money Ex-Cincinnati Bearcats football stars reunite for Jason Kelce's Man of the Year nomination
Former Cincinnati Bearcats standouts Jason Kelce, Connor Barwin and Brent Celek were teammates with the Philadelphia Eagles from 2013 to 2016.
Barwin and Celek appeared in an Eagles' video to support Kelce - the team's center since 2011 - as Philly's nominee for the 2021 Walter Payton Man of the Year award.
@GoBEARCATS retweeted the Eagles' video:
Three @GoBearcatsFB legends in one room. 👀 https://t.co/ELBe1Ejgyl
— Cincinnati Bearcats (@GoBEARCATS) December 14, 2021
In discussing his nomination later, Kelce got emotional about teammate Lane Johnson opening up about struggles with mental health:
Please watch: Jason Kelce's emotions get the best of him when asked about being nominated for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. He explained that many of his teammates are worthy, and then got to @LaneJohnson65 and all he's been through. What a moment. @Eagles @ESPNNFL pic.twitter.com/sciIUjwmSJ
— Jamie Apody (@JamieApody) December 15, 2021
Kelce played at UC from 2007 to 2010. Barwin was Kelce's teammate with the Bearcats for two of those seasons, and with the Eagles for four seasons. Celek played at UC from 2003 to 2006 and with Philly from 2007 to 2017.
Barwin returned to the Eagles in Jan. 2020 as as a special assistant to general manager Howie Roseman.
In Feb. 2020, Celek - a La Salle High School Athletics Hall of Famer - was hired by the Eagles as a personnel consultant.
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