,” while Kylie opted for a blue and white striped loose button-down top with white pants. They posed alongside USA rugby members – Nicole, Kate Zackary, Meya Bizer, Kristen Thomas, and Kasey McCravey – in a snap shared by the team’s official account. “Only a bunch of eagles,” they captioned the Instagram post.
Jason even shared his enthusiasm for the team in a video posted by the team on Instagram, saying, “I’m officially a fan… Women’s Rugby Olympics.”
The Kelces’ love for sports is undeniable. Jason told the Associated Press, “After we came upon that we were going to have a chance to go to this, the more we considered it, we were like, ‘Let’s make the most of it now that we will actually do it’… We love sports, we love competition, we love world events. That is such a singular place where your complete world gets to return together and bond over competition and sports.”
