Chiefs WR DeAndre Hopkins pays tribute to late father with wardrobe choice ahead of Super Bowl LIX vs. Eagles
DeAndre Hopkins paid tribute to a very important person with his gameday outfit ahead of Super Bowl LIX on Sunday. The Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver showed up his late father's coat. “My dad died in 1992 and he left me a couple things, and one of the things that he left me was a […]
DeAndre Hopkins paid tribute to a very important person with his gameday outfit ahead of Super Bowl LIX on Sunday.
The Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver showed up his late father's coat.
“My dad died in 1992 and he left me a couple things, and one of the things that he left me was a mink jacket,” Hopkins said earlier this week. “And so I always said I would wear that mink jacket to my wedding or to the Super Bowl, whichever one happened first.”
“And so, obviously I’m not married so Imma wear my daddy’s mink jacket.”
And he kept his promise.
“It’s gonna mean a lot. My dad was the leader of the family, a leader of our community. So it means a lot, just being able to have a little bit of him with me. He’s watching, you know, he’s listening … he right here with me at all times,” Hopkins added on Thursday.
Hopkins' family is the most important thing to him. Every time he scores a touchdown, he hands the ball to his mother in the stands even though she can't see him after she was left permanently blind due to an acid attack. She is also the victim of domestic violence.
And the receiver talked about this during an interview with NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe.
"He told me her perseverance has led to his career," Wolfe explained. "Sabrina told me, her message to her son today, 'this is your moment of completion. You've waited for this moment.'"
And she's looking forward to getting a Super Bowl ball after her son finds his way into the end zone.
A touching way for Hopkins to honor his family.
