The Kelce brothers, Jason and Travis, were arguably the cutest kids in Cleveland Heights, Ohio before they became famous NFL players.
Baby pictures of the Ohio natives have gone viral on social media as Travis, 34, pursues his burgeoning romance with Taylor Swift.
In the photographs, which Travis posted to Instagram in 2013, Jason, now 35, and his younger brother are shown as infants lying side by side. Jason, with a little football, is shown on the left, while Travis, in a red sweater, approaches the camera from the right.
On September 19, 2013, Travis captioned a post with “#KELCE vs #KELCE…. I’m probably not going to play tonight against my brother, but who are you guys taking in a #BabyKelceBrawl?
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Before the big game in February, Jason and Travis Kelce’s mom Donna Kelce gave PEOPLE an exclusive look at their upbringing through throwback images.
Donna Kelce told PEOPLE at the time that she and Jason’s and Travis’s father, Ed Kelce, “didn’t know what sport they were going to pick” because they “were very good at a lot of sports.”
Donna claims that the two of them were multi-sport superstars in elementary school, excelling in a variety of ball games.
Donna revealed that when Jason was younger, he also had an interest in wrestling. “I think Jason liked lacrosse the best and Travis liked basketball the best,” according to her.
One childhood photo shows Travis, now a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, decked out in full Browns garb, while another shows Jason, now a defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles, dressed simply in blue jeans, a red t-shirt, and a windbreaker.
According to Donna, the rivalry between Jason and Travis has always been healthy.
“They do not like to lose,” she said. That’s what makes them the skilled experts that they are. You should do all that you can. When you’re at your wit’s end and feel like you can’t go on, that’s when you push yourself to the limit.
Fast forward a few years, and here we see the lads, now in full Cleveland Heights High School regalia, as their football dreams began to come true.
Donna has pleasant recollections of taking the boys to competitions before their NFL careers began. “My most favorite games were Bearcat games at the University of Cincinnati, just because of my camaraderie with the parents,” according to her.
“You’re with those kids and those parents for five years,” Donna said. There will be no transfers or student resignations. You’re stuck on the road with these folks in all kinds of weather, from drizzle to blizzard. And you form quite tight relationships with those people.