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Jason Kelce is a regular at this Delco McDonald's, and he just signed his favorite worker's Eagles jersey

Jason Kelce signs Philadelphia Eagles jersey for worker at Delco McDonald's
Jason Kelce signs Philadelphia Eagles jersey for worker at Delco McDonald's 01:59

BROOMALL, Pa. (CBS) -- We already knew Jason Kelce was a man of the people, but it turns out he's also a man of the McMuffin.

Kelce, the maybe-not-retired longtime Philadelphia Eagles center, is a regular at the McDonald's in Broomall at West Chester Pike and Sproul Road and one of Danielle Bonham's regulars.

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Jason Kelce signed McDonald's employee Danielle Bonham's jersey on Wednesday. The Eagles center who may or may not retire is a regular at the Broomall, Pennsylvania McDonald's where Bonham works in the drive-thru. Danielle Bonham

Bonham works in the McDonald's drive-thru and has served Kelce often. He knows her by name, and they've taken a few pictures together. 

"We know each other on a first-name basis," Bonham said. 

On Wednesday, Kelce stopped by like he usually does and signed Bonham's Kelly Green Kelce jersey. Then he got his order, two sausage egg and cheese McMuffins.

"They were like, 'Danielle, Kelce is here!' and I was like, 'No way,'" Bonham said.

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Kelce has signed autographs for Bonham before, including this picture of their first meeting that was printed out from Facebook.

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What was Bonham's reaction when she saw him in the drive-thru? 

"For the first time, I cried, because that's all I wanted for my birthday. I turned 40 in July," Bonham said. 

Since then, Bonham says she's served Kelce six more times, including Wednesday.

"I told him, I said, 'I finally got the jersey. Can you sign this for me?' And he said, 'Sure,' and so he did. And that's something I will cherish for the rest of my life," she said. 

Bonham said Kelce motivated her to keep going during one of the toughest moments of her life: a divorce.

"It almost was as bad as when I lost my mom in 2005, yes," Bonham said. "And I've expressed that to Jason. The joy that he brings me, it's like, it kind of fills the void." 

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Bonham said Kelce has left an indelible mark on the city of Philadelphia. 

"If this is his last rodeo with us, I wish him all the best, and if he's got one more left in him, that's even better," Bonham

While she's sad to hear he might be retiring, Bonham believes it's not goodbye, just see you later. 

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