Edmunds brothers keep tradition alive on Virginia Tech defense

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- The chain reaction started when they were young.

Trey Edmunds was the trailblazer, and he loved football. His younger brother, Terrell, was always close behind. Terrell, two years Trey’s junior, was the middle brother, always a little louder and more outgoing. He had a nickname growing up: The “Me Too” Brother.

“He’d always say, ‘I can do it, too,’” their mother, Cookie, remembered, “so anything Trey did, he wanted to do, too.”

A year behind Terrell was Tremaine, and Cookie fondly remembers the moment she realized football was in his blood, too. They were at a Pee-Wee league practice for Trey and Terrell, and a 4-year-old Tremaine perched himself near the sideline, squatting…