{"id":23916,"date":"2025-02-06T09:03:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T09:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23916"},"modified":"2025-02-06T09:03:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T09:03:08","slug":"amazing-deandre-hopkins-posts-inspirational-message-to-fans-ahead-of-his-first-super-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23916","title":{"rendered":"Amazing! DeAndre Hopkins Posts Inspirational Message to Fans Ahead of His First Super Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DeAndre Hopkins is full of gratitude as he prepares to compete in his first career Super Bowl this Sunday when the Kansas City Chiefs face the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p>Hopkins shared an emotional message\u00a0after the Chiefs\u2019 AFC championship win, thanking the team for giving him a shot when other teams doubted him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fhan14-2.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/475962643_122188874522162646_8722027119611191793_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=127cfc&amp;_nc_eui2=AeHjf8S1P_UnU_c6DNrPl143ZIvlIbAQ-uhki-UhsBD66J8oNvoskkeIgb_QoW76obtTFJUb6_-_v5urvfOwbIlS&amp;_nc_ohc=Eex_uiGzC1UQ7kNvgGERHIM&amp;_nc_oc=Adg-owKMF6YWqY-Zhfb3YjUS7gDiceQqS8UALFPFQScQeMXOppSF53l0MmS-Xn-9h7KYaM_6VQmCBynrVWL_VP6s&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fhan14-2.fna&amp;_nc_gid=ACJFo6kDevOADRJCP-tkd4B&amp;oh=00_AYDMUDzQiTd_tn86_i3RzgnatucZGSyQPzNMlPSFgonslA&amp;oe=67AA6441\" alt=\"C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh v\u1ec1 3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang ch\u01a1i b\u00f3ng b\u1ea7u d\u1ee5c v\u00e0 v\u0103n b\u1ea3n cho bi\u1ebft 'CHIEFS TALK 8 Deandre Hopkins @DeAndreHopkins To all the kids out there living in small towns, in small houses, with single parents. To the kids who see violence, who see loss, who don't get the resources they deserve, but who still have big dreams. Know that was kid your exact shoes and this week I'm playing in the Super Bowl. Don't give up, work hard, keep believing. Where you start doesn't determine where you end up.'\" \/><\/div>\n<p>On Monday, Hopkins, who will be playing in his first Super Bowl, continued that sentiment by tweeting a message to young fans inspiring them to not give up on their dreams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo all the kids out there living in small towns, in small houses, with single parents. To the kids who see violence, who see loss, who don\u2019t get the resources they deserve, but who still have big dreams. Know that I was a kid in your exact shoes and this week I\u2019m playing in the Super Bowl. Don\u2019t give up, work hard, keep believing. Where you start doesn\u2019t determine where you end up,\u201d Hopkins wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">To all the kids out there living in small towns, in small houses, with single parents. To the kids who see violence, who see loss, who don\u2019t get the resources they deserve, but who still have big dreams. Know that I was a kid in your exact shoes and this week I\u2019m playing in the\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Deandre Hopkins (@DeAndreHopkins)\u00a0February 3, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It took 12 years, four teams and five playoff appearances for Hopkins to reach the Super Bowl, so it\u2019s clear he didn\u2019t give up, even though he may have felt discouraged many times in his career.<\/p>\n<p>In his first season with the Chiefs, Hopkins caught 41 passes for 437 yards and four touchdowns during the regular season. 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