Athlete of the Week: Pearland HS football brother duo shares success with team off to hot start
· Yahoo Sports
When you see Pearland High School Football center Roy "RJ" Swan Jr., his younger brother, Royce, isn't far behind or ahead of him, depending on the play.
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"It's really a great feeling. Sometimes he gets on my nerves, sometimes we need to talk it out," RJ Swan Jr. said about playing with his brother.
"We had a moment last year when I was running for a touchdown against Alvin. He just turned to somebody and said, 'That's my brother,'" Royce said. "It was pretty cool to see that."
RJ is a senior committed to Minot State, a Division II school in North Dakota. Royce is a junior at Pearland and is close to rushing for a thousand yards this season. He has scored 13 touchdowns so far this year.
"We don't really talk after every play because he's out there doing his thing," the older Swan brother said. "I'm not going to bother him in the game, but after the game at home, I'm like, 'You should have come right here,' and he'll be like, 'No bro, it was open.'"
"Yeah, he just tries to mess with me sometimes," Royce said.
The Oilers are 6-0, and the Swan brothers say their bond with their teammates is strong because they spend so much time together off the field.
"Every Sunday we have everybody come over, all the O-linemen, and some of the defensive players come hang out with us, and we talk about film," RJ said. "We just talk all day, and we get the game plan ready."
Besides football, both are in track. Royce runs the 100 and competes against his brother in the shot put.
"I made two regionals this year," Royce said.
"He actually beat me this year," RJ said. "It stung a little bit, but we're brothers, so I go cheer him on."
"Yes, that felt pretty good," Royce said.
The Oilers play Alvin, then Sam Rayburn, before a big district game against Shadow Creek.
"The whole community backs us up, they expect a lot out of us, and we just want to go out there and prove them right," RJ said.
The Swan brothers play with and for their teammates and community.
"It's really just a privilege to play for this team," Royce said. "Everybody wants to be an Oiler; the whole community wants to be a part of us, and they're ready for a 16-game season."