Jason Kelce said he would be an honest food critic before taking a bite of a hog wing, which is a pork shank covered in dry rub and dipped in barbecue sauce, as Eagles fans crowded around the grill to see him.
Kelce made his way through a crowd of Eagles fans from one parking lot to another, drinking beers, stopping for selfies, and high-fiving excited kids. He then paused outside Danny McCormick’s RV.
Amid a variety of tasty food, Kelce focused on the hog wing.
“What’s the best way to eat this?” he asked, holding a shank that was almost as big as a Thanksgiving turkey leg.
One fan shouted, “You’ve got to tear that thing apart!”
Kelce, enjoying his time in retirement as a podcaster and pitchman, bit right into the meat.
“Wow! Did you create this?” he exclaimed. “I’ve never heard of it. But this is amazing.”
Kelce was followed by a camera crew and a friend who was giving out beers from the company he co-owns with his brother, Travis Kelce, who plays tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs.
He led fans in singing the Eagles fight song, “Fly, Eagles, Fly,” and chants of “No one likes us, we don’t care,” which became popular during Philadelphia’s Super Bowl championship season in 2017.
Kelce, who will turn 37 next month, retired in March after playing 13 years with the Eagles. He was one of the top centers and personalities of his time and played a crucial role in the team’s only Super Bowl win.
McCormick, from Washington Township, New Jersey, has been an Eagles season-ticket holder since 1940.
Kelce left McCormick with something a bit more unusual than an autograph or picture—a pork shank bone he had just eaten.
“I’m going to keep this and put it in a frame in my motorhome,” he said.
