DeAndre Hopkins is the newest Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver, but behind him there is a heartbreaking story of survival when he was left without his father when he was a child. A stranger scared his mother for life by taking away the joy of being able to see her little boy every day.
Despite never being able to see him on the field, she is his number one fan. Sabrina Greenlee was left blind after a woman threw acid in her face, permanently damaging her vision, disfiguring her and spending weeks in a coma.
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“I can’t see him, but I imagine everything he does and what he’s like. From his dreadlocks, his dark skin and his great plays in the NFL, that’s my baby,” she said on an interview a few years ago. Now she has many reasons to support him as he supports her.
Overcoming adversity
Depression almost led to her death as she refused to leave her house for months and despite 20 surgeries to try to regain some vision, the efforts were in vain. However, it was her children who carried her forward, among them Nuk, as she calls DeAndre Hopkins
He, who thanks to his successful career as a college student and in the NFL, gave her a reason to keep going. That has been enough motivation to continue her life and be always for her own.
Now she will run into Taylor Swift as they will be rooting for the same team, as the singer is frequently at Arrowhead Stadium cheering on the team and his boyfriend tight end Tavis Kelce.
