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Football’s Favorite Mom Donna Kelce Gets Her Own Merch!
Mom to Super Bowl Winning Sons Jason and Travis Kelce Teams with HOMAGE for T-shirt Benefitting Cleveland’s Heights Schools Foundation
“Ryan from HOMAGE” Gave Mama Kelce A First Look at Her Shirt During Sunday’s Eagles vs. Dolphins Game
October 29, 2023, Philadelphia — Football’s favorite mom finally has her own merch! Donna Kelce, mother to not one but two Super Bowl Champions, Philadelphia Eagles’ Jason Kelce and Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce, has her first-ever fan shirt. The t-shirt officially declares who Mama Kelce cheers for – she’s “Rooting for the Offense.” Both Jason and Travis Kelce play on the offense for their respective teams. Never one to pick favorites when it comes to her sons, the t-shirt designed by fan-favorite apparel brand HOMAGE features a caricature of Mama Kelce sporting her now famous horn-rimmed glasses and fringe bangs sitting on a bleacher bench with the words “Rooting For The Offense” overhead.
But this isn’t just any fan shirt — the Mama Kelce “Rooting For The Offense” t-shirt benefits Cleveland’s Heights Schools Foundation, an organization near and dear to Mama Kelce’s heart that provides scholarships, teacher grants, and programming to current students and staff in the Cleveland Heights-University Heights schools, where needs based assistance is received by more than 71% of the student population. The Foundation’s Alumni Association boasts many great leaders but perhaps none more famous than Jason Kelce, a 2006 Heights High grad, and his younger brother Travis, a 2008 Heights High grad.
The Mama Kelce shirt was unveiled by HOMAGE founder Ryan Vesler live during the Eagles game against the Dolphins tonight. Sporting a baseball cap reading “Ryan from HOMAGE,” Ryan surprised Donna during the first half to unveil the final t-shirt design, which the pair had been collaborating on in the weeks leading up to the game.
“I was thrilled when Ryan from HOMAGE popped into tonight’s game to surprise me with the final design of this t-shirt. It really was a big wow moment for me,” said Donna Kelce. “In our family there is no favorite child, although Jason and Travis may like to joke otherwise. This design really captures what it’s like to be sandwiched between two incredibly talented, amazingly successful, and very, very competitive sons. I cheer them both on equally. Each is my favorite child. I’m so proud of all that they’ve accomplished and am privileged to be able to harness a small bit of their clout to give back to those in need, particularly to the Cleveland Heights community that gave so much to our young family as we were navigating how to raise two highly energetic, heavily scheduled boys. I look forward to giving back to the Heights Schools Foundation to help better the lives of others.”
“Donna’s commitment to the community where she lives and where her sons were raised is unmatched. When she approached us about creating a shirt benefitting the Kelce’s hometown of Cleveland Heights, we were honored, as fellow Ohioans, to say the least,” said Ryan Vesler, Founder and CEO, HOMAGE, Inc. “Donna’s support and sacrifice for her sons is unwavering and this really came through in every minute of every day that we worked together. She does not play favorites when it comes to Jason and Travis, and it’s this spirit that we captured in the design of Mama’s Kelce’s Rooting For The Offense t-shirt.”
Like the Kelce family, HOMAGE is deeply rooted in Ohio with headquarters based in Columbus. HOMAGE has a long-standing relationship with members of the Kelce family and most recently was named the exclusive apparel partner for “New Heights,” the podcast from Jason and Travis Kelce that routinely dominates podcast charts. HOMAGE also has a long history of creating t-shirts benefiting a variety of causes, including for fellow Clevelander LeBron James’ LeBron James Family Foundation, the Billie Jean King Leadership Foundation, and the Ohio Fed Collection, which benefits the Cincinnati Bengals’ Sam Hubbard Foundation and the Freestore Foodbank, whose mission it is to fight food insecurity.
The “Mama Kelce Rooting For The Offense” shirt is available now on HOMAGE.com and is available in unisex sizes XS up to 3XL for $36 with shipping available nationwide.
About HOMAGE:
HOMAGE, LLC pairs ultra-comfortable apparel with vintage-inspired designs to honor legendary personalities, memorable styles, and iconic moments across sports and pop culture. The company is an official license partner to the NFL, NBA, WNBA, and MLB, as well as TOPPS, Starter, numerous colleges and universities, and many beloved pop culture brands. HOMAGE is proudly based in Columbus, Ohio. HOMAGE apparel is printed on demand and available online at www.HOMAGE.com and in stadium team stores.
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Author: David Keech
David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
