Jason Kelce, a renowned figure in the sports world, has recently made waves with a unique social media move. On December 14, dozens of bearded individuals gathered at Rittenhouse Square Park in Philadelphia, vying to be crowned Kelce's doppelganger. The former Philadelphia Eagles center, now 37 years old, quietly acknowledged this event through his social media presence.

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Shortly after the contest, Kelce changed his X profile picture to a snapshot of one of the event's competitors. This individual bore a strong resemblance to Kelce and even landed in the top three look-alikes. However, a man named Paul Crossley stole the show, earning the most applause from the fans. As Crossley quipped in a social media clip from the Philadelphia sports blog Crossing Board, "I'm Jason Kelce." Not only did he share similar features with Kelce, but he also donned a hoodie, baseball cap, and jeans, channeling the athlete's style.Crossley told local news outlet NBC10 Philadelphia that the competition was tough. "A lot of guys looked exactly like me, to be honest out here. It was kind of freaky," he shared. "But everyone came up and had a good time. We all pulled together, all of us Jasons, and they were great competitors."Philadelphia has a history of hosting celebrity look-alike competitions. In addition to Kelce, there have been similar contests for Pennsylvania native Miles Teller and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts.While Crossley may have been crowned as Kelce's unofficial twin, fans had previously noticed similarities between Kelce and multiple characters from the Christmas classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."There's a tweet about me that a bunch of you might have seen. About a million of you actually," Jason said on a December 2023 episode of his and brother Travis Kelce's "New Heights" podcast, referring to a viral tweet comparing him to Rudolph's Sam the Snowman. "I've always gotten I look like Yukon Cornelius. That's the one that everyone's always [says]. And it's from the exact same movie, so I was shocked when this picked up so much steam because I've always gotten that one."Jason argued that their dad, Ed Kelce, looked more like Sam the Snowman than him, and his brother Travis, 35, agreed "one thousand percent."Jason isn't the only one in his family to receive look-alike comparisons. Earlier this month, Kylie Kelce joked that she was "slightly offended" when online fans thought her and Jason's 3-year-old daughter, Ellie, looked like Travis. (The couple, who wed in 2018, also have daughters Wyatt, 5, and Bennett, 21 months, and are currently expecting their fourth child.)"I was blonde, I had one dimple. I very much feel like Ellie could pass for looking like mom," Kylie, 32, said in a December 4 teaser for her new podcast, "Not Gonna Lie." She added, "If we could hop off the whole 'Ellie looks like Travis' train, that would be greatly appreciated because that's the only one I have any chance of having any claim to when it comes to looking alike."