Carlos Davis ‘attends’ Steelers rookie camp in same house twin Khalil does so for Bucs
“Little” brother Khalil Davis banishes his brother to the basement.
As close as he and identical twin Carlos are, their respective employers probably would frown upon them taking part in each other’s work.
Carlos Davis was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers two weeks ago. Khalil Davis was taken a round prior by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The two share a home, and that means, during these coronavirus times, they share a workspace. So, the Davises began their formal NFL journeys by taking part in rookie minicamps that kicked off Friday morning.
“Usually, we are meeting (over video call with their coaches) around the same time,” Carlos Davis said Friday during a video call with Pittsburgh media. “Usually, he sets up shop in the kitchen and I’ll god downstairs, and we’ll do our own thing.”
Carlos is an inch taller, five pounds heavier and, according to NFL.com, 5 minutes older.
They shared the past five years together practicing and playing alongside each other on the Nebraska defensive line. And they shared about 18 years of inseparable life before then, too.
So, why not stay together now, even as one brother is property of a team based in Florida and another to one 1,000 miles to its north.
“We definitely are very close to each other and definitely involved in each other’s lives,” Carlos said.
“We talk to each other even when we’re not around each other. We’re still texting and face-timing.”
Steelers and Bucs coaches don’t need to worry too much, though. The Davises aren’t that close that they’re willing to divulge and trade secrets.
“We don’t share any notes,” Carlos said. “But we just kind of talk to each other about what his team doing different than mine. This is all new to us. We’re just trying to figure it out together.”
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Chris Adamski is a TribLive reporter who has covered primarily the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2014 following two seasons on the Penn State football beat. A Western Pennsylvania native, he joined the Trib in 2012 after spending a decade covering Pittsburgh sports for other outlets. He can be reached at cadamski@triblive.com.
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