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The ratings for the debut episode of the former Eagles center’s Friday night/Saturday morning talk show, “They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce,” were “not particularly good,” in the words of Puck sports business expert John Ourand.

When you watch a professional sports figure like Jason Kelce dispense betting advice, your assumption is that what Kelce is saying is actually an opinion he's carefully considered before sharing it with millions of people.

It’s clear that ESPN is committed full-stop to helping Jason Kelce’s post-football media career become a success. The problem is the network may be alienating some of its fan base in the process. Kelce,

Jason and Travis Kelce have a popular podcast in "New Heights," but one of Jason's other ventures has possibly hit a snag.

Jason Kelce has reason to be a bit glum. His first episode of "They Call It Late Night With Jason Kelce" averaged a mere 290,000 viewers on ESPN, per Puck’s John Ourand. That's not good.

Luckily for ESPN, all of the chaos at Fox Sports 1 due to a lawsuit that makes bombshell allegations against Skip Bayless and Joy Taylor has dominated

Jason Kelce has become very popular in recent years because he isn't afraid to be himself and do and say things that are true to his heart and to his being. That was on display before Monday night's game when he had a very honest answer during a betting segment on ESPN's pregame show before the Vikings-Rams wild-card showdown.