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Jason Kelce was shoved to the ground by a Penn State fan before repeating the gay slur hurled at him in a new video

Jason Kelce was shoved to the ground by a Penn State fan before repeating the gay slur hurled at him in a new video

New video obtained by TMZ on Saturday shows a fan in a Penn State hoodie pushing Philadelphia Eagles legend Jason Kelce from behind, causing him to fall to the ground, before Saturday's game against Ohio State.

In the previous video, Kelce, who was in attendance at the ESPN college game day, was seen walking through a crowd at Beaver Stadium. Someone behind him yelled, “Hey Kelce, how does it feel knowing your brother is a (homophobic slur) who's dating Taylor Swift?”

Kelce stopped, turned around and walked back to the young man in the Penn State hoodie – it's not clear from the video that he was the person who shouted the insult, but Kelce appears to believe he was the perpetrator – who followed him and filmed with him on a phone. A second video You can clearly see Kelce taking a cell phone from this person, knocking it onto the asphalt, then picking it up and walking away with it.

The new video was obtained by TMZ gets there as the fan follows Kelce to get his phone. He can clearly be heard saying, “Give me my phone, Kelce,” while seemingly pushing him from behind, causing him to lose his footing.

Kelce shows up and repeatedly asks the Penn State fan, “Who's the (gay slur) now?” Someone moves forward to separate them and tells the fan, “Get the slur out of here,” as Kelce continues . The fan appears to pick up his phone and continues walking behind Kelce.

Many comments on social media supported Kelce's response. Others said Kelce was wrong and should have just moved on.

It'll be interesting to see what Jason has to say about all this, as he'll certainly be asked about it the next time he's in front of a microphone. It will also be interesting to see what Penn State has to say about the harassment Kelce faced and whether the person whose phone was smashed has anything to say about the altercation.

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