Jason Kelce’s wife ignored Michael Phelps just because she was missing her kids at Paris Olympics

Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce recounts a cute and amusing story involving his wife and Michael Phelps at Paris 2024.


Jason Kelce’s wife ignored Michael Phelps just because she was missing her kids at Paris Olympics

Micheal Phelps with Nico Phelps, Kylie and Jason Kelce at different olympic venues. (Image via People/X)

Kylie Kelce, wife to Jason Kelce, had a very cutesy moment all while ignoring Michael Phelps during the Paris Olympics 2024. The 32-year-old overlooked the legendary swimmer, giving full notice to his kid as she missed her own.

The ex-Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce revealed the hilarious yet cute story on the “New Heights” podcast with his younger brother Travis Kelce. The duo couldn’t get over how Kylie bypassed the most decorated Olympian and yearningly looked at Nico, Phelps’s youngest son.

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The duo, Jason and Kylie, were sported cheering on Team USA during the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. This specific incident occurred during the women’s gymnastics final. Kylie, mom to three, missed her children so much that she forgot Phelps altogether.

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I'm like Kylie, If you see Michael Phelps, you don't say someone is holding the baby. Like what are we talking about right now. He's the most decorated Olympian in the history of Olympics holding a baby
Jason Kelce recounting the incident on the “New Heights” podcast

The 23-time Olympic gold medallist took a moment to comment. He penned down, “I love it!!”, with laughing emojis, as a reply to the Instagram post. Phelps was also a constant figure throughout the games. He alongside his wife Nicole Johnson and cute kid Nico cheered on their home nation in many events in addition to swimming.

Michael Phelps gets a shoutout from Travis Kelce

The Kelce brothers didn’t forget to pay respect to the legendary swimmer. Travis pointed out that Phelps is rated as the number-one athlete of the decade. Furthermore, later in the podcast, he also shouted out the swimming great and praised him.

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Michael Phelps with his 23rd gold medal. (Image via France24)

The younger Kelce brother didn’t hesitate to correct his brother when the latter said, “The kid is not the highlight.” Travis said that any Phelps offspring is a highlight and a hope for American sports. The pressure isn’t too small for lil Nico or his three older brothers.

Michael Phelps created waves in Olympic history. Debuting in Sydney in 2000, Phelps started off by becoming the youngest male swimmer to qualify for the Olympics from the USA since 1932. The records came one by one pretty soon. At Athens, He tied the record of adorning 8 medals of any colour at an Olympics. In Beijing, he became the first to wear eight golds at single games. As he set off his goggles in Rio, he ended a career of 28 Olympic medals, consisting of 23 Golds, 3 Silver, and 1 Bronze.

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