- After a 13-year NFL career, Jason Kelce announced his retirement from football on Monday.
- Online betting sites reacted to the retirement news by releasing odds on what Kelce’s next move will be.
- According to the odds, Kelce’s next profession is favored to be a firefighter or public speaker.
Jason Kelce, 36, announced that he is officially retiring from the NFL, and he might become a firefighter next, if we trust the bookies. The star spent all 13 years of his career with the Philadelphia Eagles — winning one Super Bowl ring in 2018.
Moments after his retirement, many online betting sites released odds on what his new profession will be.
According to BetOnline, Kelce is most likely to become a firefighter (+400) or a public speaker (+400). This translates to an implied probability of 20%. That likely sounds high to a lot of people. Off the football field, Kelce has been focused on growing his podcast, New Heights.
Knowing Kelce’s personality, he is unlikely to sit still in retirement. He’s expected to pick up another job or two while working on New Heights with brother Travis Kelce. It doesn’t constitute a job, but Kelce fulfilled one promise after retiring: Body slamming through a flaming table for Bills Mafia.
Kelce Jumps From Fire Truck Through Flaming Table
During an episode of New Heights last month, Kelce said that he would jump through a table if Bills fans won a poll on the best team name. After beating the Chiefs in the poll, Kelce committed to slamming his body through a table.
The land-standing tradition of Bills fans is jumping through the air through a table, most commonly during tailgating celebrations. As an honorary member of the Bills Mafia, Kelce earned his stripes by going all out by leaping from the back of a fire truck onto a burning table.
The significance of this concerning his next profession is that he jumped off the back of a fire truck. Yeah, that seems like a “slight” reach, but it hasn’t stopped BetOnline from posting odds on a career in firefighting as his next likeliest job.
On a lighter note, a day before announcing his retirement, the Kelce brothers attended a fundraiser in Philadelphia for an Eagles fan who died of colorectal cancer last year. Jason and Travis posed for pictures with attendees of the fundraiser, including local firefighters.
Kelce’s Likely Career in TV
Although the option is not available for the prop bet, if Kelce dives into a new profession aside from podcasting, it will likely be on TV. Aside from potentially being a broadcaster, Kelce might fit in as an NFL pre-game personality.
While you can’t bet on Kelce getting a TV gig for this particular prop bet, BetOnline has another one for which network he could work for in the future. Currently, Amazon Prime has the top odds to land Kelce at +250.
With that in mind, Kelce is favored to work on Thursday Night Football broadcasts. He would fit right in with a pre-game panel that includes Ryan Fitzpatrick, who also likes to take his shirt off at Bills games.
Alternate Options for Kelce’s New Profession
BetOnline has released a number of other crazy career choices that Kelce could entertain. After a fighter and public speaker, a teacher has the next best odds. Kelce has +800 odds of becoming a teacher now that he is retired from football.
Also, the military (+1600), politician (+1600), chef (+2000), artist (+2500), and realtor (+3300) are all bets that you can make at BetOnline.
For the most unlikely professions, Kelce is +25000 of becoming a doctor or stockbroker. Kelce is not taking the Laurent Duvernay-Tardif route and working as a doctor following retirement. He doesn’t come off as much of a stockbroker either, so that appears unrealistic, as well.
Kelce would make for a quality TV personality, however. Don’t be surprised to see him signing a contract for a part-time gig on NFL telecasts with a major network in the future.
