VIDEO: Class Act DeAndre Hopkins Gives Touchdown Ball to His Mom on TNF
By Jerry Trotta
DeAndre Hopkins is widely regarded as one of the top skill players in the NFL, but he is also recognized as one of the most gracious and humble stars that the league has to offer. Well, Nuk had all of his admirable attributes on display in the first half of Thursday Night Football. Moments after hauling in a touchdown that gave the Texans a 10-7 lead over the Colts on the cusp of halftime, Hopkins located his mother in the stands and gifted her the scoring pigskin.
.@DeAndreHopkins' mother, who lost her vision 17 years ago, always sits in the same spot near the end zone at Texans home games.
— ESPN (@espn) November 22, 2019
Hop found her after his TD ❤️
(via @thecheckdown)pic.twitter.com/lULBgm2x9T
This is class personified and we'd expect nothing less from Hopkins given his credentials.
Later on in the game, he hauled in another TD ball and decided to give away another gift.
Another ball the for the Hopkins family!#WeAreTexans #INDvsHOU
— LastWordOnNFL (@LastWordOnNFL) November 22, 2019
That second score would prove to be the difference in the game, and the Texans went on to win and snag first place in the AFC South.
The three-time Pro Bowler has caught a plethora of TDs across his career -- 53, to be exact -- but tonight's might stand as his most significant after the heartwarming moment he shared with his mother.