Jonah Elliss celebrated Kaden Elliss making a tackle vs. the Broncos on Sunday, then he wrote his brother a funny message after the game.
You don’t see this often.
After tackling Denver Broncos wide receiver Marvin Mims on punt coverage duty, Atlanta Falcons linebacker Kaden Davis received some love from a player on the opposite team on Sunday afternoon.
Jonah Elliss, Kaden’s brother who plays for the Broncos, jumped up on Kaden and gave him a celebratory smack on the helmet after the tackle. KCNC-TV cameras captured the moment showing both brothers with big smiles:
BROTHERLY LOVE 🫶
Kaden Ellis and Jonah Ellis played against each other in an NFL game for the first time … and this happened:
After Kaden Elliss (ATL) tackles Marvin Mims, Jonah Elliss (DEN) couldn’t help but give his brother some love. pic.twitter.com/Q57R4wFJ7J
“Lots of giggles, man,” Kaden said after the game when asked about playing against his brother. “Lots of laughs. It was a dream come true to see him on the field and get to go out and block him a little bit or at least try to.”
Kaden ended the day with nine tackles, tied for second-most in the game. Jonah joined in the fun with a sack in the third quarter:
Kaden wrote a wholesome note you’d expect from a role model big brother: “Jonah, Goof! I couldn’t be more proud. I love you! All 4 the King! Kaden Elliss #55 John 3:16.”
Brothers is a gloriously stupid hidden gem. It’s on Amazon Prime Video now.
Twenty years ago, a movie like Brothers would open on a blustery October Friday, make about $15 million on opening weekend, play for about a month as a modest word-of-mouth success and eventually hit Blockbuster shelves for high schoolers to sneak-rent for a howler of a weekend evening with friends.
Far more Farrelly Brothers than Coen Brothers, Brothers is the kind of stupid crime comedy we used to get in bulk, back in the days film studios realized that people enjoyed watching funny movies in theaters with other people.
The cruel irony and/or sign of the times for Brothers is that it opened to little fanfare on Amazon Prime Video last month and has skipped out of the public consciousness as yet another movie skipped over on the routine streaming search. May it not be so, not with the perfect Thanksgiving movie ready to fire up with the adult members of your family you love but can’t always stand to be around.
Brothers is gloriously stupid, a movie so cartoonish and buffoonish that it hides in some pretty relatable themes about how you can’t choose your family, but sometimes, it’d be nice if they chose you for once.
Comedies like this have always been unfairly dinged for their lack of sophistication, as if aiming for the low-hanging fruit to make you belly laugh is some sort of genre crime. Brothers functions perfectly as both a silly farce and an excellent showcase for normally stoic actors to flex their funny bones.
Josh Brolin, Peter Dinklage and Glenn Close aren’t typically the people you see in Happy Madison-y movies, but getting them in a comedy directed by Palm Springs‘ Max Barbakow and written by I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore‘s Macon Blair should’ve been heralded as a grand arrival.
Brolin and Dinklage are irresistible together, as the former plays dorky dad far better than you’d expect and the latter in a refreshingly low-life mode we don’t normally get to see him in. Marisa Tomei shows up for a wacky few scenes, and this is one of the last times we’ll get to see the late, great M. Emmet Walsh show up in the kind of supporting role where he always thrived.
Some NSFW language to follow.
However, the film belongs to recent Oscar winner Brendan Fraser. Fraser has always been a genius at finding his groove in any comedic setting. He’s perfectly capable of playing the smartest and dumbest person in the room, often in the same scene. Here, he gives what just might be the most hysterical performance of his career, one so wild and free in a way we haven’t seen Fraser in so, so long.
Combining the drool-mean menace of Rugrats‘ “Big Boy” Pickles and the foolish tenacity of a yippy puppy that can’t control its bladder, Fraser transforms himself into a Looney Tunes failson goon for the ages. Quite literally every single one of his scenes is funny, throwing in off-kilter line deliveries and gleefully reckless physical comedy to create a go-for-broke performance that is so special.
It’s one of the great recent post-Oscar performances, one so free of any ego and so in love with its own idiocy. Fraser is having unreal amounts of fun again in a good comedy, a wonderful sign nature really is healing.
If you want to turn your brain off for just a bit and enjoy a studio comedy with good actors and wily creative minds behind the camera, Brothers is an oasis in the desert. We need more stupid, mid-budget comedies like this, ones that aren’t doing anything new to make you laugh but still get the giggles in spades.
One writer on Twitter broke down the Travis and Jason Kelce’s case to be considered the best brother duo in NFL history.
Travis and Jason Kelce have become NFL icons over the last few years, and their meeting in Super Bowl LVII propelled their popularity to new heights last year when the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles to win their second ring of the Patrick Mahomes era.
Both of Kelces have a long list of accomplishments over the course of their storied careers, and NFL writer Jeff Kerr of CBS Sports broke down their case as the best duo of brothers in league history ahead of their meeting on Monday Night Football in Week 11.
Jason and Travis Kelce have their case as the best brother duo in #NFL history
Jason Kelce
Pro Bowls — 6 First Team All-Pros — 5 SB titles — 1 Future HOFer
While this impressive list is sure to turn heads, the Kelce brothers have some steep competition in the race for best-of-all-time status.
Payton and Eli Manning are widely considered to be the best tandem of siblings to take the field, and the Barber brothers (Ronde and Tiki) aren’t far behind.
Perhaps the Kelces will accomplish something in their primetime matchup tonight that will propel them into the top spot, though it seems that more Super Bowl rings on each side would be necessary for them to earn the title with unanimous consensus.
The Seattle Seahawks waived linebacker Shaquem Griffin during initial roster cuts but were able to add him back to the practice squad.
The Seahawks waived fan-favorite defensive end/ linebacker Shaquem Griffin during initial roster cuts on Saturday but were able to add him back to the practice squad Sunday morning. Griffin will remain in Seattle for now with his twin brother, cornerback Shaquill Griffin.
Seattle selecting the Griffin brothers in back to back NFL drafts made for a number of heartwarming stories for football fans around the league. The twins also spent their college days together playing for the University of Central Florida Knights.
Griffin became the first one-handed player to be drafted into the NFL in the modern area.
In Seattle, he has has been utilized on mostly special teams but was given a test run rotating in at the edge position last season to bolter the Seahawks’ pass rush. Perhaps another year will help with his development as he continues to make his case for the active roster.
Griffin’s twin, Shaquill, will be playing in the final year of his rookie contract and also has every reason to continue to compete.
The Seattle Seahawks are waiving defensive end/linebacker Shaquem Griffin, twin brother to cornerback Shaquill Griffin, per multiple reports.
The Seattle Seahawks are placing one of their most popular players on waivers, parting ways with defensive end/linebacker, Shaquem Griffin.
“The Seahawks are waiving DE/LB Shaquem Griffin, per source. A 2018 fifth-round pick, Shaquem seemed to have found a home as a pass-rusher/strongside LB, but now he’ll be available on waivers,” Michael-Shawn Dugar of the Athletic tweeted Saturday morning. “An aside: His twin bro Shaquill is in a contract year.”
Other media outlets have since confirmed the report.
Seattle selected Griffin in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft out of the University of Central Florida, where he played with his twin brother, cornerback, Shaquill Griffin. Shaquill was drafted by the Seahawks in the third round just the year before.
The Seahawks undoubtedly hope Griffin will clear waivers and can be added back to the practice squad keeping the fan-favorite twins together in Seattle.
The NFL is a brotherhood, a collection of young men who have fought through sweat, blood and pain to play out their lifelong dream of becoming pro athletes. So imagine what it is for two actual brothers who have supported each other through the journey.
The NFL is a brotherhood, a collection of thousands of young men who have fought through sweat and blood to play out their lifelong dream of becoming professional football players. There’s a reason why, when the draft was held in person, tears stream down the faces of some of the toughest men on the planet. Years of two-a-days in the summer heat and overcoming pain and injuries finally pay off in the realization of a dream.
That struggle bonds men together, even if they don’t know each other, because they know each other’s struggle. The like experiences tie people from different backgrounds, social and economic and because of those similarities it feels like they’ve grown up together. So imagine what it’s like for two actual brothers who have helped and supported their sibling up the ladders from Pop Warner to the pros.
Thats where brothers Stefon and newest Dallas Cowboys corner Trevon Diggs find themselves now that the Alabama star has been selected in the 2020 NFL Draft.
Days before, Stefon took the time out to pen a visual letter to his brother, reminiscing about their journey, thanking him for helping the older brother grow, and telling him how proud he is.
