Philadelphia Eagles fans flooded Jason Kelce with pleas on social media Friday night to come out of retirement.
The Eagles played their first NFL game since Kelce decided to retire in March after 13 seasons in the league.
Nick Sirianni’s team faced the Green Bay Packers in Brazil and, under new coordinator Kellen Moore, got off to a disastrous start on offense.
Cam Jurgens, who moved from guard to center to replace Kelce, passed the ball to quarterback Jalen Hurts far too quickly.
Hurts was unprepared for the ball and it bounced off his body, allowing the Packers defense to quickly pick up and lose the ball.
Eagles fans have flooded Jason Kelce’s social media, begging him to come out of retirement
Cam Jurgens, who moved from guard to center to replace Kelce, made a big mistake
Kelce, who watched the game from home, was immediately inundated with messages from fans begging him to come out of retirement after the game.
One fan wrote: ‘Eagles gonna pay Jason Kelce a billion dollars to come back’.
Another commented: ‘That’s it, @JasonKelce needs to put his jersey back on and get on the field’
“If I was the Eagles I would call Kylie (Kelce) and get permission to get @JasonKelce back on the field,” posted a third.
Another added: “Uh, maybe the Eagles should call Jason Kelce and ask him to come back.”
Kelce went to X to show his support for Jurgens after one play, writing, “Cam Jurgens! Pulls the middle! Love that.”
In addition to Jurgens’ mistake, new running back Saquon Barkley also made a mistake on the Eagles’ first play of the season.
Barkley later scored his first touchdown for the Eagles, collecting a beautiful pass from Hurts in the corner.
Kelce went to X to show his support for Jurgens after a game while watching from home
Jurgens passed the ball too quickly to quarterback Jalen Hurts, allowing Green Bay to strike
Eagles players were loudly booed when they took the field in Brazil following the controversy surrounding cornerback Darius Slay.
Slay was forced to apologize earlier this week after saying he would not travel to Brazil to play due to concerns about the country’s “high crime rates.”
He also lashed out at NFL executives for sending both the Eagles and Packers to the South American country, but eventually changed his mind, calling it a “beautiful country.”
Despite Slay’s apology, fans at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo showed their anger by booing Eagles players as they walked outside to warm up for the game.
Brazilian fans clearly haven’t forgotten his comments and that could create a hostile atmosphere during Friday’s match.
