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,

Kylie Kelce praised her brother in law Travis Kelce on the 'Not Gonna Lie' podcast on Jan. 16, referring to him as the 'king of funcles.'

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.

Jason Kelce revealed the hilarious name that his brother, Chiefs star Travis Kelce, was given when he was a child.

There’s no one quite like the Kelce brothers in professional sports. Jason Kelce, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles for over a decade, has since called it quits on a decorated NFL career and transitioned to being an ESPN analyst.

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.

Travis Kelce continues to make news practically daily both on and off the football field, as his Kansas City Chiefs are one win away from their third consecutive Super Bowl and with Swifties everywhere on engagement watch a year and a half into his relationship with Taylor Swift.