Jason Kelce

Jason Kelce
No. 62     Philadelphia Eagles
Center
Personal information
Date of birth: November 5, 1987 (1987-11-05) (age 24)
Place of birth: Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight: 282 lb (128 kg)
Career information
College: Cincinnati
NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 6 / Pick: 191
Debuted in 2011 for the Philadelphia Eagles
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Second-team All-Big East honors (2009, 2010)
  • Honorable mention All-America honors (2010)
  • Third-team Sophomore All-America honors (2008)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011
Games played     12
Games started     12
Stats at NFL.com

Jason D. Kelce (pronounced /ˈkɛlˌsiː/; born November 5, 1987) is an American football center for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Eagles in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Cincinnati.

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Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measureables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 2⅝ in 280 lb 4.89 s 1.70 s 2.83 s 4.14 s 7.22 s 30½ in 9 ft 2 in
All values from 2011 NFL Scouting Combine.[1]

Kelce ran the fastest 40-yard dash time of all offensive lineman at the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine, with a 4.89-second time. He had an appendectomy on March 11 after he was diagnosed with appendicitis.[2]

Philadelphia Eagles

Kelce was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round (191st overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.[3] Kelce was unable to practice or sign a contract until the NFL lockout was lifted on July 25, 2011. He was signed to a four-year contract on July 27.[4] Kelce battled incumbent starter Jamaal Jackson for the center job early in training camp in August.[5] New offensive line coach Howard Mudd envisioned Kelce as in the mold of Indianapolis Colts five-time Pro Bowl center Jeff Saturday, whom Mudd coached in Indianapolis for eleven seasons.[6] First round pick and fellow rookie Danny Watkins compared Kelce to a hedgehog due to his spiky hair and facial hair, in addition to his quickness and stoutness.[7] Kelce received all of the first-team reps in the week before the team's third preseason game.[8] He started in the third preseason game against the Cleveland Browns, and allowed a sack and was penalized for holding.[9] Despite his performance, Kelce was named the starter for the season on August 29.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Jason Kelce, DS #5 C, Cincinnati". nfldraftscout.com. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=76684&draftyear=2011&genpos=C. Retrieved 2011-09-09. 
  2. ^ Wilson, Aaron (March 11, 2011). "Jason Kelce has successful appendectomy". nationalfootballpost.com. http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Jason-Kelce-has-successful-appendectomy.html. Retrieved 2011-09-09. 
  3. ^ Fierro, Nick (April 30, 2011). "Eagles go after LB, K in fourth round". The Morning Call. http://articles.mcall.com/2011-04-30/sports/mc-eagles-draft-update-0430-20110430_1_david-akers-casey-matthews-nfl-lockout. Retrieved 2011-09-09. 
  4. ^ Associated Press (July 27, 2011). "Philadelphia Eagles have reached agreements with all 2011 draft picks except No. 1 Danny Watkins". lehighvalleylive.com. http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/07/philadelphia_eagles_have_reach.html. Retrieved 2011-09-09. 
  5. ^ McLane, Jeff and Jonathan Tamari (August 7, 2011). "Harris may be solidifying role as Eagles right tackle". Philadelphia Inquirer. http://articles.philly.com/2011-08-07/news/29861641_1_juqua-parker-king-dunlap-andy-reid. Retrieved 2011-09-09. 
  6. ^ Rohan, Tim (August 5, 2011). "Eagles rookie Kelce fits Mudd's prototype". Philadelphia Inquirer. http://articles.philly.com/2011-08-05/news/29854869_1_jackson-injury-jamaal-jackson-eagles-first-round. Retrieved 2011-09-09. 
  7. ^ Bowen, Les (August 8, 2011). "Eagles rookie center Kelce rising to starting status". Philadelphia Inquirer. http://articles.philly.com/2011-08-08/sports/29864682_1_mudd-jamaal-jackson-facial-hair. Retrieved 2011-09-09. 
  8. ^ Frank, Reuben (August 20, 2011). "Eagles to test rookie Kelce in starting center role". CSN Philly. http://www.csnphilly.com/08/20/11/Eagles-to-test-rookie-Kelce-in-starting-/news_eagles.html?blockID=551742&feedID=704. Retrieved 2011-09-09. 
  9. ^ Tamari, Jonathan (August 25, 2011). "Eagles rookies Kelce, Watkins get off to rough start against Browns". Philadelphia Inquirer. http://articles.philly.com/2011-08-25/news/29927341_1_michael-vick-jamaal-jackson-eagles. Retrieved 2011-09-09. 
  10. ^ Frank, Reuben (August 29, 2011). "Eagles name rookie Kelce starting center". CSN Philly. http://www.csnphilly.com/08/29/11/Eagles-name-rookie-Kelce-starting-center/news_eagles.html?blockID=555994&feedID=704. Retrieved 2011-09-09. 

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Preceded by
Mike McGlynn		 Starting Center of the Philadelphia Eagles
2011-present		 Succeeded by
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