DeAndre Hopkins is making his family proud.
As the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver arrived to the 2025 Super Bowl at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans Feb. 9, he paid tribute to his father Harris Hopkins—who died in a car crash just five months after he was born—by wearing a long mink jacket that belonged to his dad before he passed.
Prior to facing off against the Philadelphia Eagles, DeAndre explained the significance of the heartwarming fashion statement.
“My dad died in 1992, and he left me a couple things,” the 32-year-old told reporters in a video posted on X (formerly Twitter) Feb. 3. “One of the things he left me was a mink jacket, so I always said I would wear that mink jacket to my wedding or to the Super Bowl, whichever one happened first.”
Visibly emotional, DeAndre noted that “obviously I’m not married, so I’ma wear my daddy’s mink jacket.”
The football star—who was romantically linked to rapper Iggy Azalea in 2018—also described why it was important to honor his dad on game day.
“My dad was [the] leader of the family, leader of our community,” he said in a video posted on the Chiefs’ X account Feb. 9, “so it means a lot just being able to have a little bit of him with me.”
And DeAndre’s big fashion moment has been a long time coming, as Super Bowl LIX marks his first time playing in the big game after 12 seasons in the NFL. But before donning the statement piece for the world to see, he had to make sure it was in pristine condition.
“We had to get it seamed up and worked on a little bit,” he added, “but it’s just a vintage jacket.”
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Ashley Avignone, Alana Haim, Taylor Swift, Este Haim & Danielle Haim
Cynthia Erivo
Brenda Song & Macaulay Culkin
Leonardo DiCaprio
Bradley Cooper & Daughter Lea
Seal
Teyana Taylor & Karrueche Tran
Russell Wilson & Ciara
Lady Gaga
Dylan Sprouse & Barbara Palvin Sprouse
Kevin Hart
Anne Hathaway
Serena Williams
SZA
Paul Rudd
Brittany Mahomes & Patrick Mahomes
Jordon Hudson & Nikki Glaser
Donald Trump & Ivanka Trump
Taylor Swift & Ice Spice
Bradley Cooper
Samuel L. Jackson
Ledisi
Master P
Jon Batiste
Kendrick Lamar
Jon Hamm
Harry Connick Jr.
Jay-Z, Blue Ivy & Rumi
Pete Davidson
Olivia Culpo
