Travis and Jason Kelce amusingly recall how Zach Ertz got in the way of the brothers playing on the same NFL teams

• Brothers Jason and Travis Kelce are set to face off against each other in Super Bowl LVII.
• Through high school and college, the Kelce brothers were teammates when their years overlapped.

Brothers Jason and Travis Kelce are set to face off against each other in Super Bowl LVII, with Jason playing center for the Philadelphia Eagles and Travis at tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Both brothers are likely heading to the Hall of Fame once they hang up their cleats, having excelled beyond all expectation from when they entered the league.

But while both Kelces have already had full careers — and one of them will add another Super Bowl ring to their trophy case this year — there is one dream that has never come true in the NFL: playing for the same team.

Throughout their childhood, Travis, the younger brother by two years, followed Jason's path, playing high school football at Cleveland Heights and going on to play college ball at the University of Cincinnati.

In 2011, Jason was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round, and wound up winning the starting job at center in his rookie season, starting all 16 games in his first year.

Heading into the 2013 Draft, Travis was set to join the ranks of the NFL, and the Eagles were in the market for a tight end, but it didn't happen, as the brothers recalled on their podcast "New Heights" earlier this year.

"Has playing together ever been a thought in our heads? Has it ever been close?" Travis asked rhetorically on the podcast. "Me, personally, I think the closest it was ever going to be in the NFL was the 2013 Draft, where the Eagles took Zach Ertz over me. I was butt hurt about it. I'm still butt hurt about it."

"I think we were both upset on draft night when that happened," Jason said. "But I think you would probably agree that things have worked out decent in Kansas City for you."

Heading into that draft, projections had Travis Kelce as the fourth tight end coming off the board, and Zach Ertz as the second-best player at the position. The Eagles scooped up Ertz in the second round with the 35th overall pick. Kelce would have to wait until the first pick of the third round, when the Kansas City Chiefs selected him with the 63rd pick overall.

But as Jason said, things have worked out pretty well for all parties involved. Zach Ertz was a great player for the Eagles for several years and, along with Jason Kelce at center, helped the team win their first ever Super Bowl in 2018.

In Kansas City, Travis has joined up with quarterback Patrick Mahomes to create the most dominant quarterback–pass-catcher tandem the NFL has seen aside from Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski, and the Chiefs pair could soon contend for the top spot on that ranking.

And while they still haven't played on the same NFL team, going up against each other in the Super Bowl feels like a dream come true too.