Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and former Eagles center Jason Kelce have four Super Bowl wins, 17 Pro Bowl selections, and 13 All-Pro selections combined. The brothers have their unique and successful podcast, New Heights. And the Kelces share a strong bond with their parents, Donna and Ed Kelce.
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In the last few years, their mom, Donna, has become a social media sensation in her own right. She has been celebrated for being a great mother to the two NFL stars. When the boys were growing up, though, Donna had her hands full raising them.
In their latest episode of New Heights, Donna joined Travis and Jason to speak about their family dynamics. At one point, Donna recalled a story about how Travis went to daycare and cut his neck with a paper clip. He had said his father did it.
“Both of you guys would put a towel around your shoulders, you’d put a chip clip right here, you would cut your neck, I took you into daycare and you said your father cut you with a knife,” Donna recalled. “Dad was out of the country, he was in Mexico.”
Travis jokingly replied, “It’s coz dad never showed me enough attention. He only cared about Jason.”
Earlier in the episode, Jason asked their mother if she found it weird that Travis still calls her mommy. Donna said she finds it funny because she thinks he’s doing so with the intention to make her laugh.
“It’s kinda funny, I find it hysterical,” said Donna. “I take it as, I get a chuckle, cause I know he’s doing it to make me laugh.”
And Travis, seemingly embarrassed, played his part, in effect accepting that he calls Donna mommy, intending to make her laugh. Seeing how Donna and Jason laughed at his reply, Travis added that the matter was between him and his mother. He joked at Jason, too: “This is what happens when you’re the firstborn.”
The jokes continued with Donna saying that Jason has some redeeming qualities (after being compared to his father) as the three laughed.
The episode showcased the tight bond the Kelce brothers have with their mother, Donna. It highlighted Donna’s persona as a mother, too.
She did a lot of hard work raising her two sons while her husband, Ed, was away for work. The senior Kelce was a military man-turned steelworker.
