Jason Kelce Rocks Eagles-Colored $50K Rolex to Announce Retirement

For weeks, Jason Kelce has kept Philadelphia Eagles fans waiting with bated breath as he teased an announcement on his future in the NFL. On March 4, the Super Bowl champion confirmed that he’s retiring from the league after 13 seasons with the Birds. 

Kelce shared the news in a tearful press conference at the team’s NovaCare Complex practice facility with his brother Travis and parents Donna and Ed in attendance. His love for the Eagles was on full display as he wore a gold Rolex GMT-Master II with a green dial and black ceramic bezel. Kelce has owned the pricey Eagles-colored watch for a few years, so wearing it to announce his retirement was only right. 

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Kelce spoke about the watch last month in an interview on the Green Light podcast with former NFL player Chris Long. After the Eagles won the Super Bowl in 2018, he and his teammates wanted to celebrate with specially commissioned timepieces in addition to the traditional Super Bowl rings. 

“Super Bowl rings aren’t fun to wear. First of all, you feel kind of like a douche, a little bit, I feel like, when you’re wearing it. It feels like you’re like, ‘Oh, look at me! I won a Super Bowl!'” Kelce said. “And they’re also really big and clunky. Like, it’s already giving me a blister on my finger. They’re not comfortable. So we all decided—along with a couple other guys on the team—let’s just have Rolexes made commemorating the Super Bowl.”

The specific model of Rolex can resell from anywhere between $20,000 to nearly $100,000, with most GMT-Master IIs being priced around $50,000. 

Ultimately, Kelce is grateful for his time (no pun intended) with the Eagles. And as he mentioned to Long, he’s probably the only person who can pull off wearing a Rolex with his signature flip-flops.