Jason Kelce had a rude awakening on Saturday when he hilariously missed a field goal just weeks after slamming NFL kickers.
Kelce was invited to take part in Pat McAfee’s famous kicking contest at Penn State on ESPN’s College Game Day show.
McAfee, a former NFL kicker with the Indianapolis Colts, challenges a fan to make a kick every week in exchange for a cash prize.
Last month, on the Kelce brothers’ New Heights podcast, Jason demanded NFL goal posts be narrowed because kickers are having too much influence on games.
In response, McAfee challenged the Philadelphia Eagles legend to try and make a kick in exchange for a $100,000 donation to the hurricane relief fund.
Kelce said on the podcast: ‘We need to narrow these field goal posts.
‘It’s too easy to kick field goals now. We gotta go to rugby goalposts. Kickers should not be influencing football games as much as they are right now.
We need to make kickers way less valuable. That is not what football is about. Me and Connor Barwin said this like ten years ago. We need to get specialists out of the NFL.’
Kelce proved on Saturday that kicking is far from easy though after making the short drive from Philadelphia to Penn State.
Wearing Timberland boots, Travis Kelce’s brother toe punted his effort way to the left of the posts.
McAfee then gave him a second opportunity but Kelce was again way off target in front of hundreds of fans.
Kelce hilariously admitted afterwards: ‘I suck at kicking’.
Speaking about his trip to Penn State on this week’s episode of New Heights, Kelce told brother Travis: ‘I’m officially going to Happy Valley, up to Penn State this week to try and kick.
I’ve never been. I’ve never been to Penn State, Happy Valley. I’ve gone fly fishing in the area, but I’ve never been to State College, so I’m excited about this.
‘I’m going to have to toe it. You can’t do a soccer-style kick with [Timberlands] on.
You’re not getting the proper ankle flexion, so I’m going to have to go Lou Groza. I’m going to have to toe it … The chance this thing goes straight is minimal.’
