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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
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Dan Gartland

Who would have guessed these cute kids would grow up to be all-time great NFL players?

Before becoming one of the best pairs of brothers to play in the NFL, Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce were just two kids in Ohio playing football in the backyard. 

Between them they have 16 Pro Bowl selections, 10 first-team All-Pro selections and four Super Bowl titles. Both have made compelling cases to be included in the Hall of Fame some day. That day could be coming soon for Jason, who announced on Monday that he is retiring from the NFL after 13 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles

To mark his retirement, The Players’ Tribune posted an excellent collection of childhood videos of the Kelce brothers that offers a rare look into their life before they were in the spotlight. 

It’s amazing how you can see glimpses of the men they would become in just those few clips. Travis strutting in the yard with a smirk on his face looks like something he’d do to celebrate a big catch. And after seeing Jason jump into a swimming pool in the middle of a snowstorm, it’s no surprise that he said in his retirement speech that he never had more fun playing football than the 2013 game against the Detroit Lions that was played in near-blizzard conditions. 

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