Depending upon the thought, Michael Bennett and Chris Long can either finish each other’s sentences or have the opposite opinion.
The Eagles defensive ends, teammates for only five months, have become fast friends. They’re comfortable with the expression “bromance,” although some of their teammates prefer the euphemism “frienemies.”
“Yeah, it’s a bromance,” Long said recently. “But you need bromances on a team. We’re going to play next to each other hopefully. We’re going to be out on the field a lot together, so we need to communicate. We have to know each other off the field.”
The NFL, with hours of down time between practice and games, affords players and coaches the opportunity to forge relationships.