Kylie Kelce Talks ‘Positive’ Impact of Getting Girls into the NFL — and Reveals Husband Jason’s Hidden Talent

I hope they draw the connection between sports and feeling good about themselves,  Kylie said of the NFL’s increased viewership from young girls.

Kylie Kelce is opening up about the importance of sports for young girls — and revealing her husband Jason Kelce’s surprising hidden talent. A former field hockey player at Temple University, Kylie, 31, told Glamour that her own love of football came from “watching football with my dad” growing up, and remembers it as “the most fun experience” to watch her father “cheer on” the Philadelphia Eagles. “It was the Sunday activity,” she shared. Kylie recalled growing up “in the age of the Mia Hamm women’s soccer team,” and the iconic moment when “Brandi Chastain pulled her jersey over her head in celebration” after the U.S. National Women’s Team won the World Cup in 1999 as some of the moments that inspired her love of sports. Those are the memories that have instilled in my brain in a positive way that I remember being like, Gosh, they are so cool. Kylie explained, “I recognized that these women were in the public eye and very much doing it in a positive way and being applauded for their strength and skill and their finesse — all these things that now I try and make sure that my girls are putting emphasis on.” Now as the mother of three young daughters (she and Jason, 36, share Bennett, 11 months, Elliotte, 2, and Wyatt, 4), Kylie is excited about the NFL’s newest fan base. As her brother-in-law, Travis Kelce, continues his relationship with Taylor Swift, the singer’s fan base has quickly become a force in the NFL discourse this season, and Kylie, and Jason, have been pulled into the growing spotlight. Speaking to Glamour, Kylie said it’s “exciting” that football has the attention of the new demographic.