For Friday night’s inaugural YouTube NFL stream from Brazil featuring the Chiefs and Chargers, Jason Kelce was a no-brainer option to contribute to the broadcast.

Unfortunately, ESPN had a two-word response: “No way.”

Via Ryan Glasspiegel of FrontOfficeSports.com, ESPN blocked Kelce from participating in the game .

Jason’s brother, Travis, plays for the Chiefs (if you haven’t heard). They share a wildly popular podcast, New Heights (if you haven’t heard). It had massive YouTube numbers during a recent episode featuring Travis’s future wife, Taylor Swift (if you haven’t heard). And Jason has served as a spokesperson for YouTube’s Sunday Ticket (if you haven’t seen).

But ESPN, like other broadcasters, are now very stingy when it comes to sharing talent with other networks. It has com

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