Travis Kelce had a different name as a kid — and his brother Jason Kelce recently explained the hilarious reason why. While appearing on ESPN shortly before the Saturday, Jan. 18 game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans,

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The brotherly connection between Jason and Travis Kelce is strong. Now that Jason has retired from the NFL after a long and successful career with the Philadelphia Eagles, he no longer gets to share a field as a player with his little brother. But in his role as a pregame commentator with ESPN, he does get to share a field with him as an analyst.

Prior to the Kansas City Chiefs' divisional round game against the Houston Texans on Saturday, Jason Kelce revealed a hilarious story from the brothers' childhood in Ohio. Kelce shared that Travis pretended his name was "Charles" because his favorite NBA player was Charles Barkley.

Jason Kelce revealed that his brother, Travis Kelce, had a special moniker for himself growing up. “He was the crazy guy; I think we both were pretty reckless whenever the snow was falling in Cleveland,

Travis Kelce is a household name at this point. But according to his brother, Jason, the Chiefs All-Pro went by a different moniker as a kid. Over the weekend, Jason told the story of his brother's alter ego on ESPN's postseason pregame show — which was inspired by an NBA legend.

Ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs’ win over the Houston Texans Jan. 18, Jason Kelce said that his brother Travis Kelce used the name “Charles” when introducing himself as a kid.