NEED TO KNOW
- Jason Kelce, one of PEOPLE’s Sexiest Men Alive of 2023, shares two votes for this year’s awards
- The former Philadelphia Eagles star says his first option was a recent guest on his and Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast
- He also nominates a New York Giants player who is “sexy with the way he operates.”
Jason Kelce is throwing in his ring for 2025 Sexiest Man Alive.
The retired NFL star, 37 — who was one of 2023’s honorees alongside Pedro Pascal and Timothée Chalamet, among others — tells the first person that comes to mind is Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, a recent guest on his podcast New Heights, which he co-hosts with his brother Travis Kelce.
“I just had The Rock on the podcast, and it’s hard to say that anybody’s sexier than that,” he says while speaking with about the launch of Slow Burn by Kingsford, a new limited-edition fragrance inspired by Jason.
Admitting it’s a tough question, the former Philadelphia Eagle shares another name, this time a fellow football player: “I’m going to go with Cam Skattebo,” he says, referring to the New York Giants rookie who won over NFL fans before suffering a gruesome season-ending injury last week.
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x390:1001x392):format(webp)/CamSkattebo-44-of-the-New-York-Giants-101425-f9853c1f430249abb2a9ce71006108cf.jpg?ssl=1 "Jason Kelce Casts His Vote for Sexiest Man Alive: 'He's Sexy in the Way He Operates' (Exclusive) 2")
“He’s sexy with the way he operates, so I respect that,” Jason says.
After Jason was named one of 2023’s Sexiest Men Alive, he was asked about his new status during an interview with SportsRadio 94WIP.
“Are you actually one of the sexiest men alive in your opinion? Because PEOPLE magazine says you are,” the interviewer asked.
“I’m not even the sexiest man in my family, let alone the sexiest man alive,” Jason joked back. “I mean, what are we talking about here?”
“It’s fun, and the publicity around the family and everything has gone to a completely different level. But yeah, that was funny to see for sure,” he added.
Travis, 36, said on an episode of New Heights at the time that he was “all for it” and “proud” after his “sexy Batman” brother made the list. The Chiefs star also took the chance to tease his brother during the episode, jokingly suggesting that the whole Kelce family assumed PEOPLE “must have just written the wrong name in by accident.”
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(499x0:501x2):format(webp)/Jason-Kelce-Kylie-Kelce-Chris-Stapleton-Performance-020725-02-3b6b9ca68e6a40eda7c06dff778f3a20.jpg?ssl=1 "Jason Kelce Casts His Vote for Sexiest Man Alive: 'He's Sexy in the Way He Operates' (Exclusive) 3")
Jason also recently told PEOPLE how he and his wife, Kylie Kelce, are navigating their “very busy” schedules after he retired from football in March 2024. “I know I’m retired from football, but one thing ends and other things start,” he explained.
“We have four children now, two of whom are off doing preschool and kindergarten, and it feels like our lives continue to get more booked up,” he added.
Jason shares Wyatt Elizabeth, 6, Elliotte, Ray, 4, Bennett Llewellyn, 2, and Finnley “Finn” Anne, 7 months, with Kylie, 33.