Jason Kelce's trainer shares tribute, story behind taping him up for his retirement press conference

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Joe O'Pella couldn't be there for Jason Kelce's last game because of cancer. Kelce helped him with his recovery and invited him to tape him up one last time for his news conference.

Jason Kelce's trainer, Joe O'Pella, took to social media to share a tribute to Kelce and the 13 seasons they spent together.He's one of the most beloved athletes in Philadelphia history. We look back at what Jason Kelce means to the Eagles and the city.appeared at his retirement news conference Monday as he might for any of his media sessions over his 13-year career, wearing a sleeveless team-issued T-shirt, athletic pants and sandals.

Jason Kelce's trainer, Joe O'Pella, took to Instagram to share a tribute to the beloved player whom he shared a special bond with. "That's who he is as a person," O'Pella wrote. "I taped this guy's ankles and thumbs every day for 13 seasons, and when he played his last game in Tampa, again I couldn't be there due to cancer. And when he told me he would be retiring and I expressed my regret of not being the last person to ever tape him, he offered to have me tape him for his retirement press conference.

 

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