Philadelphia Eagles fans flooded Jason Kelce‘s social media on Friday night, begging him to come out of retirement.
The Eagles played their first NFL game since Kelce decided to retire in March after 13 seasons in the league.
Nick Sirianni’s team took on the Green Bay Packers in Brazil and took time to get going on offense under new coordinator Kellen Moore.
Cam Jurgens, who has moved along the offensive line from guard to center to replace Kelce, snapped the ball to quarterback Jalen Hurts way too quickly.
Hurts was not ready for the ball and it ricocheted off his body and loose, allowing the Packers defense to pounce on it and turn it over.
Eagles fans have flooded Jason Kelce’s social media, begging him to come out of retirement
Cam Jurgens, who has moved from guard to center to replace Kelce, made a huge mistake
Kelce, who was watching the game from home, was immediately bombarded by messages from fans who begged him to come out of retirement after the play.
One fan wrote: ‘Eagles about to pay Jason Kelce a billion dollars to come back’.
Another commented: ‘That’s it @JasonKelce needs to put his jersey back on and get out in the field’.
‘If I’m the Eagles I’m calling Kylie (Kelce) to get permission to get @JasonKelce back on the field,’ posted a third.
Another added: ‘Uhh maybe the Eagles should call Jason Kelce to see if he wants to come back.’
Kelce took to X to voice his support for Jurgens after one play, writing: ‘Cam Jurgens! Pulling center! Gotta love it’.
As well as the Jurgens error, prized new running back Saquon Barkley also slipped over on the Eagles’ first play of the season.
Barkley later scored his first touchdown as an Eagles, catching a superb pass from Hurts in the corner. He grabbed a second in the second quarter, running into the end zone after a devastating cut.
Kelce took to X to voice his support for Jurgens after one play as he watched on from home
Jurgens snapped the ball to quarterback Jalen Hurts too quickly, allowing Green Bay to pounce
Eagles players were loudly jeered as they took the field in Brazil following the controversy surrounding cornerback Darius Slay.
Slay was forced to apologize earlier this week after claiming he did not want to travel to Brazil to play amid fears over the country’s ‘high crime rate’.
He also took aim at NFL bosses for sending both the Eagles and the Packers to the South American nation, before eventually U-turning and branding it a ‘beautiful country’.
Despite Slay’s apology, fans inside Sao Paulo’s Corinthians Arena made their anger known by booing Eagles players as they made their way out for pregame warmups.
Brazilian supporters clearly haven’t forgotten his comments, which could lead to a hostile atmosphere throughout Friday’s game.
