NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal gave Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce some brutally honest advice as the seven-time Pro Bowler considers ending his career.
Kelce, 36, is known to be considering retirement and has not yet publicly announced whether he will hang up his cleats or return to the field for another season.
O'Neal spent nearly 20 years in the NBA – most notably with the Los Angeles Lakers – winning four titles before retiring in 2011.
“My advice to you is when you retire, accept it and enjoy your family brother,” O'Neal said.
“I made a lot of stupid mistakes, like I lost my family and had no one left.” That's not the case with you. So enjoy your beautiful wife. Enjoy your beautiful children and never dwell on what we had. “What we had is what we got.”
Shaquille O'Neal gave Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce some retirement advice
Kelce has considered quitting the game but has not yet announced his decision
Kelce, who won Super Bowl LII with the Eagles, has three daughters with his wife Kylie – Wyatt Elizabeth, Elliotte Ray and Bennett Llewellyn.
Shaq now has six children, but he and ex-wife Shaunie Henderson divorced in 2011, with the NBA legend later admitting he was “a serial cheater.”
“You have the ring. People know who you are. Enjoy. Because again, I was an idiot and talked about it for a long time,” O'Neal added. “I lost my entire family. “I live alone in a 100,000 square foot house.”
Kelce recently stated that he would like to remain involved in football in some capacity even if he decides to retire.
A recent report claimed that the 36-year-old spoke to various Las Vegas stations during Super Bowl week about a possible move into the broadcast booth.
Kelce recently met with several broadcasters about a possible transition to a broadcast career
The article also stated that Amazon, NBC and CBS would pursue Kelce, 36, if he devotes his future to broadcasting.
Kelce appeared on Amazon's “Thursday Night Football” during the Eagles' bye week this season.
His recent conversations with Fox and ESPN have been described as a preliminary “certainty check.”
Kelce also recently said that if he decided to pursue coaching, he would do so at either the high school or NFL level, but not in college because of the time commitment required.