Travis Kelce Was Kicked Off His College Team For Drugs & How Jason Kelce Saved His Career

The NFL's favorite brother duo, Jason and Travis Kelce, are going head-to-head on February 12 for the Super Bowl... but one of them almost didn't make it to the field.

Jason's career as a Philadelphia Eagles Center had a pretty clear path but Travis's journey to get to the Kansas City Chiefs had a few more obstacles which his older brother helped him surpass.

The siblings started at The University of Cincinnati and joined the collegiate team, but there's one step you have to take to maintain your spot on the field: a drug test.

During his Junior year of college, the Tight End tested positive for marijuana and was suspended from playing. Jason, on the other hand, passed the test and maintained his position, playing out his senior year.

Like any good older brother would do, Kelce vouched for his younger sibling and begged the coaches during the off-season to put Travis back on the team. He set a list of things he had to accomplish to earn it.

In a January 2021 interview with sports broadcaster Shannon Sharpe, Travis expressed his gratitude for Jason.

"I'm forever thankful for that conversation, I mean, it took a lot of guts for him to be able to go in there and put his name on the line for myself, I mean, knowing I threw this scholarship away and down the drain like it didn’t mean nothing to me," he said.

This wasn't the only time the older brother was there to support Travis.

Andy Reid, then coach for the Eagles, drafted Jason in 2011. A few years later, when Reid got fired and went on to coach for the Kansas City Chiefs, he drafted Travis.

He did, however, have some reservations about it.

When Reid called Travis after the draft, he asked if his brother was there. He essentially asked Jason if his little brother was going to mess up this opportunity. It was another time Jason pulled through for Travis and helped secure his career.

They two now have a broadcast together and will face off against each other in Glendale, Arizona.

Some might say it's a healthy sibling rivalry, others might call it a competition for Thanksgiving bragging rights.