Jason Kelce is always up to party, so it should come as no surprise that he was in a festive mood at the 2023 NFL Draft.
The Eagles’ center celebrated his team trading up to No. 9 to select Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter by chugging a beer.
Kelce’s mood may change once it dawns on him he will have to block Carter in practice, but for now everything is awesome.
Kelce, 35, has played center for the Eagles since 2011.
There are many, such as Fox Sports gambling analyst Chris Fallica, who believe that Carter was the most talented player in the whole draft class.
“And the Eagles get the best player in the draft at No. 9. Amazing,” Fallica tweeted Thursday night.
Carter was in agreement as he was interviewed on ESPN after being picked by Philly.
“The Eagles got the best player in the draft for sure,” he said on the broadcast. “Day One, when I get there it’s time to work.”
Carter, a two-time national champion with Georgia, slipped in the draft after some off-field concerns.
He was charged with racing and reckless driving in conjunction with a car accident that killed his former teammate Devin Willock and Georgia football staffer Chandler LeCroy.
“The evidence demonstrated that both vehicles switched between lanes, drove in the center turn lane, drove in opposite lanes of travel, overtook other motorists, and drove at high rates of speed, in an apparent attempt to outdistance each other,” police said when they announced the charges.
“Evidence indicated that shortly before the crash, the Expedition was traveling at about 104 miles per hour.”
Carter pled no contest and received a year of probation and a $1,000 fine as his attorney said an investigation debunked “false information that spread online and in the media after Mr. Carter’s arrest” related to the fatal crash.
Carter also had an underwhelming Pro Day.
Nonetheless, Carter’s agent Drew Rosenhaus was adamant that his client would not meet with teams drafting outside the top 10, and was proven correct in his assertion that Carter would not slip past there.