Top-10 Brothers in Sports: Yes, Serena and Venus Are Dudes

I’m not talking about brothers in the way black people use the name—I’m talking actual siblings. These are the best sibling pairs in all of professional sports right now, with honorable mentions to get out of the way before we begin!

HONORABLE MENTIONS
Champ and Boss Bailey
Champ is one of the best cornerbacks to play since Deion Sanders, while Boss was recently cut by the Denver Broncos and failed to sign with another team. What’s sad about this pair is not that they only got to play one season together on the same team…it’s that they never had a third brother. What was his name going to be? Chairman? Vice-President? King? Emperor? Optimus Prime? Lord of the Rings? Lion-O? Admiral? Illuminati? We’ll never know.

Julius and Thomas Jones
Both of the Jones brothers play running back for mid-card teams (Jets and Seahawks). Thomas was traded by the Bears after several productive seasons to the Jets where he became the AFC Rushing Champion in 2008. Julius lost all credibility as a starting back while trying to spit carries with Marion Barber in Dallas, before finding his way to Seattle.

Thomas is clearly the better of the two, which is proven in both his salary and the value the Jets have in him. Thomas has nearly double the yards and seven-times as many touchdowns. Of course, it doesn’t help that Julius has just one touchdown under his belt this year. Turns out the only way Julius gets noticed is by getting crazy ass mohawk haircuts .

OFFENSE VS. DEFENSE
#10b. - Byron and Brian Westbrook
As an undrafted rookie, Byron hasn’t had the time to cement his legacy like his big brother. Brian (30-years old) was a third round draft choice who has played his entire eight-year career in the city of Philadelphia. He’s known as one of the best gainers from scrimmage, and though he doesn’t have a Super Bowl title to his family name, Brian can certainly try to tie that notch in the twilight of his career in 2009, where the Eagles are pretty solid bets to challenge for the NFC.

It was a heart warming sight two weeks ago when older brother Brian was concussed on the field, and his younger brother was looking over his shoulder. At once, all of America thought the same thing: “How freaking lazy are Mr. and Mrs. Westbrook?!”

#10a. - Marion and Dominique Barber
Marion and ‘Nique are the sons of Marion Barber Jr. (who might be the son of Marion Barber Sr…he doesn’t have a Wikipedia page so I don’t know) who was also an NFL player. But Marion is a Pro Bowl worthy back who plays who’s known for his crazy power and awesome dreadlocks.

Dominique is in just his second year after being drafted in the 6thround , and rotates in and out of safety. The hard part here is giving Dominique a nick name. We call Marion “The Barbarian” because it fits. What do we call Dominique? “Obsolete”?

(note —The Barbers and Westbrooks tied because the big brother is a proven NFL asset and the little brother is still spreading their wings)

#9 - Adrian and Mike Peterson
Mike Peterson is the brother of "the other Adrian Peterson", aka the backup running back for the Chicago Bears.  Big brother Mike has 47 tackles, one sack, one pick and two forced fumbles in 2009. Something tells me that if the 33-year old brother of Adrian got a crack at his younger brother in a Chicago-Atlanta tilt, it’d be like old times growing up.

ALL IN THE FAMILY
#8 - Staal Brothers (NHL)
Eric, Marc, Jordan and Jared are part of the famous, Canadian hockey family. Three of the brothers are in the NHL right now, while the youngest, Jared, is playing for the farm team for the Phoenix Coyotes.

In a strange twist, it’s the first and third brothers that are amongst the NHL elite. Jordan (the 2nd youngest) won a Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins last year, and big brother Eric was the second overall pick in 2003, but has yet to win a championship.

#7 - The Flying Molinas

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