Move over, Kelce brothers. Atlantic County has its own set of NFL siblings.
Bo and Max Melton were the first and second Cedar Creek High School graduates to be drafted into the NFL.
Bo went first, going to the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft. But the wide receiver ended up making his start in Green Bay.
Younger brother, Max, went two years later in the second round to the Arizona Cardinals. The cornerback was drafted 43 overall, the highest draft position for a Rutgers University player since 2018, when Kemoko Turay went 52nd overall to the Indianapolis Colts.
On Sunday, the brothers faced off for the first time in the NFL, when the Green Bay Packers hosted the Arizona Cardinals.
The brothers' parents also garnered attention, wearing split jerseys that rooted on both Green Bay No. 80 and Arizona No. 16.
.@Packers WR Bo Melton and his brother @AZCardinals CB Max Melton will play against each other today.
His family is rocking these split jerseys to support both brothers ❤️
(via @NFLonFOX)pic.twitter.com/vZ548HO7Y3
— NFL (@NFL) October 13, 2024
Green Bay took the win, but the brothers wasted no time meeting up back on the field afterward, trading jerseys.
"To see that relationship, even to today, it still brings tears to my eyes," Gary Melton Sr. said told Packers.com before the game. "I watched them play together. I watched them talk to each other. It's not a surprise to us that Max gravitated towards Bo because they were close in age but also, he wanted to compete with Bo. He knew that was going to make him better and look what happened."
