Jason Kelce Finally Got The Chance To Jump Through A Flaming Folding Table After Missing Out In Buffalo

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Jason Kelce seemed to enjoy himself when he watched his brother Travis and the Chiefs face off against the Bills in Buffalo, although he wasn’t able to achieve his dream of jumping through a folding table while attending the game.

It took longer than he probably would have preferred, but he can thankfully say he’s been able to check that particular dream off of his bucket list.

Most NFL fans are familiar with the antics that define the legion of fans that make up Bills Mafia, the tailgating legends who devote gameday to deleting Labatt and ripping shots of Polish cherry liqueur out of a bowling bowl en route to convincing themselves it’s a good idea to leap through a folding table (the surface of which may or may not be lit on fire).

Jason Kelce got the chance to check off one of those traditions during his trip to Buffalo, but he was unable to track down a table to destroy by the time he headed into Highmark Stadium when the Bills hosted the Chiefs for the AFC Divisional matchup between the two teams in January (a missed opportunity his wife Kylie implied was to blame for his shirtless antics).

A couple of weeks later, Kelce set himself up for a golden opportunity when he promised to jump through a flaming folding table if the Bills managed to beat the Chiefs in an online poll concerning which team has the better name—a contest where Buffalo ultimately received 53.8% of the vote.

He got the chance to live up to his word after linking up with some members of the fire department in Brookline, Pennsylvania, who were there to supervise while the now-retired Eagles center channeled his inner Johnny Knoxville to make good on his pledge.

Kelce got the chance to recap the experience on the New Heights podcast while preemptively pushing back against any haters who might feel the need to criticize him for donning a flame-retardant outfit prior to the jump, saying:

“It was exhilarating. Not at all like the way Bills Mafia jumps through tables; this was very safety-first…

Listen, I didn’t want to catch on fire. If I would’ve been 20 beers deep, I would’ve jumped through that thing with my t-shirt on, but I wasn’t 20 beers deep.” 

Kelce added he initially pledged to jump off the top of the fire truck but quickly accepted that wasn’t in the cards when he realized the flames were the last thing he’d have to worry about if he leaped from that high up, which was probably a pretty good call.