Jason Kelce has responded to a Dallas household after they mentioned the Luchador masks he now famously wore at Tremendous Bowl after-parties final weekend belonged to their son.
On Friday morning, Kelce said in a post on X that “Operation ‘Get Elijah His Masks Again’ is underway!”
The Philadelphia Eagles heart additionally mentioned that he appreciated that the matter was delivered to his consideration and that he appeared ahead to uniting Elijah together with his masks as soon as once more.
“Your masks certainly brings nice fortune, I owe you huge time, sorry it was commandeered,” Kelce mentioned in his put up on Friday.
Movies started circulating on social media late final Sunday night time displaying Kelce, brother of Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce, partying in a Luchador masks whereas celebrating his brother’s Tremendous Bowl win.
On Thursday, the household of Dallas Eighth-grader Elijah Smith advised NBC DFW that Kelce had seemingly inadvertently walked away with the boy’s masks after they noticed Kelce and took an image with him at a celebration earlier than the late-night occasion the place the Kelces and others celebrated the night time away.
Explaining that the masks was a fortunate one for the Kansas Metropolis fan, Smith mentioned he’d like to get it again.
A ‘fortunate’ masks goes on a journey
Little did Kelce followers know after they first noticed the viral movies, the masks was an unplanned a part of his outfit.
Jason Kelce spent the Tremendous Bowl in a set at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas cheering on brother Travis’ Kansas Metropolis Chiefs with household and associates, together with his brother’s girlfriend, Taylor Swift.
After the Chiefs’ win over the San Francisco 49ers in extra time, many of their group hit the after-parties.
On the Wednesday episode of the Kelce brothers’ “New Heights,” podcast, Jason talked about how he discovered the masks on the ground and picked it up.
“There’s one thing about discovering that Luchador masks that basically simply reworked the night time,” he recalled throughout the podcast. “It actually did. It was insane.”
He additionally apologized to whoever he took it from, and it simply so occurs that particular person is Eighth grader Elijah Smith from Dallas who’s a giant Chiefs fan.
“I gave him my masks after which he dropped it after which picked it again up. Then I acquired an image with him carrying it after which I simply frolicked subsequent to them for 5 to 10 minutes, they had been dancing and every part,” Smith mentioned.
Smith says he and his pal tried to run after Jason nevertheless it was extraordinarily crowded and loud.
“I noticed movies on Instagram this week of him carrying it on the subsequent after-party he went to, so he clearly by no means took it off the entire night time,” Smith mentioned.
Smith and his mother and father, Thad and Sarah, advised NBC they had been hoping to get it again, as a great luck appeal for subsequent season.
“The one factor is, Jason in case you’re listening, we simply want the masks again earlier than the season begins. As a result of it is a fortunate masks, and so the Chiefs want the luck. I am sorry we’re not Eagles followers,” mentioned Thad Smith.
“Final yr once I wore it in Arizona, I really feel like each single time I put it on we’d rating a landing,” mentioned Elijah.
The Smiths say Elijah wore it at a Tremendous Bowl after-party final yr. That is when Chiefs participant Trent McDuffie signed the masks. “It has an enormous autograph on the aspect,” Elijah mentioned.
The Smiths mentioned the masks has been to 4 Tremendous Bowls, together with this newest one.
The household hopes to get the masks again, but when not they’re simply grateful they acquired to be there.
“He was pleased. He was excited. There was a lot celebrating occurring and dancing. And also you could not assist however be excited,” mentioned mother Sarah Smith. “I requested him after we acquired to the room, ‘Wait, he has your masks?’ And he is like ‘Yea’ and I mentioned ‘Are you upset?’ And he simply wasn’t upset, he was a bit of bummed as a result of it is his autographed masks with Trent McDuffie, that was upsetting, however on the finish of the day we had been all celebrating a Tremendous Bowl win.”
There’s only one factor that may make it even higher. “It might be fairly cool if he autographed it and despatched it again,” Elijah mentioned.
The morning after the Smith’s story aired, Kelce tweeted that he deliberate to return the masks, linking to NBC DFW’s on-line story.
The Smith household says they’ve seen the tweet.
“To begin with, our household is heartbroken over the horrific act of violence on the conclusion of the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs parade,” they mentioned. “Our household is praying for all the households who’ve been impacted. Whereas we’re grateful for Jason Kelce’s considerate tweet, we do need Kansas Metropolis to know that we’re praying for God’s therapeutic of damaged hearts.”
“We’re so pleased Jason loved the masks as a lot as our son has. The weekend was epic, and it appears the masks was simply as electrical for Jason because it has been for Elijah!”
