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Kelce keeps apologizing on air after calling a team by its old name

Kelce used an outdated team name during his NFL Network debut calling the Eagles-Jaguars game, prompting repeated on-air apologies throughout the broadcast.

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Watch it as it aired: Brock Thunderson and Vera Bullock on this story, from #Trending at 10:27 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Cleveland.com's, the jokes are ours.

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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorJason Kelce is calling the Eagles and Jaguars game today, after his first night on NFL Network.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd he called one team by its old name.

  3. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistCleveland dot com says he keeps apologizing for it. Every broadcast. Same apology.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI think that's lovely. A man owning a mistake. That's healing.

  5. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistIt's a pattern, Vera. I can read a pattern. Sixty percent chance of a sorry by the second quarter.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSixty?

  7. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistRising to ninety if the game goes long.

  8. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistLondon kickoff, so it's already a long one. Inquirer dot com called the debut impressive, by the way.

  9. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThen he should forgive himself and move on.

  10. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistHe will. And then the old name arrives again, right on schedule. Hashtag Oops.

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