PHILADELPHIA – His Hall of Fame resume is complete.
If it wasn’t already, Jason Kelce added another pillar in his case to be enshrined in Canton when his playing days are over, whenever that may be.
The Philadelphia Eagles center was named a first-team All-Pro for the sixth time in his 13-year career by The Associated Press on Friday.
No other center has picked up that honor in the history of the league. Kelce had been tied with Hall of Famer centers Dermontti Dawson and Mike Webster for the most with five.
Even more impressive is that Kelce joins a select list of just two players to be All-Pro at least six times in their career in team history – Chuck Bednarik and Reggie White.
“Obviously, it’s always nice to be honored and shown that type of respect, no matter how many times you got it before,” he said.
Only 54 players have been named All-Pro at least six times and all 54 are in the Hall of Fame. Three players still active have done it and are also ticketed for the Hall. They are the Rams’ Aaron Donald, the Cowboys’ Zack Martin, and the Seahawks’ Bobby Wagner.
At 36, Kelce is still playing his best football. Does All-Pro No. 6 change things, especially now that he is still getting the job done at a high enough level to be recognized?
“At the end of the day, I don’t think it has any effect on my future,” he said. “The reality is you just go about your work and anything that happens outside of that shouldn’t weigh in on anything you’re doing or anything that’s taking place.”
