Jason Kelce retracts claim the Welsh are 'posh, rich, upper class, beautiful white people' from chat with brother Travis about Wales rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit joining the Chiefs

Jason Kelce has admitted he was wrong to describe the Welsh as 'posh, rich, upper class, beautiful white people' on his New Heights podcast with brother Travis.

The brothers were this week discussing the move by Travis' Kansas City Chiefs to sign the former Wales rugby player Louis Rees-Zammit, who has switched sports and joined the Super Bowl winners.

The NFL stars both praised Rees-Zammit for his bravery in making the move, with the older Kelce brother saying: 'When I think of Welsh, I think British people call it 'posh'. I think of these rich, upper class, just beautiful white people. He is the running stereotype of what I would think of with a Welsh person. 

'I don't know if that's an accurate stereotype but that's certainly what I think of and he's helping continue that trend in my mind. I'm excited to see what this guy does. I know it's gonna be a learning curve, but I hope this guy takes the world by f***ing storm. It will be electric. 

'With a smile like that, this guy, if he works out, he's going to be the most marketable player of all time.'

But the 'posh' comments were picked up by Welsh people on social media, and Kelce - adjusting to his global fame off the back of his brother dating Taylor Swift - responded to one who wrote: 'I've grown to really like Jason Kelce in recent months, he's such a character, but what's on about? Granted, Rees-Zammit is a well-brought up Vale of Glamorgan boy, but I'm not sure the Welsh are considered posh.'

Kelce said back: 'Yea, I’ve come to understand, I was very incorrect on this. 

'Based on further assessment since these incorrect statements, not sure why I had these preconceptions in my mind, but I have found that the Welsh seem exactly like my kind of people. Happy to be incredibly wrong.'

Rees-Zammit stunned Wales rugby by announcing his decision to pursue a career in NFL shortly before his country's Six Nations campaign earlier this year.

Travis said to Jason that he has been in touch with the 23-year-old but warned he faces a steep learning curve to make the adjustments with the Chiefs.

'It's gonna be a humbling experience at first,' Taylor Swift's boyfriend said. 'It's not easy to just make that jump, they're two completely different games.

'He is an athlete and that's what the Chiefs saw. He's a smart kid, a smart player. So he's gonna be able to pick up the offense eventually. 

'But it's gonna be a tough few months for him here while he's getting acclimated to the NFL. We've been doing this since we were kids, so we're gonna have those little instincts that we've built over the years that he's got to catch up with.'

Despite admitting his initial concern for the new Kansas City arrival, Kelce is already relishing the prospect of playing alongside Rees-Zammit in the future, while insisting he is 'as suave as it gets'.

'I really just enjoy the guy's energy so far,' he continued. 'He's super excited about the opportunity that he's been given, knowing that not everybody gets these opportunities.

'He was an absolute star in the European rugby league he was in. So for him to make the jump and try and go from Wales to Kansas City man... it's a pretty ballsy move and a pretty bold move to be making man.'

Kelce also added: 'The biggest advice I gave him was just try not to let it overwhelm you as much as it can, and know that everybody believes that you have the potential to be able to play. So absorb as much as you can, learn as much as you can in the short time you have before the season.'