The Phillips DNA Project News

Earlier this year, football players Xavier Omon and Ogemdi Nwagbuo underwent DNA testing to confirm that they are siblings. Bennett Greenspan, president of Family Tree DNA, said one test confirmed that they share the same Y chromosome, which is indicative of having a common male ancestor. Another test showed that they shared an amount of DNA in common consistent with being half siblings. "They are absolutely half brothers," Greenspan said.  Omon and Nwagbuo will meet each other for the first time when the 49ers play at San Diego.  Click here to read more in ESPN's Outside The Lines.