After graduating from high school, the Westlake, Ohio, native attended the University of Cincinnati, where he played for the Bearcats football team. However, his sophomore season in 2010 was marred by a suspension from playing after failing a marijuana test.

After high school, the Westlake, Ohio, native enrolled at the University of Cincinnati where he played for the Bearcats football team. He was suspended from playing all of his sophomore season in 2010 after failing a marijuana test.Kelce returned to play for the Bearcats the following year and was eventually drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

In a June 2023 interview with Vanity Fair, the football tight end alleged that around 50 to 80 percent of athletes in the NFL use cannabis.If you just stop in the middle of July, you’re fine,” he told the outlet. “A lot of guys stop a week before and they still pass because everybody’s working out in the heat and sweating their tail off. Nobody’s really getting hit for it anymore.”

A rep for Kelce did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.As previously reported, Kelce starred in “Catching Kelce” for one season. The dating show featured 50 women from 50 states vying to win the athlete’s heart.