Fans Draw Bold Comparison Between Jason Kelce and Beloved Holiday Movie Character in New Photo

Devon Forward

19 January 2025 at 12:04 pm·2-min read

On Jan. 18, former NFL player Jason Kelce was on duty on ESPN to report on his brother Travis Kelce's football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans, which took place at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.

With temperatures below freezing there, Jason geared up in some warm clothing while appearing on his show, but his choice of winter wear has some fans thinking of a famous holiday movie character named Yukon Cornelius.

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Soon after Jason arrived on screens on Saturday, fans took to social media to share the comparison, with many people thinking the same thing.

One fan wrote, "Jason Kelce is giving Yukon Cornelius," sharing side-by-side photos of Jason and the character from the popular stop-motion film Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

Jason Kelce is giving Yukon Cornelius pic.twitter.com/vmRFOjylvG
— Alison 🖤 (@heyalisonn) January 18, 2025

The photos showed Jason in a plaid red and black jacket and a fur-lined matching hat, with his beard and mustache completing the look.

Fans couldn't get over the comparison, with replies like, "Every year ‘Rudolph’ comes on, I won’t be able to unsee this. 😂😂😂," and "100% - I’m glad someone else sees it! I said it around Christmas and people looked at me like I was crazy."

Others called it "uncanny" and "SPOT ON!" while a different fan asked while watching the show, "Anyone else notice the striking resemblance between Jason Kelce and Yukon Cornelius right now?"

While most people connected the look to Cornelius, there were also other fictional characters who fans felt Jason resembled with his latest look. This included Walter Matthau as Max Goldman in Grumpy Old Men, the guy on the Brawny packaging and Elmer Fudd from Looney Tunes.

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