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Donna Kelce’s split jersey is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame with one modification

Feb 6, 2023; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce (62) and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) with their mother Donna Kelce are interviewed by NFL Network reporter Michael Irvin during Super Bowl Opening Night at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 6, 2023; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce (62) and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) with their mother Donna Kelce are interviewed by NFL Network reporter Michael Irvin during Super Bowl Opening Night at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports USA TODAY Sports

There will be a Super Bowl LVII rematch at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in the 2023 season, but Donna Kelce may not be wearing her famous split jersey that day.

Kelce, the mother of Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Eagles center Jason Kelce, had a special jersey made that is half Kansas City red and Philadelphia green. She wears it when the sons face each other.

Ahead of Super Bowl LVII, Donna Kelce was in high demand as her sons prepared to square off for the Lombardi Trophy. She did a number of national talk shows, brought cookies to the boys at Opening Night media festivities and joined their podcast twice.

Heck, there was even a petition to have Donna do the pregame coin toss.

She wore that split jersey at Opening Night and again at the Super Bowl when she added a Chiefs/Eagles jacket and shoes that supported each team.

That jersey is now in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, along with the shoes. And there is one addition to the jersey: an autograph from Travis Kelce.

He wrote: “Love you Mommy” on the Chiefs portion of the jersey.

That’s a fun addition to the hallowed hall.

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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