Kyle Long was hanging with Travis Kelce following the NFC Championship, after their brothers — defensive end Chris Long and offensive lineman Jason Kelce, both of the Philadelphia Eagles — had just punched their tickets to the Super Bowl. And at one point, a lightbulb of sorts went off in Kelce’s head, and he turned and hit Long with this message:
“Oh, you guys have (Matt) Nagy now. You’re gonna be awesome.”
Long was honored with the Ed Block Courage Award on Tuesday, the same day Bears players were allowed to report to Halas Hall for the first stages of the 2018 offseason program.