Jason Kelce Reveals the One Thing He Will ‘Never' Ask Wife Kylie To Do Inside Their Home

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17-07-2025

NFL star Jason Kelce isn't looking to kick back and put his feet up at home now that he's officially retired as a professional athlete—in fact, he's desperate for his wife, Kylie, to force him into doing more chores around their shared abode.
Jason, 37, who spent 13 years playing for the Philadelphia Eagles before retiring from the NFL in 2024, opened up about what his life has been like since he stopped playing—namely, how he's been trying to help out more at the Pennsylvania home he shares with Kylie and their four children.
However, the former athlete was quick to admit that, despite his desire to lend a helping hand, he does require a bit of tough love when it comes to motivating him to do his chores.
'I think that what I respond to really well is nagging,' he joked on his podcast, 'New Heights,' which he hosts alongside his brother, Travis Kelce.
'Please nag the f–k outta me. Tell me to get my lazy ass up and take the goddamn trash out. If you tell me to take the trash out, I'm not gonna be like, 'Oh, I can't believe she's telling me to take the trash out.' I'm gonna be like, 'Yeah, you're right.'
'I like the nagging, and I need it because I get caught in my own thoughts and I forget to do things.'
Yet he faces an uphill battle in his mission to turn Kylie into a successful nagger, confessing that she's not readily willing to take on that role.
'She's like, 'Jason, I don't wanna tell you to do these things,'' he said. 'And I'm like, 'I get that, but it's not gonna get done unless you tell me to do it.' I am pro-nagging. I think nagging is a great thing to do.
'If you have a spouse that is against nagging of things that he should be doing, you probably got a s—ty husband. He's the issue here, not you telling him to do his f—ing job.'
But while Jason requires a bit of nagging in order to do his part in the home, he insisted that he would 'never' ask his wife to lift a finger as far as chores are concerned, noting that she 'does enough' around the house without him adding to her responsibilities.
'I have never, ever—and I will never, ever—tell Kylie to do something around the house,' he said. 'She does enough.'
Indeed, Kylie revealed back in December, before giving birth to her fourth daughter, Finnley, that she takes on the lion's share of the childcare in their home—admitting that if she has another commitment, she won't call on Jason to watch their kids but hires professional help instead.
'When I have to do something—coaching, something for Eagles Autism Foundation, something for the podcast, a doctor's appointment, even—I will schedule childcare,' she said during an episode of her own podcast, 'Not Gonna Lie.'
However, she went on to insist that this wasn't because she doesn't trust Jason's ability to look after their kids, but rather because she's trying to avoid piling another job onto his already-full plate.
'My husband could tell me 72 times that he is going to be in the house during the times that I have to leave it—I will still schedule childcare. And it is not a knock on my husband, my husband is busier than he has ever been.
'I see him less now in retirement than I did when he was playing football. We had a set schedule then. Now, it is an absolute free-for-all.'
Luckily, both Kylie and Jason are able to do a bulk of their work at their $6 million estate—where they record their respective podcasts.
And they may soon have even more space in which to do so after Jason submitted plans to the local zoning board in Haverford Township for a fourth dwelling to be built on their sprawling property.
Jason and Kylie, who married in 2018, have amassed quite an impressive portfolio of real estate in the upscale Philadelphia suburb of Haverford. Within five years, the duo picked up three adjacent properties to create one giant compound, with reports suggesting that the former NFL star plans to raze the existing structures and build a 'luxury mansion' at the center of the 10-acre estate he has created.
He bought the first of the three homes—a four-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom property—for the relatively low sum of $680,000 in 2018. The property came with a three-car garage, a greenhouse, and a custom outdoor pool with waterfalls and a hot tub.
A finished basement, complete with a fireplace, shows the familiar background where Jason records his podcast.
In 2020, Jason bought an adjoining 8-acre property for $3.96 million, then added a third in 2023 for $1.35 million.
However, according to comments he made during a planning meeting in March, he is actually hoping to construct another separate abode—as well as a large security fence that will run around the entirety of the property.
Jason cited his family's 'unique' security requirements while making his case to local authorities and expressing his desire to remain in the local neighborhood.
'We want to be in this area, we like this area a lot,' he said, according to local news network WGAL. 'Obviously, things for my family are quite unique with the security purposes. We'd like to just deter a little bit of the foot traffic coming in and out of the home.'
Jason added that his plans—which also included the removal of several slopes on the land—were drawn up to ensure that any changes, including the addition of a fence, will adhere to the 'aesthetic of the area.'
'We were trying to put a fence that sufficiently [deters foot traffic], but also appeals to the aesthetic of the area and that people would appreciate,' he said.
The couple's portfolio also extends to Philadelphia native Kylie's beloved Jersey Shore.
In 2023, they purchased a $2.2 million beachfront property in Sea Isle City, which features wraparound decks, skylights, and gorgeous views of Ludlam Beach.
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