For Sidney and Chase, the Battle Against Each Other Pales to the Battle On Their Respective Teams.
In February of 2023 — when the Eagles reached the pinnacle of sports’ championship games with a berth in Super Bowl LVII — the matchup didn’t just feature a battle between Andy Reid and Nick Sirianni. It featured two future Hall of Famers both with the last name of Kelce.
For Travis and Jason — this game wasn’t simply of matchup of family — it was the peak of two professional careers that saw one of the finest centers in NFL history on opposing sidelines with one of it’s top All-Pro tight ends. Ms. Kelce, who was instrumental in bringing two NFL Pro Bowlers into the world — attended the game sporting merchandise for both the Eagles and the Chiefs.
Nation on X.
On Sunday afternoon when the Eagles and Bengals face off in Cincinnati — two other brothers will be doing battle. For the Eagles Sidney Brown, it will a moment that he has been waiting for in duration for almost a year. Last year — in a December game against the Cardinals — Brown read a Kyler Murray mis-fire and patiently waited for the interception — already planning his next move as he quickly turned upfield and followed blockers 99 yards to put the Eagles up 14–3 on New Year’s Eve. One week later in week 18 of his rookie season against the Giants — he would tear his ACL and would be done for the season.
Last week — Sidney Brown re-joined the Eagles in the Metlife Stadium- the same location where he was injured last year. For Brown — drafted in 2023 by the Eagles — he rejoins a young Eagles secondary that is securing itself for years to come in preparation of NFC East dominance. His return is over-shadowed only by the Eagles top two rookie selections in 2024 that are now the focal point of an Eagles secondary ready to do battle with top-tier NFL receiver talent like Ja’Marr Chase, Malik Nabers, CeeDee Lamb, and Terry McLaurin.
In the 2023 NFL Draft — the same one that saw his brother taken by the Philadelphia Eagles — brought running back Chase Brown to the Cincinnati Bengals. For Chase — a rookie season where he racked up 335 yards over twelve games saw him trying to fit in amongst a running back room headlined by All-Pro Joe Mixon. In 2024, he is battling to save a 2–4 Bengals team and to take top-billing in a position battle with Zach Moss in his own running back room.
Sunday’s matchup of two Brown brothers will be less about the competition between each other and more about the competition within themselves to solidify a long-term future on two Super Bowl rosters for two teams trying to find that conference championship stature yet again.
“At the end of the day it’s the Cincinnati Bengals and the Philadelphia Eagles,” said Sidney Brown. “That’s my guy, someone I talk to like every single day.”
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