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Make no mistake, the players on the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs came to New Orleans with the sole goal of winning Super Bowl. For a player like Deandre Hopkins, it could be the perfect cap on what could end up being a Hall of Fame career.
It’s a sentimental moment for Deandre Hopkins, as well. He is wearing the coat of his late father who died when he was just an infant, and it’s a pretty awesome story.
Hopkins is winding down a career that saw him making the NFL All-Pro team five times early in his career as a Houston Texan before moving to Arizona, Tennessee, and then to Kansas City in a midseason trade this year. This is his first Super Bowl appearance.
Hde walked into Super Bowl LIX wearing a mink coat, and there was a story behind it.
DeAndre Hopkins's father passed away when Hopkins was five months old.
Hopkins said that his dad left him a mink jacket—to wear either when he got married or when he made it to the Super Bowl.
He's arrived at the Super Bowl wearing his dad's jacket:pic.twitter.com/13dCGerG17
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) February 9, 2025
He spoke about it earlier in the week at Super Bowl Media Day.
DeAndre Hopkins got emotional when asked about his outfit on Sunday.
He said that his dad left him a Mink Jacket when he passed away — to wear either when D-Hop got married or when he made it to the Super Bowl. pic.twitter.com/xSloyWaWM8
— Arye Pulli (@AryePulliNFL) February 4, 2025
That’s an awesome gesture from Deandre Hopkins. It’s the kind of thing that makes you think he is about to have a big game. He only has one catch for 11 yards in the playoffs so far, and they may need more than that out of him today.