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Jason Kelce, 37, found success playing football for the Philadelphia Eagles, while his brother, Travis Kelce, 35, followed a similar path — only for the Kansas City Chiefs.
While the siblings are incredibly close, that doesn't mean things don't get tense when they played against each other on the field during their previous matches. Jason retired from football, and his wife, Kylie Kelce, 32, recently announced they are welcoming another daughter.
Jason now appears on ESPN's Monday Night Countdown, after joining the show in May of this year. In a recent episode, he was asked what it was like playing against Travis.
"It's annoying is what it is," Jason said. "He's so good, that's why. I was only fortunate to beat Trav once, but yeah, when you're out there on the field and you're getting ready to play your brother... There's just something about seeing your brother out there. You get this flashback to being out in the backyard playing football again."
During Super Bowl LVII in 2023, their teams faced off against one another, with the Chiefs and Travis claiming the victory. Although this was their most notable competition, it wasn't the only time they battled it out on the field. The Chiefs (with Travis) won a home game in 2017 and an away game against the Eagles in 2021. Meanwhile, Jason, and the Eagles won a November 2023 away game against the Chiefs.
In a previous episode of the brothers' joint podcast, New Heights, Jason shared that it's not all negative between the two. "We genuinely love playing against each other," Jason pointed out. "There's a lot of familiarity within both organizations, there's a lot of our friends and family that get excited and get to watch one game where both of us are playing. So all of that means a lot to us and we get to enjoy that for the entire week."
Travis also praised his brother following the Philly team's losses, telling Sports Illustrated (via People): "There's nothing really I can say to him other than I love him and he played a hell of a year, a hell of a season."
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