Chiefs WR DeAndre Hopkins is honoring his late father at the Super Bowl

Published: Feb. 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM CST
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - When he was just five months old, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins lost his father in a car crash.

One of the few remaining items his father left behind was a mink jacket.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins arrives prior to the NFL Super Bowl 59...
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins arrives prior to the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)(Gerald Herbert | AP)

Hopkins told reporters this week that he still had the coat, and that he was waiting to wear it for the first time: either at his wedding or the Super Bowl.

On Sunday, Hopkins wore the coat upon arriving to the Super Bowl from the team hotel.

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