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Jason Kelce will be joining an NFL legend after receiving his new ESPN contract
JASON Kelce was “delighted” to pen a $1.8 million a year Monday Night Football deal with ESPN – because it allows him to continue working on his New Heights podcast with brother Travis.
The U.S. Sun has spoken to a source close to the Philadelphia Eagles legend who claims the three-year contract has a sign-on bonus of an extra $1 million.
Philadelphia Eagles icon Jason Kelce signed a $1.8 million a year contract with ESPN to be an analyst on Monday Night FootballCredit: Getty
The U.S. Sun spoke to a source close to Jason who claims the contract has a sign-on bonus and clause concerning his podcast New HeightsCredit: New Heights
Fox was keen to land Jason and was ready to offer a three-year deal, worth $2 million a year.
But The U.S. Sun understands that ESPN is happy to give him “full freedom” to work on New Heights, which was a deal breaker.
The podcast is continuing to make serious waves and we reported earlier this month how sponsors are queuing up for a piece of the action with deals worth an eye-watering $90 million.
ESPN, as part of the agreement, can buy New Heights if the brothers decide to sell before 2025.
Jason wanted to sign up with the sports broadcasting giant – Amazon, NBC, and CBS were also interested – because it is allowing him to extend his contract at the end of three years and renegotiate his salary.
He will join multiple Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Belichick on the new look Monday Night Football.
The insider said Jason took his time in making the decision, with so many interesting offers to consider.
But the option to just work on Mondays and have the rest of the week to spend time with his family and work on the pod was enough to seal the deal.
Jason is already getting to work, with the source saying, “He is already asking for advice from other members of the crew, and getting prepared for this next step.”