JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Travis and Trevor Etienne have to go back to their childhood to find a game in which they were on opposing teams. Even then, they were merely playing for fun.
The brothers will have more at stake Sunday in Jacksonville.
The Etiennes, both running backs who were born 5 1/2 years apart in Jennings, Louisiana, will square off for the first time at any competitive level when Travis and the Jaguars host Trevor and the Carolina Panthers during the NFL’s opening weekend.
They are the NFL's newest brotherly rivalry, joining a distinguished list that includes Bosa, Cook, Diggs, Harbaugh, Kelce, Manning, Pouncey, Sharpe and Watt siblings.
Travis Etienne is entering the final year of his rookie contract, making this game essentially the first of many auditions before fre