Jason Kelce breaks silence after smashing Penn State fan's phone: 'I chose to greet hate with hate'

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Before ESPN’s "Monday Night Countdown" went on with their usually matchup break down of the game ahead, the floor was Jason Kelce’s to address him smashing a Penn State fan’s phone on Saturday. 

Video quickly went viral of Kelce reacting to the fan using a homophobic slur to attack his brother, Travis Kelce, for his relationship with Taylor Swift. 

"Hey Kelce, how does it feel that your brother is a f----- dating Taylor Swift," the fan was heard saying on video. 

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Broadcaster Jason Kelce prior to a game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. (Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images)

Kelce, then, turned around to confront the fan and smashed his phone, which was up seemingly recording the incident.

"Monday Night Countdown" host Scott Van Pelt started the show by setting up Kelce’s apology on Monday night at Arrowhead Stadium ahead of the Chiefs-Buccaneers game.

JASON KELCE SMASHES PENN STATE FAN’S PHONE FOR USING HOMOPHOBIC SLUR TO ATTACK TRAVIS KELCE, TAYLOR SWIFT

"Listen, I think everybody’s seen on social media everything that took place this week," Kelce began. "Listen, I’m not happy with anything that took place. I’m not proud of it, and in a heated moment, I chose to greet hate with hate, and I just don’t think that’s a productive thing. I really don’t. I don’t think it leads to discourse and it’s the right way to go about things. That moment I fell down to a moment I shouldn’t have.

"So, I think the bottom line is I try to live my life by the golden rule — it’s what I’ve always been taught. I try to treat people with common