Watching sons play in NFL can be euphoric, 'emotional teeter-totter' for parents
by Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times
Feb 05, 2023
4 minutes
Jason and Travis Kelce will make NFL history on Feb. 12 when they become the first brothers to play against each other in the Super Bowl.
That will be both terrific and tormenting for their families, who will try to walk that narrow line and not cheer for one player over the other.
Although this situation is unprecedented, some of the most famous football families understand. They too have lived in that uncomfortable limbo.
"When my sons played each other, I held my breath pretty much the whole game," said Geraldine Barber-Hale, mother of twins Ronde and Tiki Barber. "I'm one of these mothers who every time my son is on the field
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