Jason Kelce chokes up remembering night he met wife Kylie: ‘I knew right away’

Jason Kelce broke down in tears when recalling the first time he laid eyes on his wife Kylie Kelce.

The Philadelphia Eagles center tearfully announced his retirement from the NFL Monday, bringing an end to his glittering 13-year career on the field. And the Super Bowl champ made sure to give credit to his wife for being by his side through it all, as he remembered the moment the pair met and kickstarted their love story.

“I won’t forget the Eagles’ Christmas party in 2014 and heading out afterwards with a bunch of my teammates to Buffalo Billiards where my life would change forever,” Jason, 36, said during his press conference. “That night, I’d meet my future wife. I still remember the moment she walked through the door.”

Jason wiped away tears as he recalled the “first instance” of Kylie walking into the bar, which he admits is “burned in my retina.” “It was like she glided through the opening, an aura around her. Then she started talking and I thought, ‘Man, is this what love feels like?’” he said of Kylie, 31. “She was beautiful and smart, serious yet playful. I knew it right away.”

In their Prime Video documentary “Kelce,” released in September 2023, the pair revealed that they initially met on a dating app. “Jason won’t let me lie about this,” Kylie said before sharing, “We met on Tinder.”

When they first matched on the app, Kylie had no idea who he was because Jason didn’t include any photos of himself playing football, but she eventually realized he looked “kind of familiar.” “Right away when she walks in the door, the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen,” Jason recalled, adding that it felt “very much like love at first sight.”