Arie and Cyrus Kouandjio followed their high school football heroics at DeMatha in Hyattsville, Md., with standout careers as offensive linemen at Alabama. Then they parlayed their respective all-SEC honors and experience on national championship squads into NFL careers, with Cyrus, now 22, leaving college early and entering the draft a year ahead of Arie, 23.
Sunday at FedEx Field, the Kouandjio brothers’ lockstep paths diverge, when they suit up for opposing teams for the first time in their football-focused lives. The 6-foot-7, 322-pound Cyrus is a backup tackle for the Buffalo Bills, while the 6-5, 315-pound Arie is a reserve guard for the Redskins.