{"id":447,"date":"2024-09-26T03:00:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T03:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/jason-kelce-slams-76ers-over-controversial-new-arena-plan-on-philly-radio\/"},"modified":"2024-09-26T03:00:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T03:00:41","slug":"jason-kelce-slams-76ers-over-controversial-new-arena-plan-on-philly-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/jason-kelce-slams-76ers-over-controversial-new-arena-plan-on-philly-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Kelce Slams 76ers Over Controversial New Arena Plan on Philly Radio!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Since stepping away from professional football, specifically after Super Bowl LII in 2018, former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce has emerged as a moral voice for the Philadelphia sports community.<\/p>\n

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So when he voiced his opinions on the new, contentious arena plan for the Philadelphia 76ers on WIP-FM in Philadelphia on a Thursday morning, the locals were all ears.<\/p>\n

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“My preference is definitely for the Sixers to remain in South Philly,” Kelce expressed. “I’ll tell you this, though, once the arena is constructed in Center City and it displaces these people\u2014at the end of the day, people are likely going to embrace it. In a decade, everything will have changed, and we’ll probably appreciate having such a magnificent complex in a vibrant part of the city. But at this moment, I truly despise it.”<\/p>\n

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Jason Kelce\u2019s full response to the new agreement to build a Sixers arena in Center City: \u201cAt the end of the day people are probably going to love it..But right now I really hate it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n \u2014 SPORTSRADIO 94WIP (@SportsRadioWIP) September 19, 2024<\/a>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The 76ers confirmed a deal on Wednesday with the city to erect a new stadium in the Center City neighborhood, close to Chinatown. This plan has sparked considerable backlash in Philadelphia due to these and other issues.<\/p>\n

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Kelce later made it clear that he would support the construction of a new arena in South Philadelphia, where the Wells Fargo Center currently stands, likening the 76ers’ tactics to those of former Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell in his dealings with Cleveland.<\/p>\n

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To be clear, I would absolutely support the Sixers building their own arena in South Philadelphia. The renting thing isn\u2019t fair to them, I just hate the strong arming of the city to force an inevitable move into an area that the local residents, and vast majority of\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/jJifC1XWip<\/p>\n

\n \u2014 Jason Kelce (@JasonKelce) September 19, 2024<\/a>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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