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,

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.

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.

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.

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.

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,