In videos that have since gone viral, former pro football player Jason Kelce smashed the phone of a man who used homophobic slurs to insult Kelces brother, Travis, for dating Taylor Swift. The incident occurred Saturday before the Ohio State-Penn State game in Pennsylvania. Kelce has since said he regrets the incident.Kelce, how does it feel that your brother is a f***ot for dating Taylor Swift? the young white man in a blue Penn State Hockey hoodie asked while recording the interaction. Related Woman ugly cries on video after voting in support of LGBTQ+ friends & family Please go vote. Go vote like your life depends on it, because it does, she says. Kelce, who was carrying a case of beer, then turned around, grabbed the mans phone, spiked it into the ground (destroying it), and then snatched the phone off the ground before asking the man, Whos the f***ot now? Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today While some social media commenters criticized Kelce for repeating the homophobic slur, many forgave him for throwing the slur back in the harassers face. Hey, Kelce, how does it feel that your brother is a f****t dating Taylor Swift? A second video doesnt capture the initial slur, but shows a clearer angle of Kelce spiking the phone. In a third video, Kelce can be heard replying, Whos the f****t now?Someone off-camera pic.twitter.com/EUHviDEgpp Pop Panda (@PopPanda007) November 2, 2024One commenter highlighted by LGBTQ Nations sibling site Outsports wrote, This video highlights a breakdown in social norms. You shouldnt just be allowed to abuse famous people in the street, because you have your phone in your hand and want to make a video for attention. People who do this are degenerates. Kelce [was] right to smash his phone.Jason Kelces brother, NFL pro-football player Travis Kelce, has publicly dated Swift since summer 2023. Jason Kelce is an analyst for ESPNs NFL coverage; he played for 13 years with the Philadelphia Eagles. His brother currently plays for the Kansas City Chiefs.Jason Kelce spoke about the cell phone incident during ESPNsMonday Night Countdown, stating,Im not happy with anything that took place. Im not proud of it. And in a heated moment, I chose to greet hate with hate, and I just dont think that thats a productive thing.I dont think that it leads to discourse and its the right way to go about things, he continued. In that moment, I fell down to a level that I shouldnt have. So, I think the bottom line is, I try to live my life by the golden ruleits what Ive always been taughtI try to treat people with common decency and respect, and Im going to keep doing that moving forward, even though I fell short this week.While neither of the Kelce brothers have made any public statements about the LGBTQ+ community, Swift has emerged as both an LGBTQ+ ally and a supporter of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. In her September 2024 endorsement, Swift wrote, Harris fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them I was so heartened and impressed by her selection of running mate [Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D)], who has been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a womans right to her own body for decades.Swift has made past donations to the LGBTQ+ media watchdog group GLAAD and to the Tennessee Equality Project. She has spoken out against anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and told her fans to urge their congressional representatives to support the Equality Act, legislation to enshrine LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination protections. Her 2019 song You Need To Calm Down specifically criticized anti-LGBTQ+ people as being in the Dark Ages.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.