Jason Kelce has been named the face of Campbell’s Chunky’s first “Legend Edition” soup can.
Jason Kelce has already been honored just a few days after announcing his retirement from the NFL.
Campbell’s Chunky is honoring the Philadelphia Eagles center, 36, by making him the face of the brand’s “Legend Edition” can. The limited-edition can honors the father of three’s contributions to the Philadelphia community as well as his 13-season football career.
The design converts Campbell’s signature red and white look into an Eagles-inspired version. The green can has a huge outline of Kelce’s famous bushy beard and brows. His signature is also inscribed. The top of the can also bears the player’s name and jersey number (62).
“I’m honored Campbell’s Chunky created this ‘Legend Edition’ can to celebrate me and my football career,” Kelce said in a statement released by the soup brand.
Only 620 fans will get their hands on one of the coveted cans. The giveaway will begin on campbellschunkylegendedition.com on Thursday at 6 a.m. ET and will expire on Thursday, March 28 at 11:59 p.m. The winners will be announced on Tuesday, April 2.
In addition to the special cans, Campbell’s will donate $62,000 to Kelce’s charity, (Be)Philly.
(Be)Philly is a non-profit organization that supports Philadelphia public school children. It was founded in 2022. Kelce stated that he “founded and put a lot of heart into” the group.
Kelce revealed on Monday that he would retire from the NFL after 13 seasons, seven Pro Bowl choices, six first-team All-Pro selections, and one Super Bowl championship.
Kelce, who was picked by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft, reminisced about his passion of the game, which began when he was a youngster in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
Kelce announced his retirement with tears nearly 40 minutes into his statement. During the news conference, his brother, Travis Kelce, wiped away tears.
Travis, 34, sat in the front row with Jason’s wife, Kylie Kelce, and parents, Donna and Ed Kelce, during the speech.
Jason discussed his friendship with his brother, mentioning their years of playing sports together as kids and the delight they both had when the other was drafted to the NFL.
“We have a small family.” There are no cousins, only one aunt and one uncle. Jason explained that he and his brother had spent their entire lives together. “We did almost everything together — competed, fought, laughed, cried and learned from each other.”