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The police department's incident log includes
an entry registered Saturday in which an “officer observed a
visitor damaging personal property.”
PSU public information officer Jacqueline Sheader confirmed to
The Associated Press on Tuesday that the incident involved Kelce
and said that the process is ongoing. The report listed the
potential offenses as criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.
Video on social media showed Kelce walking through a crowd near
Beaver Stadium and fans asking for photos and fist bumps when
one fan began to heckle Kelce and appeared to shout an anti-gay
slur about his brother, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis
Kelce, for dating pop star Taylor Swift.
At that point, video showed Kelce grabbing the fan’s phone and
throwing it to the ground, then turning to confront the man
dressed in Penn State attire. Kelce appeared to use the same
anti-gay slur during the exchange before another fan stepped
between them before the altercation could escalate.
Kelce apologized during ESPN’s pregame show Monday night.
“In a heated moment, I decided to greet hate with hate,” Kelce
said before ESPN’s broadcast of the Buccaneers-Chiefs game. “I
fell short this week.”
Kelce added he's “not proud” of the interaction with the fan,
saying he “fell down to a level that I shouldn't have."
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