A Facebook friend posted the following this week:

“If I don’t hear the name of or see any of these for a long time, I will be a happy man:

-any Kelce (including both brothers, the girlfriend, the wife, the mom and dad for that matter

-that loser Big Dom

Enough is enough.”

There were maybe a dozen replies and most of them were in agreement.

Among them:

  • “I so agree. And I don’t think it’s their fault, but it’s way too much. Thanking people who are making a ton of endorsement money off fans? “Thanks for playing pro football!” Also, people have no idea why they’re even thinking it’s funny “lol, look at Kelce breathe. Amazing”.”
  • “I JUST said this last night. Over it.”
  • “I was saying that today the kelce and big dom shit has to come to an end”
  • “Amen, it’s unbearable, Jason is actually a likeable guy but enough is enough”

It’s funny, because you see the same elsewhere. Pagan threw up a Twitter post showing Big Dom high fiving CJGJ on Monday night and the responses made me laugh. Look at Mikey Miss jumping in there:

In the interest of full disclosure, we’ve been having these discussions as a staff. Are people getting sick of Big Dom? Is Jason Kelce overexposed? Rank the following in terms of overexposure: Big Dom, Jason Kelce, Hawk Tuah Girl, and Miles Teller showing up at every fucking Philadelphia sporting event. I’m trending towards the “overexposed” side, but whenever we do a story about Big Dom or Jason Kelce, people are still clicking on those. The stories usually come with some sort of viral quality, like a piece of video that’s interesting or entertaining, and fans, or at least our readers, have shown a continued interest.

But you do wonder how much is too much. In terms of Kelce, he was always loved here, but the Super Bowl speech put him on the map and really exhibited that boisterous McAfee-esque personality that we suspected was going to benefit him after his playing career. Sure enough, he just struck a massive podcast deal, he’s broadcasting on ESPN, and his wife is battling Karens at the Jersey Shore.

Big Dom, on the other hand, I think he’s one of those people who was intriguing initially because we didn’t know much about him. Who’s the big Italian Ray Donovan guy behind the scenes? It was the mystique that made him interesting, not Rebecca Romijn’s Marvel character, but the aura of curiosity surrounding Dom. The stealthy fixer made for a good cult character, but Dom became too mainstream and some of that enigma was lost. If you go back to the Dre Greenlaw incident, the reaction to that was split among Eagles fans. A lot of people were saying things like “this guy needs to do his job not overstep his boundaries.” That was the moment in which most fans seemed to pivot.

Thing is, I wouldn’t even really blame anyone for the overexposure. Maybe Dom and Jason would even agree that they’ve had too much of it. If you wanna blame anyone, blame Crossing Broad or Barstool or the big bad media for sharing the video clips and writing the stories and elevating these guys into the news cycle. For what it’s worth, Dom still hasn’t done any interviews, which he has been consistent with over the years. He prefers (and has to) stay out of the spotlight. So maybe the Greenlaw incident was a one-off mistake and we’re back to square one with him. In Jason’s case, he has to transition from player to personality, so every camera, every interview, every viral moment further builds the individual brand. You just wonder if it’s too much, too soon

I don’t think fans feel any less of an affinity for either one of these guys; I think the general mindset is something like, “okay, that’s enough for now, thank you.”