{"id":557555,"date":"2026-04-01T04:49:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T04:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/557555\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T04:49:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T04:49:14","slug":"espn-taking-heat-for-jason-kelce-announcement-week-before-the-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/557555\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN Taking Heat for Jason Kelce Announcement Week Before the Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">Late last month ESPN announced former NFL star Jason Kelce would dip his toes into the world of golf with a special guest appearance for three TGL matches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">His performance across those matches appears to have gone well enough for ESPN to extend his stay in the golf world. On Tuesday, March 31, ESPN revealed he&#8217;s heading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/augusta\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Augusta<\/a> National Golf Club to be part of the network&#8217;s coverage of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/the-masters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Masters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">&#8220;Coverage of the beloved Masters Par 3 Contest begins Wednesday at noon, with two exclusive hours on the ESPN App and Disney+, followed by two additional hours on ESPN at 2 p.m., hosted by\u00a0SportsCenter\u00a0anchor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/espnpressroom.com\/us\/bios\/pelt_van_scott\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Van Pelt<\/a>\u00a0with Smith and ESPN NFL analyst\u00a0Jason Kelce\u00a0conducting interviews with players and their families,&#8221; ESPN said in a statement on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">More\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/sports-golf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Golf<\/a>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sports\/golf\/tiger-woods-makes-troubling-decision-after-car-accident-report-11757459\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tiger Woods Makes Troubling Decision After Car Accident: Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img id=\"11762832\" alt=\"Jason Kelce landed a new assignment from ESPN.\" caption=\"ESPN broadcaster and former NFL player Jason Kelce looks on prior to a game btw at Lambeau Field on December 23, 2024 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.  The Packers defeated the Saints 34-0.\" credit=\"(Photo by Stacy Revere\/Getty Images)\" sourcealt=\"\" sources=\"[]\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;aspect-ratio:inherit;object-fit:cover\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2191410679.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">More Golf:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sports\/golf\/jim-nantz-makes-eye-catching-bryson-dechambeau-admission-before-the-masters-11757699\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jim Nantz Makes Eye-Catching Bryson DeChambeau Admission Before the Masters<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">While Kelce is beloved in many spaces, golf fans might be getting some Kelce fatigue because the reaction to ESPN&#8217;s announcement was less than positive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">&#8220;Oh good, was worried we wouldn\u2019t get enough forced Kelce content this year,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/h_venable\/status\/2038974407259894042?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">one fan said sarcastically<\/a> before <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Matthew_Agvent\/status\/2038977509379760400?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">another added<\/a>, &#8220;SHRINK THE GAME.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">&#8220;Not Bert Kreischer but we\u2019re getting there folks,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/holdridge_scott\/status\/2038977418640400557?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">joked another<\/a> before a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/McDonaldsXBT\/status\/2038976654286950557?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">fourth suggested<\/a>, &#8220;Oh they\u2019re trying to ruin the masters too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">Kelce brings energy to every environment he&#8217;s in, but clearly the golf community isn&#8217;t ready for that just yet. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">ESPN will have special programming for the Masters started on Monday, but the tournament doesn&#8217;t officially tee off until April 9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">More Golf:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sports\/golf\/surprise-rory-mcilroy-change-announced-before-the-masters-11758152\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Surprise Rory McIlroy Change Announced Before the Masters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Late last month ESPN announced former NFL star Jason Kelce would dip his toes into the world of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":557556,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[28358,427,99,51195],"class_list":["post-557555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-augusta","tag-golf","tag-sports","tag-the-masters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/557555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=557555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/557555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/557556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=557555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=557555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=557555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}