by Brothers Jason and Travis Kelce each have one Super Bowl ring.
One of them doubles its number in two weeks at the expense of the other.
Jason, a center for the Philadelphia, blocked in front of the Eagles’ backfield as they cruised past the San Francisco 49ers in Sunday’s NFC Championship, a four rushing touchdown victory in Philadelphia. Hours later, Travis caught seven passes for 78 yards and a touchdown as his Kansas City Chiefs surrounded the Cincinnati Bengals in a thriller for the AFC Championship. The two will now line up for opposing sides when the Eagles and Chiefs play in Super Bowl LVII. They will first brothers to play against each other in a super bowl.
Jason’s message for Travis, Chiefs
Jason had a message on Twitter for his brother and the Chiefs in the moments following Kansas City’s win.
He made good on his pregame vow after telling reporters ahead of the AFC championship game that he was pulling for the Chiefs on Sunday night.
“I’ve got a Kansas City sweatshirt that I’m going to wear for the next three hours, and that’s it for the rest of the year,” Jason said after the Eagles’ win. “Win or lose, I’m done as a Chiefs fan in three hours.”
He also noted how “special” it would be to face Travis and former Eagles head coach Andy Reid, who now leads the Chiefs.
“For the people on board with the NFL script, it’s pretty good evidence,” Kelce joked. “It’s been a fun year for Trav and I on many levels. It would be really special to clearly play against him and Andy Reid and a lot of other familiar faces.”
Travis, meanwhile, was busy directing his nonsense talk at the Cincinnati Bengals. But he will certainly have a message for Jason in the weeks leading up to the game. Not only the Kelce brothers are key players in championship teams. They are also two of the more colorful, outspoken players in football. This should be fun.
As noted, the Kelces will not be minor players in the Super Bowl. Jason is a six-time All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowler. He was a key figure for Philadelphia’s 2017 Super Bowl-winning team, which had one of the best offensive lines in NFL history. He is an All-Pro again this season for another dominant unit.
Travis is a seven-time All-Pro and eight-time Pro Bowler. He caught a career high 110 receptions for 1,338 yards and 12 touchdowns this season. He is arguably the greatest tight end in football and undoubtedly one of the greatest of all time.
While one will be the first to beat their brother on the field in a Super Bowl, they won’t be the first brothers to go head-to-head in the big game in any capacity. John Harbaugh coached the Baltimore Ravens past his brother Jim Harbaugh’s San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII.
