Jason KelceĀ has defended his younger brother Travis from fierce criticism after he downed a beer while getting his University of Cincinnati diploma at the end of New Heights live on Thursday night.
Taylor Swiftās boyfriend was criticized on social media for his antics and Jason hit back at them on Saturday afternoon on X.
A fan tweeted him saying: āPlease question your brother for the graduation antics?
āDoing what you did at a playoff game in buffalo is one thing but doing that at the college where he got kicked off the team for acting like a jackass prob wasnāt best idea.ā
Jason replied: āI know it looks like a graduation from the video, but this was actually at the end of a New Heights Live podcast that we put on to raise money for the Universityās NIL. ā
![Jason Kelce defended his brother Travis' decision to chug beer at the University of Cincinnati](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/13/21/83598961-13305333-Jason_Kelce_defended_his_brother_Travis_decision_to_chug_beer_at-a-8_1713041127162.jpg)
Jason Kelce defended his brother Travisā decision to chug beer at the University of Cincinnati
![The Kelces received the diplomas from the university after their live New Heights show](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/13/21/83598939-13305333-image-a-3_1713040310252.jpg)
The Kelces received the diplomas from the university after their live New Heights show
![Fans took to social media to slam Travis for his antics and not being a role model](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/13/21/83599543-13305333-image-a-4_1713040318631.jpg)
Fans took to social media to slam Travis for his antics and not being a role model
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Both Kelces completed their degrees but did not walk across the stage and receive their diplomas after entering the NFL. While Jason explained that the ceremony was just a gag arranged with the University, X users were still displeased with Travisā display on the stage.
āLook at 34-year-old Travis Kelce acting like a 16-year-old teenager who just had his first beer,ā one user wrote. āSeriously, is there a bigger D-Bag in all of professional sports than this.ā
āTravis Kelce is NOT a role model for your sons,ā another added. āThis is loser mentality! Kids, you can be better than this.ā
![Both Kelces completed their degrees but never picked up their diplomas after joining the NFL](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/13/21/83599767-13305333-image-a-6_1713040513749.jpg)
Both Kelces completed their degrees but never picked up their diplomas after joining the NFL
![Jason was drafted by the Eagles in 2011 and Travis was selected by the Chiefs two years later](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/13/21/83599829-13305333-image-a-7_1713040715072.jpg)
Jason was drafted by the Eagles in 2011 and Travis was selected by the Chiefs two years later
The Kelces took their successful podcast in front of a live audience in their alma mater after Travis won his third Super Bowl title, and Jason called it a career after 13 seasons.
Cincinnati Bengals stars Joe Burrow and Orlando Brown Jr. appeared as special guests on the live show.
New Heights is currently second in Spotifyās sports podcast charts, behind Mind The Game with LeBron James and JJ Redick. It also sits second on Apple Podcast behind Barstool Sportsā Pardon My Take.