WATCH: Veteran Philadelphia Eagles lineman makes good after Alabama-Cincinnati bet
Philadelphia Eagles center — and former Cincinnati standout — Jason Kelce did the unthinkable Friday night. He bet against Alabama.
Saturday, he paid the price.
No. 1 Alabama cruised past No. 4 Cincinnati 27-6 in the Cotton Bowl Friday night to advance to the national championship. As part of a wager with fellow lineman Landon Dickerson, Kelce wore Dickerson’s No. 69 Crimson Tide helmet to the Eagles’ practice facility on Saturday.
Dickerson captured it on video and put it on Twitter.
Kelce played at Cincinnati from 2007-10 before the Eagles drafted him in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He’s been in Philadelphia ever since, making five Pro Bowls and helping lead the Eagles to a Super Bowl LII title in 2018.
Alabama lineman claps back at Travis Kelce Cotton Bowl insult
One of Alabama’s offensive linemen responded to an insult from Travis Kelce about their Cotton Bowl win with a simple and brutal response. Javion Cohen reacted to Kelce’s comments that Alabama didn’t impress anyone with their victory, stating that Kelce’s Cincinnati team didn’t exactly impress either.
“Let’s be honest though… Bama didn’t impress anyone tonight. They played good enough,” claimed Kelce on Twitter after the game.
Javion Cohen didn’t waste any words in his response to Kelce’s comments about his team. After the NFL star and former Cincinnati tight end said after the game that Alabama didn’t impress as they defeated the Bearcats, Cohen responded quickly.
“Y’all didn’t either [to be honest],” Cohen tweeted.
Cohen was certainly in no mood to hear Kelce downplay his team, especially after their big win. Georgia’s win pushes them into the National Championship game against the winner of the Orange Bowl between Michigan and Georgia. It would give Cohen and his teammates a chance to repeat as national champions, a boast that Kelce might admit is impressive.
Kelce watched the game live and dressed in his school’s gear, donning a Bearcats hat and jacket. The star NFL tight end played for Cincinnati from 2008 through 2012. In his final season with the Bearcats, Kelce was given first-team all conference honors. He went on to be drafted in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs.