Jason Kelce thinks Jalen Hurts 'needs to be more of a leader' amid QB's new responsibilities

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Things are going to be a lot different for the Philadelphia Eagles this season.

For the first time since the 2010 season, Jason Kelce will not be the starting center. 

The 36-year-old center retired during the offseason and will be missed. Kelce was getting better as he got older, earning first-team All Pro honors in his final three seasons with the team. 

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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) participates in the NFL Pro Bowl Skills Competition at the UCF Nicholson Fieldhouse.  (Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports)

Jason and brother Travis Kelce talked about Jalen Hurts and the new responsibilities he has without Jason manning the line of scrimmage anymore on a recent episode of "New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce."

Travis first brought up what the Eagles quarterback said about what went on in prior seasons.

"(Hurts) take was we had a great player in Jason Kelce who took on a lot of responsibility and as a result of that I was told not to worry about a lot of things and my eagerness to learn over the years was kind of halted." Travis said. 

Jason responded with his displeasure about how the Philadelphia media have spun Hurts’ comments into a negative thing. 

"There’s a lot of media in Philadelphia that are blowing this into a negative assessment, like he is making an excuse or something like that, and I’ve shared this exact sentiment with Jalen," Jason said.

"I think he’s at the stage now in his career that he can take that next step forward in making a lot of these protection calls and things that I did for him early in his career when he was a young player."

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