Did Jason Kelce say, "If Bad Bunny is a bad fit for the Super Bowl, then maybe the people making these comments are a bad fit for America's Future." No, that's not true: There is no credible news reporting to support the claim that Kelce made this statement. In response to this viral rumor, Kelce made a post from his verified X account stating, "unless you hear something directly from me via one of my platforms, it is not real."
The false quote appeared in a post (archived here) published by the Facebook page NFL Talk on Oct. 13, 2025. The post was captioned:
Jason Kelce came out swinging! 💥
This is what the post looked like on Facebook at the time of writing:
(Image Source: Lead Stories screenshot from facebook.com/share/p/1GSGRMdwpi.)
Jason Kelce responded to this false rumor with a post on X (archived here) on Oct. 14, 2025 (embedded below). He wrote:
I normally don't comment on things like this, but I feel I need to address that there are a number of accounts posting fake quotes and attributing them to me on this platform right now. I appreciate @X putting community notes on several and I will not address the other accounts specifically, because I do not want to amplify their engagement. But please know, unless you hear something directly from me via one of my platforms, it is not real.
I normally don't comment on things like this, but I feel I need to address that there are a number of accounts posting fake quotes and attributing them to me on this platform right now. I appreciate @X putting community notes on several and I will not address the other accounts...
-- Jason Kelce (@JasonKelce) October 14, 2025
Lead Stories attempted to find the source of the false quote. The NFL Talk image (pictured above) contains what appears to be a screenshot of a post made from @19problemz, the verified X account of the Washington Commanders' wide receiver and kick returner "Deebo" Samuel Sr. It reads:
"If Bad Bunny is a bad fit for the Super Bowl, then maybe the people making these comments are a bad fit for America's future." ~Jason Kelce
I like those Kelce brothers. They've got great energy!
A search on X (archived here) for posts from @19problemz including the phrase, "If Bad Bunny is a bad fit for the Super Bowl" produced no results. A search on X for the quote alone shows it first appeared in an Oct. 12, 2025 post (archived here) from Brown Eyed Susan @smc429 (pictured below). It contains the identical text, but no reference to Deebo.
(Image Source: Lead Stories screenshot from x.com/smc429/status/1977402892207481019.)
Many posts on social media circulated a composite image with just the false quote in text (pictured below).
(Image Source: Lead Stories screenshot from facebook.com/thehodgetwins/posts/1395712358578014.)
At the time of writing, new posts had appeared on Facebook (pictured below) with the false quote attributed to other people including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Andre Johnson, Nick Saban, and Travis Kelce.
(Image Source: Lead Stories composite image with screenshots from facebook.com/search.)
Lead Stories reached out to Deebo's Exel Sports Management for comment and will update this article if appropriate.
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