Jason Kelce: Eagles Can Compete While Transitioning

Veteran center Jason Kelce believes the Philadelphia Eagles can compete in the NFC East next season despite being in transition.

Philadelphia has a job on its hands in moving on from the Doug Pederson/Carson Wentz era that ended disappointingly. 

The franchise will be led by first time head coach Nick Sirianni and second year quarterback Jalen Hurts.

Jason Kelce cites Washington and Cleveland as inspirations, and says he’s excited to be part of the new Eagles era.

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“I think the biggest difference between football and other sports is being in a transition period doesn’t mean that you can’t compete and be competitive,” Kelce said Wednesday. 

“Like we saw with a lot of new coaches last year, a lot of the new coaching staffs who had no time to prepare throughout the whole offseason, given the situation of COVID and everything, performed really well; the Browns are a great example. I think that the bottom line is we can be competitive, win games. We can win this division, no doubt about that, if we go out there about it the right way, we improve, we continue to get better as a team, and we can also be in a transition period. I think that’s the best way to transition because we’ll be able to do it in a way that we’re still winning ball games while building this thing for the future.”

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“I’m excited to be a part of that,” Kelce said. 

“I’m excited to come back and to help in this transition as a veteran player. I think that’s a big part of my role is aiding in this transition, so I’m excited to be a part of it.”