Whether you’re a football fan or not, you’ve probably heard the names Jason and Travis Kelce a lot lately. The dynamic duo made headlines early in 2023 when their NFL teams went head-to-head in February’s Super Bowl, making them the first brothers in NFL history to face off in the league’s championship game. Spoiler: Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs beat Jason Kelce’s Philadelphia Eagles 38-35.
Since that game, their stars have only risen — especially given Travis Kelce’s relationship with a certain Taylor Swift. Jason Kelce and his family with wife Kylie Kelce was also the subject of a documentary earlier this year. They released a Christmas song together and both appeared on “Saturday Night Live,” though Travis Kelce was the host.
The two brothers faced off again in a Nov. 20, 2023 game, only the ninth time in NFL history that a Super Bowl rematch has taken place the following game season.
Jason Kelce proved to be victorious during the latest game, with the Eagles winning 21-17. Following the game, the two brothers hugged and laughed over the outcome. In video posted by ESPN, Travis Kelce is heard telling his brother, “Love you, big guy.”
Jason and Travis Kelce have come a long from from their upbringing in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and are now veritable NFL stars with Super Bowl rings — Jason Kelce won a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2017; Travis Kelce in 2019 and 2023.
But what, exactly, is fueling the hype? Here’s everything you need to know about the first brothers of football.
Facts about Jason Kelce Jason Kelce plays for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Age: 36
Year he was drafted to the NFL: 2011
NFL team he currently plays for: Philadelphia Eagles
Football position he plays: Center
Relationship Status: Married to Kylie McDevitt Kelce
Children: Father to three daughters (Wyatt, 4, Elliotte, 2, and Bennett, 8 months
Jason Kelce with his family.
Facts about Travis Kelce
Travis Kelce plays for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Their parents are divorced, but supportive
Donna and Ed Kelce, Travis and Jason Kelce’s parents, have opened up multiple times about their marriage. In the “Kelce” documentary, focused on Jason Kelce and his family, Ed Kelce said he and Donna Kelce stayed together for their sons.
Back in Cincinnati, they played for the same team — and lived together
Before they were Eagles and Chiefs, they were Bearcats. While attending the University of Cincinnati, Jason and Travis Kelce briefly overlapped and played football together. They also roomed together. Jason Kelce appeared on the Mythical Kitchen YouTube show in April 2023 and recounted how they ended up living with two queen beds in a shared dorm room.
They host a podcast together
During the NFL season, the Kelce brothers co-host a podcast called “New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce,” where they discuss everything from red carpet fashion snafus to their personal lives (and, of course, football). In a 2022 interview with Forbes, Travis Kelce said he appreciates the time he gets to spend with his brother while filming their podcast.
Travis Kelce chose his jersey number to honor his brother
Before the 2023 Super Bowl, Travis Kelce spoke about the significance of his football jersey number: 87. “If there is a Kelce legacy, two brothers making it to the NFL, it all started in 1987, because this big guy was born in 1987,” he told NFL Films.
The brothers faced off in the 2023 Super Bowl
The Kelce brothers and their teams went head to head at the 2023 Super Bowl. Donna Kelce, the mother of Jason and Travis Kelce, spoke to TODAY beforehand to discuss the dynamic of having two sons on opposite sides of the big game.
Jason Kelce has said he’s ‘proud’ of his brother
During an interview with NFL films before the 2023 Super Bowl, Jason Kelce said he’s proud of his younger brother’s accomplishments.
Jason Kelce says his brother lives life ‘with so much joy’
Later on in 2023, and amid his headline-making romance with Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce was featured in the Wall Street Journal. His older brother Jason Kelce offered the following description of the tight end.bruar>”He just lives his life with so much joy,” he said. “He’s always kind of surrounding himself with people who are funny, who have a zest for life; it’s one of the things that defines him.”bero>”He just lives his life with so much joy… He’s always kind of surrounding himself with people who are funny, who have a zest for life; it’s one of the things that defines him.”ubblo>参>brakk>Jason Kelce has commented on his brother’s new ‘level of stardom’
Ever since Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift were first romantically linked, the younger Kelce brother has been in the spotlight. His older brother recently commented on the matter in an interview with NBC Sports.