Jason Kelce just happened to find himself at the 2024 Paris Games Sunday when he was suddenly challenged by Team USA women’s rugby star Nicole Heavirland to an arm wrestling match, writes Sean Savage for The New York Post.

And even in retirement, the former Philadelphia Eagles center hasn’t lost his fiery edge.  

Kelce won the challenge, though it was noticed by some that he held on to the table for extra strength and stability.

“@jason.kelce holding on to that table a little bit?,” Heavirland wrote on a comment to a video that recorded the match.

“I tried to warn you!” Jason’s wife, Kylie Kelce, commented on Heavirland’s Instagram.

Jason added, “Holding onto something with your off hand is completely within the rules of the International Federation of Arm Wrestling.”

The clip was posted on the New Heights podcast’s Instagram account by Jason’s brother, Travis, with the comment, “If you ain’t cheating you ain’t trying,” accompanied by a crying laughing emoji. “Thanks for letting him win @nicole406heavirland.”

Kelce also spoke with rugby star Ilona Maher who tried to convince him to become a team fan.

Read about Jason Kelce’s conversation with Maher at the Paris Games in The New York Post.