The Philadelphia Eagles have 5 players with brothers playing in the NFL - SB Nation

Super Bowl 52 between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots kicks off Sunday evening in Minneapolis. For a good number of Eagles players, having an NFL career is a family affair. Did you know the Philadelphia Eagles have five players that have brothers that are currently on other NFL rosters? That's right, center Jason Kelce, tight end Brent Celek, Chris Long, linebacker Mychal Kendricks and cornerback Jaylen Watkins all have brothers that are also on NFL rosters.

Jason Kelce, brother of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce:

Jason is the older brother of Travis, who was picked by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft by Kansas City. Jason was selected 191st overall in 2011 by the Eagles. The brothers both played in the 2017 Pro Bowl, and they faced each other for the first time earlier this season when the Eagles traveled to Kansas City during Week 2.

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"They're completely different," former Eagles and current Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said via NBC Sports. "[Travis is] a live wire. His brother is very stoic. Not that he doesn't have a sense of humor, but they're just completely different guys. But both very good, big hearts, love to play the game. Both are tremendous players."

Their mom even has a split jersey to support both of them.

Mychal Kendricks, brother of Minnesota Vikings linebacker Eric Kendricks:

This one is pretty cool, as the two just faced each other in the NFC Championship in Philadelphia. Mychal was pretty excited about facing off against his brother in such a marquee matchup.

"I really want to know the odds," Kendricks said via NBC Sports. "So anyone out there who's a mathematician and wants to entertain themselves with this, let me know the odds because it's crazy. It's unreal and it's the opportunity of a lifetime. It's something that we will remember forever."

Mychal is two years older than Eric, taken in 2012 NFL draft, with Eric selected in 2015. Eric played his college ball at UCLA, and Mychal played at Cal.

"Watching them on the field, you would kind of forget which one of them you were there watching because everything about them, their stance when they're lined up, everything's the same," their mother, Yvon Thagon said via the California News. "Or when they're squatted down, they're squatting the same way with the same knee up. It's crazy."

Chris Long, older brother of Chicago Bears guard Kyle Long

Both brothers played college ball — Kyle at Oregon, Chris at Virginia — and they are both the sons of Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end Howie Long.

Kyle has played for the Bears his whole NFL career, whereas Chris has been with the Eagles, the St. Louis Rams, and the New England Patriots for last season's Super Bowl victory over the Atlanta Falcons.

Kyle talked about getting to watch his brother play in big games like the Super Bowl earlier this week in a radio interview:

"I'd say 99.9 percent of the time, even 100 percent of the time I'm completely wholeheartedly so happy for my brother," Long said this week during a radio interview on "Carmen and Jurko" on WMVP-AM 1000. "And I'm so lucky and grateful to be able to be part of that experience. … That's the brother in me. The NFL brother in me? I mean when I'm standing on the field and there's green-and-white confetti — and last year it was red, white and blue — a part of me is anxious to see that navy and orange falling from the rafters."

Brent Celek, brother of San Francisco 49ers tight end Garrett Celek:

Brent, who was drafted by the Eagles in the fifth round in 2007, is three years older than his brother Garrett, who has played his entire NFL career for San Francisco. The two played each other for the first time in the NFL in late October, with Philly winning 33-10. The week leading up to the game, Jason talked about wanting to get the W over his brother's team:

"I don't know if it's his last year or not, but if it is, you've got to make the most of it," Garrett said. "We were always that age difference where we were never able to play on the same team, or play against each other, or anything.

"But now we get to, so this is kind of -- I don't know if it's corny to say, but this is kind of like a dream come true, because we've never been on the same field together at the same time."

Big brother Brent, 32, just wants to beat little brother Garrett, 29. Brent is making Garrett aware where he'll be on the field Sunday.

"It's awesome to be able to play my brother," Brent said. "It's probably a lot more fun for everyone else in my family, because for me, it's another game I'm preparing for to win."

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Jaylen Watkins, half brother of L.A. Rams receiver Sammy Watkins:

Jaylen is the older half brother of former first-round draft pick Sammy Watkins. Before their college games at Florida and Clemson, the two would send each other words of encouragement, according to Watkins' Eagles bio.

The two were able to play each other in December during the regular season. The Los Angeles Timesspoke to both of them ahead of the matchup:

Sammy, 24, and Jaylen, 26, have the same father but grew up in separate households in Florida.

"He lived two minutes away, so we stayed at night at each other's house, my grandparents live right there," Sammy said. "It was easy to get to each other, train with each other.

"We always went against each other, though, as far as sports. We never played on the same team."

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You have to admit it's pretty cool that so many Eagles players have brothers who are also in the NFL. We'll see which ones will be on hand in Minneapolis for the big game Sunday night.

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